Have you ever ever checked out Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and thought, “What would he appear to be with even greater muscular tissues?” We’ll quickly discover out, because the actor has confirmed that he’s sporting a muscle-enlarging bodysuit for his portrayal of Maui within the upcoming live-action remake of Moana.
Johnson made the reveal in a brand new interview with Further, confirming on-line hypothesis that started after paparazzi photographs of the Moana set had been revealed. Responding to the query of whether or not he “bulked up” for the function or not, Johnson mentioned, “That’s a swimsuit that took a very long time to placed on. So, I’m so completely satisfied you mentioned, ‘You bulked up,’ as a result of while you say, ‘You bulked up,’ meaning you couldn’t inform.”
Persevering with, Johnson defined, “That’s a few hours every single day of remodeling, placing that on.” Referencing the hubbub across the paparazzi photographs, he mentioned, “We shot exterior and when these photos surfaced, I used to be like, ‘Shit, we obtained caught,’ trigger we had been placing up, like, partitions so there was no paparazzi. However they obtained into boats and began taking pictures photos.”
Granted, when trying on the paparazzi photographs, Johnson’s physique seems to be a bit extra like “animated character delivered to life” than “bulked up,” with the overly-large muscular tissues seeming just a little awkward from totally different angles (Johnson’s palms look too small for his forearms, for instance). Nonetheless, he actually seems to be like Maui, full with the full-body tattoos and lengthy, flowing hair.
The live-action Moana was first introduced final yr, and is anticipated to hit theaters in summer time 2026. Along with Johnson’s reprisal of Maui, the solid shall be stuffed out by Catherine Laga’aia as Moana, with the function’s authentic voice actor, Auliʻi Cravalho, serving as an government producer.
In the meantime, the animated sequel, Moana 2, hit theaters this previous week and is eyeing an enormous world opening of $370 million.