Auliʻi Cravalho, who was thrilled about working with Dwyane Johnson on the animated Moana franchise, had an embarrassing begin! In a current interview with Individuals, the actress recalled her first encounter with the Rock. She shared how the Baywatch actor got here with “flowers” for his or her first assembly and “enveloped me within the largest hug.”
Nevertheless, Cravalho — who voices Moana within the 2016 Disney movie and its newest sequel — recalled the second her mom, Puanani, made issues awkward. Johnson — who voices the demigod Maui — hugged her mom, and he or she made essentially the most quirky and foolish comment.
“And my mother was like, ‘Ooh, I will go Mountaineering,’” Cravalho recalled. “I used to be so embarrassed as a result of who says that? Who says that? Oh my God. That is a reminiscence that can by no means get out of my head,” she added with amusing. Nonetheless, the co-stars ended up bonding and developed a dynamic whereas working and selling their movies.
A lot in order that the duo is now a part of a number of textual content and e mail chains! She additionally famous how their “Zooms” collectively to advertise Moana 2 had been fairly completely different from the press tour of the primary movie. Cravalho believes it’s also “a cultural factor” that connects them so effectively. “I nonetheless see him as an all-knowing uncle. I nonetheless see him as somebody who’s older than me to be revered,” she added.
The primary installment of the animated franchise, launched in 2016, was a large hit and grossed a whopping $687.2 million worldwide. Moana 2 follows the lead, embarking on one other harmful journey throughout the shore. “After receiving an surprising name from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana should journey to the far seas of Oceania and into harmful, long-lost waters for an journey not like something she’s ever confronted,” says the official synopsis.
Johnson and Cravalho are additionally engaged on the franchise’s live-action adaptation as government producers. Whereas the Jumanji actor is ready to convey his character Maui to life, newcomer Catherine Laga’aia has been solid to painting the titular Dinsey heroine Moana.
Moana 2 is in theaters now.