It’s official – Auli’i Cravalho is reprising her titular function within the upcoming Moana 2!

The 23-year-old actress shared the information with a cute video on Instagram, exterior the Disney Animation constructing in Burbank, Calif.

“We’re crusing WAY past the reef this November… ❤️🌀🐚 #Moana2,” she captioned the video.

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Within the clip, Auli’i walks into body, places a yellow flower on her ear and jumps within the air, all whereas lip-syncing to Beyoncé‘s “Texas Maintain ‘Em.”

Over the video, she wrote, “The sensation if you’re formally returning to Motunui.”

The Moana film sequel was shock introduced earlier this month by Disney CEO Bob Iger, changing the TV collection that was within the works.

Whereas it was presumed that Auli’i and Dwayne Johnson would reprise their voice roles, it was revealed they were still “in talks” to return. They each additionally shared the sequel announcement teaser.

Only a few days earlier than her announcement video, Auli’i teased that they’ve truly been engaged on the film for some time!

“What I can let you know is that we’ve been working actually exhausting on it and it’ll come out November of 2024, which is just a few months away, so clearly we’ve been engaged on it for a minute with out telling anybody. God, we’re good,” she instructed EW on the carpet on the SAG Awards.

Not solely is Moana 2 popping out THIS November (get more details here!), however they’re additionally engaged on a live-action adaptation of Moana.

Auli’i and Dwayne are each govt producing, with Dwayne reprising his function of demigod Maui. It has been confirmed that Auli’i will not play the live action Moana, and they’ll make it possible to a younger actress, who has already been cast!