Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has confirmed he’s actually sporting a bodysuit for the live-action Moana film after leaked set pictures sparked hypothesis that the WWE star had bulked up for the position.
Johnson reprises his position as demigod Maui within the live-action adaptation of Disney’s vastly widespread 2016 animated movie.
Recently leaked set pictures revealed Johnson as Maui for the primary time, with many questioning whether or not the famously bulked up Hollywood star had bulked up much more for the position.
But talking to Extra, Johnson confirmed he’s actually sporting a bodysuit, though he sounded happy at the concept that some thought he might need been capable of hit the physique proven within the set pictures.
“That’s a go well with that took a very long time to placed on,” he mentioned. “So, I’m so glad you mentioned, ‘You bulked up,’ as a result of once you say, ‘You bulked up,’ which means you could not inform.”
He added: “That is a few hours day-after-day of reworking, placing that on. We shot exterior and when these footage surfaced, I used to be like, ‘Sh*t, we obtained caught, ‘trigger we have been placing up, like, partitions so there was no paparazzi. But they obtained into boats and began capturing footage.”
In addition to Johnson, Disney has forged Australian actress Catherine Laga’aia to star as Moana within the film, which comes out July 10, 2026. Auli’i Cravalho, who voiced Moana within the 2016 animated movie, revealed on Instagram in May 2023 that she wouldn’t reprise her position however would function an government producer for the remake.
Meanwhile, the animated sequel, Moana 2, hits theatres this week and is predicted to interrupt field workplace data. Check out IGN’s Moana 2 overview for extra.
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