Disney reveal

Dwayne Johnson wears muscle suit for Maui role

"Vaiana 2" is currently being released in cinemas and a live-action adaptation with Dwayne Johnson as Maui is in the pipeline.(Bild: AP/© 2024 Disney Enterprises)

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who is truly not lacking in muscle mass, still has to wear a "pumped up" bodysuit for the live-action adaptation of the Disney film "Vaiana" in order to do justice to the muscles of demigod Maui.

In an interview with "Extra", he explained that his muscular look is only partly made up of his own muscles and partly of a tailor-made suit. It takes "several hours" every day to put it on. Filming for the live-action adaptation of the lovable Disney classic is currently taking place in Hawaii.

Voice becomes real character
Johnson already lent his voice to Maui in the 2016 animated film "Vaiana" and took on this role again in the film "Vaiana 2", which opens this week. The 52-year-old former professional wrestler, who was also present at the London premiere of "Vaiana 2" at the weekend, apparently made the bodysuit confession rather involuntarily.

Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson at the London premiere of "Vaiana 2"(Bild: APA/AFP/BENJAMIN CREMEL)

"Got caught"
This is because he was reacting to paparazzi photos showing him on the movie set on November 20 in a traditional Hawaiian raffia skirt, with a bare chest and tribal tattoos. He told "Extra" that the filming was supposed to remain secret.

"We were shooting outside and when these pictures came up, I thought: 'S---, we got caught, when we had like walls up so the paparazzi wouldn't come. But they got into boats and started taking pictures. Well, I'm glad they liked it. I can hardly wait. The movie comes out in 2026."

Dwayne Johnson lends his voice to Maui.(Bild: © 2024 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.)

Auli'i Cravalho, who lends her voice to Moana in animated films, is not in front of the camera, but is the producer of the film. When "Moana", as the character is actually called, was renamed in Germany because of a documentary about the Italian porn actress Moana Pozzi, newcomer Catherine Laga'aia is in front of the camera instead.