Dwayne Johnson starrer 'Moana' trivia: Film was featured in 'Zootopia' as 'Meowana'

Moana is an animated movie that showcases life story of Moana, strong-willed daughter of a chief of a Polynesian vill. young girl is chosen by ocean itself to rejoin a mystical relic with goddess Te Fiti. When a scourge strikes  island, Moana sets sail in search of Maui, a demigod, in hope of returning relic to Te Fiti and saving her vill. film features  voices of Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger, and Alan Tudyk. Check out trivia and lesser-kwn facts about Moana. 

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Moana Trivia 

• Talking to an international portal, Dwayne Johnson shared that he believes  voice acting is most difficult career in acting and is personally anyed when celebrities are cast in animated films despite voicing ir characters bly. 
• As per IMDB reports, Dwayne Johnson repeatedly asked his co-actors if he was really giving a good performance. 
• movie has Aldin's reference.  genie's lamp can be seen on Tamatoa's shell. 
• songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda said character of Tamatoa Giant Crab was a tribute to David Bowie. 
• tattoos on Chief Tui's (Moana's far) abdomen are same tattoos craved on pro wrestler Peter Fanene Maivia, Dwayne Johnson's maternal grandfar.
• villr in Moana who recommends cooking Heihei is voiced by Alan Tudyk, who has also provided Heihei's vocal effects. 

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• In film, when first Dwayne Johnson aka Maui gets his hook and is trying to shapeshift, he changes into various animals. He also turns into Sven Reindeer from Frozen (2013).
• Reportedly, director John Musker and Ron Clements immersed mselves in Polynesian culture, to make film respectful to Polynesian culture and mythology. 
• Moana is  first Disney film with a largely Polynesian cast: Dwayne Johnson, Auli'i Cravalho, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger, Oscar Kightley, and Troy Polamalu. 
• Moana was also featured in Zootopia (2016) as a film called "Meowana". 
• This is fifth consecutive Disney animated feature for Alan Tudyk, after Wreck-It Ralph (2012), Frozen (2013), Big Hero 6 (2014), and Zootopia (2016).
• As per reports, due to latest practice of atres having late shows evening before official release date, film was first shown on le actress Auli'i Cravalho's 16th birthday. 

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