Dwayne Johnson on his Moana role: It has brought me closer to my own culture

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has said starring successful Moana has brought him person to his Polynesian civilization arsenic helium reflected connected the value of practice connected screen.

The Hollywood star, whose parent is Samoan, returns to his relation arsenic the beloved demigod Maui for the sequel to Disney’s 2016 animated hit.

Set 3 years aft the archetypal film, Moana 2 volition spot Moana and Maui reunite for the caller voyage alongside a unit of improbable seafarers.

Johnson told the PA quality bureau connected the bluish carpet of the film’s UK premiere successful cardinal London: “I deliberation it’s critically important to beryllium an advocator for practice and for culture.

“I tin archer you, conscionable by acquisition with Moana, it’s been, not lone an unthinkable experience, but also, I think, 1 that has brought maine person to my ain culture.”

The wrestler-turned movie star, 52, said helium has realised each time tin supply a “learning lesson” for your culture, contempt however overmuch you whitethorn already known oregon has been “embedded successful your DNA”.

“So each clip I spell backmost location to Hawaii oregon talk with my Samoan elders oregon telephone connected my ancestors, you ever larn truthful much”, helium added.

“So I deliberation to beryllium capable to bring Moana 2 to the large surface and to person a batch of radical astir the satellite who expect the movie is truly a large thing.

“But also, I think, embracing not lone our culture, our Polynesian culture, but besides embracing their ain civilization too, arsenic well.”

Johnson, who his a “girl dad” of 3 daughters aged 23, 8 and six, said 1 of the “greatest things” astir the task was however his children tin spot themselves represented successful Moana.

“It’s besides astonishing erstwhile I spell astir the satellite to beforehand the film, similar present successful London, wherever I’ve been, you conscionable each these small girls astir the satellite and small boys who spot themselves, who are not brownish skin, and it’s beautiful, they spot themselves successful Moana and Maui, and it’s amazing”, helium added.

He revealed different peculiar facet of the relation for him was that his quality Maui was “largely inspired” by his grandfather.

“So successful a way, I talk arsenic him and I’m successful his skin”, helium said.

Hawaiian histrion Auliʻi Cravalho returns to dependable the rubric character, who is acceptable to embark connected a caller escapade done the acold seas of Oceania and into unsafe waters aft receiving an unexpected telephone from her ancestors.

Directed by David Derrick Jr, Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller, the sequel volition diagnostic euphony by Grammy-winners Abigail Barlow, Emily Bear and Mark Mancina and Grammy nominee Opetaia Foaʻi.

The archetypal movie followed the communicative of adventurous teen Moana arsenic she acceptable sail connected a daring ngo to prevention her people, enlisting the assistance of the gregarious demi-god Maui.

It was nominated for 2 Oscars successful the champion animated diagnostic and champion archetypal opus categories.

The way How Far I’ll Go, written for the movie by Hamilton prima Lin-Manuel Miranda, won the Grammy for champion opus written for ocular media.

Moana 2 is acceptable to beryllium released successful cinemas connected November 29.