Catherine Laga’aia Praises Dwayne Johnson for Keeping Moana Experience Grounded (Exclusive)
Catherine Laga’aia chats with ET’s Nischelle Turner just after she hosted the CinemaCon 2026 Big Screen Achievement Awards in Las Vegas. The Rising Star Award recipient talks all about her big screen debut as the lead in the live-action ‘Moana,’ hitting theaters on July 10, and shares what lessons she’s learned from her co-star, Dwayne Johnson.
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She will do better in the future. Dwyane Johnson should've kept his ego in check and not push for the live-action 'Moana' to be made.
Lol he is no Jason Mamoa!!! 😂😂😂
She is very good 👍 in Moana
Beautyfull moana❤😊
I'm excited for the live-action Moana to see Catherine as Moana it's going to be awesome comes out in 83 days 🐻✨🌺
disney should remake Thumbelina 1994 in CGI animation with sabrina carpenter as the voice of thumbelina and with Alex Aiono as the voice of prince cornelius 🌈
I super excited to see it
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Catherine is awesome and will nail her role as Moana!!
Glad to see The Rock in this….i wish the original Mosna was in this though
Sorry