Screen Rant - 17 min 5 sec ago
Moana 2's directors and star Dwayne Johnson share their perspectives on Maui's ambiguous relationship with the sequel's new villain, Matangi.
Deadline Hollywood - 2 hours 41 min ago
While Dwayne Johnson is certainly no slacker when it comes to muscles and tattoos, the actor has revealed that he’s worn a bodysuit while shooting Disney’s live-action Moana movie. Johnson, of course, plays Maui, the incredibly buff demi god whose many tattoos help tell the story in the animated films. After paparazzi caught Johnson in […]...
Los Angeles Times - 5 hours 10 min ago
Original voice cast members Auli i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson return, as does the first film's laudable commitment to repping Polynesian culture and empowerment.
Screen Rant - 6 hours 41 min ago
Moana actor Dwayne Johnson settles the debate about his buffed-up look as the live-action version of demigod Maui in the upcoming 2026 Moana remake.
Screen Rant - 9 hours 52 min ago
Dwayne Johnson has broken a huge Rotten Tomatoes record with his new movie Red One based on how audiences and critics have received the movie.
Polygon - 10 hours 1 min ago
Dwayne Johnson is no stranger to controversy. And this week, on the red carpet for his new movie Moana 2 , Johnson dropped his next polarizing wisdom bomb: Musical fans should feel free to sing in movie theaters. "Sing!" he told the BBC . "You've paid your hard earned money for a ticket, and you’ve gone into a musical, and you're into it." While Moana 2 is chock of songs , The Rock's comments come at a particularly fiery time in movie theater-etiquette discourse...
Slash Film - 10 hours 42 min ago
We spoke with the new chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation about Moana 2, working with Dwayne Johnson, the supporting characters, and more.
Los Angeles Times - 14 hours 41 min ago
Actor Auli'i Cravalho and the 'Moana 2' creative team break down the cultural significance of the sequel's earworm, performed with gusto by Dwayne Johnson.
NPR - 17 hours 41 min ago
In the hit Disney film Moana , a girl (Auli'i Cravalho) finally gets her chance to see more of the world. And with a whole new batch of songs, in Moana 2 , she's older and has a new purpose. With the help of her chicken, her pig, and her demigod pal Maui (Dwayne Johnson), Moana wants to reunite her island with people from across the ocean. Follow Pop Culture Happy Hour on Letterboxd at letterboxd.com/nprpopculture . Subscribe to NPR Plus at plus.npr.org or make a gift at donate.npr.org .
Screen Rant - 21 hours 1 min ago
Red One writer Chris Morgan offers a cautious update on Dwayne Johnson's Hobbs spinoff and its potential role in the Fast & Furious franchise.