00:00When deciding to make live-action Moana,
00:03that means you have to cast live-action Moana.
00:07This is a character that is globally beloved.
00:11I'll never forget the day that Tommy, our director,
00:14called me and he said, I found our Moana.
00:21Getting to represent the Pacific Islands
00:23is something I've always dreamed of doing.
00:26Kitty, aloha, it's DJ.
00:28I cannot wait to work with you.
00:30We're going to have the best time.
00:31My family was definitely the first people to find out.
00:33I went to the car with my mom and we called all my siblings.
00:37We called my dad.
00:38It is such a joy to see Catherine take on the life of this character.
00:43And my gosh, is she strong? Is she beautiful?
00:45She's all these things that we know and love about our main heroine.
00:50Where's dad? So excited.
00:52From the second I met Katie, it just felt like it could only be her.
00:55This was a worldwide search.
00:57And I saw Tommy pointing at Katie being like, look at this.
01:00It was her singing and it was her vibe that just felt indomitable.
01:03So here I'll stay.
01:05My home, my people beside me.
01:07And when I think of tomorrow, there we are.
01:11It felt like she was unafraid.
01:13It felt like she was curious.
01:14Dad, we were voyagers once.
01:16We can voyage again.
01:17And I just was thrilled to see how willing she was to play.
01:26John, come join my vlog.
01:28They gave me a phone and free reign.
01:36Playing Moana has been a really special experience for me.
01:39It's such an incredible honor to step into this legacy.
01:44What's amazing is how alive she feels.
01:47She's got that spark.
01:48I have truly been so impressed with her talent.
01:51I can't wait for the world to see her play Moana.
01:54I am Moana.
01:56I am Moana.
01:58I am Moana.
02:02I am Moana.
02:03I am Moana.
