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The main character in “Moana 2” can walk on water and move oceans, but is she a princess?

Auli’i Cravalho, who voices Moana in both the original 2016 animated film and the new sequel, said she is more than that.

“Movies are always representative of their time,” Cravalho told EW,

“Today we want a young woman to be the hero of her own story,” she said. “So yes, she’s a princess, but she’s also a hero. I like that those two words are now interchangeable.”

But don’t expect Moana to look like a typical Disney princess.

“You probably won’t see Moana in a ball gown,” Cravalho said. “And that’s fine.”

The actress, now 24, was 14 when she was first cast as the character. Moana’s journey in the new film, Cravalho told People, marks the first time “in Disney history that a Disney Princess has been allowed to age.”

“My voice has changed since I played her when I was fifteen, and now her voice is a little different,” she said. “The songs I sing also show a different side of myself.”

Cravalho stars with Dwayne Johnson, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Scherzinger, Rachel House and Alan Tudyk in the sequel.

According to Variety, “Moana 2” has generated $13.8 million in preview screenings, making it the biggest preview opening to date for Disney Animation.