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Watch ‘Moana 2' Stars The Rock, Nicole Scherzinger & More Bring Their Characters to Life While Recording in the Booth

Watch ‘Moana 2' Stars The Rock, Nicole Scherzinger & More Bring Their Characters to Life While Recording in the Booth

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There's just no telling how far the Moana 2 cast will go to perfectly capture their characters.
The popular Disney sequel is heading to digital retailers this week, and as part of the release, a new bonus feature — premiering exclusively on Billboard — shows the cast inside the recording booth having some creative fun as they bring their characters to life.
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In the clip, Auli'i Cravalho (Moana), Dwayne Johnson (Maui), Nicole Scherzinger (Sina), Rachel House (Tala), Alan Tudyk (Heihei) and more all giggle through the storyline as they deliver their lines from inside the recording studio. 'I could do this all day, all day,' Johnson says at one point of the clearly fun process.
More bonus content includes a full-length sing-along version of the film, deleted scenes, featurettes and more. In Moana 2, which hit theaters back in November, Moana and Maui are reunited three years after the original 2016 film for a new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers after receiving an important call from her wayfinding ancestors.
Moana 2 arrives to digital retailers, including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at Home, starting Tuesday (Jan. 28). The movie will then be available for purchase on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on March 18.
Watch the 'Fun in the Booth' featurette with the Moana 2 cast below.
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