A website for CNA Casting is claiming to be holding an open casting call for the title role of Moana in the upcoming Disney animated film. The authenticity of the site has not been verified. From the site:
“Walt Disney Animation Studios is launching a global casting call for a key role for their upcoming feature, Moana, a comedy-adventure
set 2,000 years ago in Oceania about a spirited teenager who learns that the future of her people is in jeopardy. Along with a lovable pot belly pig and a legendary hero, Moana searches for a mythical island, traversing the open ocean and encountering mystical sea creatures and underworlds on an action-packed quest to save her world and make her ancestors proud.
Directed by the renowned filmmaking team of Ron Clements and John Musker (“The Little Mermaid,” “The Princess and the Frog,” “Aladdin”), and produced by Osnat Shurer, this CG-animated adventure sets sail in late 2016.
Character breakdown:
MOANA – (female, 14-18) Smart, passionate, and funny. Brave, inquisitive, and confident. A teenager who yearns for something more. Strong singing voice a must.”