According to t2ONLINE, Catherine Lagaʻaia sat down to discuss her role in Disney's live-action Moana adaptation, touching on themes of courage and venturing into the unknown — a fitting conversation for an actor stepping into one of Disney's most beloved animated properties.
A Big Casting Puzzle Still Being Solved
Lagaʻaia's confirmed involvement is exciting, but her exact role in the film hasn't been specified — and that ambiguity is exactly what makes this moment so interesting for the fancasting community. Disney's live-action Moana has a rich ensemble to fill, from the demigod Maui and the spirited Chief Tui to scene-stealers like Gramma Tala and the villainous giant crab Tamatoa. With Lagaʻaia now in the mix, fans are left wondering: who is she playing, and who still needs to be cast?
This is the kind of production update that sends fancasters into overdrive. Every confirmed name reshapes the remaining possibilities, and right now there's still plenty of room for the community to weigh in.
What myCast Fans Are Already Saying
The myCast community has been quietly building out their dream versions of this film across multiple stories, and the picks are genuinely fascinating. Over on Moana, the most active fan-cast story on the platform with 15 total votes across 8 roles, Maia Kealoha has emerged as the top individual pick with 4 votes for Toddler Moana — a nod to her breakout appearance in The Fabelmans and a sign that fans want authentically Pacific Islander talent front and center. Cooper Andrews leads the Maui conversation in that story with 3 votes, while Antonio Te Maioha has picked up 2 votes for Chief Tui.
Over on the Moana fan-cast story with 15 roles mapped out, Dwayne Johnson unsurprisingly dominates the Maui slot with 2 votes — and honestly, given his history with the animated original, it's hard to argue with the sentiment. Meanwhile, Nicole Scherzinger has earned fan votes for Sina (Moana's mother) across both active stories, making her arguably the most consensus pick on the platform right now. Fans clearly have a vision for that role.