Deadline has learned that the action star in fact is in talks, and its looking good.
And as Maui says, Youre welcome.
The jury is still out on whether Aulii Cravalho comes back as the voice of Moana.
Dwayne Johnson and his ‘Moana’ character MauiDiscovery Channel; Everett Collection
We hear that the actress is in talks, but they arent as close as Johnsons.
Cravalho alreadysaid in Mayon social that she wont be reprising Moana in the live-action version of the movie.
And I look forward to all the beautiful Pacific representations to come.
Mahalo, Cravalho wrote at the time.
The only thing missing inMoana 2is songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
TheHamiltonarchitect was Oscar nominated for the ditty How Far Ill Go from the original 2016 movie.
Does it stick to its June 27, 2025 theatrical release?
No, it wont, but Disney needs to back-fill that date with another theatrical release.
Even more than that, the studio isnt even in production on the live-action version.
Disney and Seven Bucks sources did not return requests for comment.
