The latest instalment of popular animated Disney films translated into te reo Māori will be released in October with the ensemble cast revealed today.
After the success of Lion King Reo Māori Frozen Reo Māori celebrates four more dialects including te reo o Ngāi Tahu te reo o Ngāti Tūwharetoa, te reo o Rangitāne and te reo o Te Tai Rāwhiti.
Producer and Director Tweedie Waititi Producer Chelsea Winstanley Reo Māori Expert Pānia Papa Performance Advisor Rachel House and Music Director Rob Ruha have once again come together again to recreate the magic of Frozen with actors from across Aotearoa and Australia. Jaedyn Randell Waikato who provided the voice of Moana in the first Disney film to be given a Māori voice returns as the voice of the free spirited puhi ariki Princess Anna with Ahikāroa and Shortland Street actress Awhimai Fraser Waikato Tāmanuhiri, Ngāti Pūkenga joining the cast to play the beloved Let It Go powerhouse Queen Elsa.
Renowned opera singer Kawiti Waetford Ngāti Wai Ngāti Hine Ngāpuhi Ngāti Rangi is Kristoff while singer and actor James Tito Ngāti Tūwharetoa Ngāti Raukawa is Prince Hans from the Southern Isles.Multi award winning musician Pere Wihongi Te Tai Tokerau joins the cast as the summer loving snowman Olaf while entertainer and musician, Rutene Spooner Ngāti Porou Ngāti Kahungunu Ngāruahine Te Aitanga a Mahaki plays the role of eccentric Duke of Weselton.
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