First look at Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson as Maui in Disney's live-action Moana.. as he shows off VERY buff body

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson showcased his beefcake physique arsenic helium filmed scenes for Disney's live-action Moana movie connected the formation successful Hawaii this week.

In a first-look astatine the surface spectacular, Johnson, 52 - who voiced the relation of Maui in the afloat animated Moana movie successful 2016, got into quality arsenic the Polynesian demigod arsenic helium went shirtless and flashed intricate tattoos portion clad successful a leafage skirt.

The You're Welcome vocalist - who is known for his signature bald caput - sported a flowing raven wig and a whalebone necklace - topped disconnected with tinted shades betwixt takes arsenic helium strolled astir set.

While famed for his hunky frame, the ex-wrestler was looking much ripped than ever arsenic helium showed disconnected his defined pecs and muscular arms connected the set.

The prima was besides seen playfully wielding Maui's magical food hook that allows him to shapeshift into assorted creatures.

He joined Catherine Laga'aia, 17 - the young histrion who volition play the titular Polynesian heroine, Moana - connected set.

The Sydney, Australia autochthonal is simply a comparative chartless with Samoan heritage.

Laga'aia antecedently said: 'I’m truly excited to clasp this quality due to the fact that Moana is 1 of my favorites. My gramps comes from Fa‘aala, Palauli, successful Savai‘i. And my grandma is from Leulumoega Tuai connected the main land of ‘Upolu successful Samoa.

'I’m honored to person an accidental to observe Samoa and each Pacific Island peoples, and to correspond young girls who look similar me.'

Auliʻi Cravalho, 23, who voiced Moana successful the 2016 film, is reprising the titular dependable relation for the 2nd installment of the animated mentation - acceptable for merchandise connected November 27 2024. 

Rounding retired the caller formed members for the remake are John Tui, 49, who play her dada Chief Tui, Frankie Adams, 30, portrays her ma Sina, portion Rena Owen, 61, takes connected the Gramma Tala character.

#MOANALiveAction is scheduled to premiere successful theaters July 10, 2026.

Thomas Kail volition beryllium directing the live-action version, and famed Broadway prima Lin Manuel Miranda is doing the euphony for the movie.

Kail is working from a screenplay by Jared Bush, who served arsenic the writer of the afloat animated Moana (2016), which went connected to go a smash deed with fans, grossing $687.2 cardinal portion moving with a $150-175 cardinal budget.

In Moana, the rubric quality sets sail to question Maui successful bid to prevention her land from ecological disaster. 

She convinces him to travel her connected her voyage to retrieve his magical food hook and reconstruct the bosom chromatic that helium stole from the goddess Te Fiti. 

Moana is simply a passionateness task of sorts for The Rock, considering helium has Samoan citizenship owed to his parent being Samoan, according to IMDb. 

'This communicative is my culture, and this communicative is emblematic of our people's grace and warrior strength. I deterioration this civilization proudly connected my tegument and successful my soul,' helium said of Moana.

'There is nary amended satellite for america to grant the communicative of our people, our passionateness and our intent than done the realm of euphony and dance, which is astatine the halfway of who we are arsenic Polynesian people.'

Sean Bailey, Disney Live Action's president of production, recognized that lone 7 years had passed since the animated Moana movie was released, but took into relationship that the solemnisation of Disney's 100th day contributed to the determination to remake the movie truthful soon. 

Moana 2 - written and directed by Dave G. Derrick Jr. - is scheduled to premiere successful theaters connected November 27, 2024. 

Johnson archetypal announced the live-action remake successful April 2023.

He tweeted: 'Humbled to accidental we're bringing #MOANA's beauteous communicative to the unrecorded enactment large screen!

'#MAUI changed my beingness (miss you grandpa) and I'm honored to spouse with @DisneyStudios to archer our communicative thru the realm of euphony & dance, which astatine the halfway is who we are arsenic Polynesian people.'

The Fast and Furious histrion shared much astir the upcoming movie successful a pre-recorded connection with his daughters, including the inspiration helium gets from his precocious grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia.

Johnson spoke much during the pre-recorded conception with his daughters, saying, via Variety :'We are truthful excited and blessed to denote that a unrecorded enactment reimagining of Moana is successful the works. Moana, Grandma Tala, the music, the dance, Te Fiti, Pua the pig, the village, the beauteous almighty water and 1 much …what's that guys? Oh, yours truly…Heihei the chicken! Kidding. Heihei is gonna beryllium successful it, but of people Maui volition beryllium successful it too.

'Many of you whitethorn not cognize the superb squad astatine Disney Animation, my partners, we recovered truthful overmuch inspiration for Maui successful the mana and the beingness of my precocious grandfather, the legendary High Chief Peter Maivia.

'He would locomotion successful airy up the country — the energy, the tattoos, the hair, the bod. [sings with daughters] "When you're starring astatine a demigod" Thank you. Sorry, I get caught up successful the moment.

'So arsenic you guys tin spot — cleanable timing arsenic the prima comes retired — conscionable however heavy the communicative is for me, due to the fact that successful a way, erstwhile I bring Maui to life, I'm doing it successful the tone of my grandfather. So it's inactive precise aboriginal successful the process. There's truthful overmuch much enactment to beryllium done.

'But until then, determination is 1 much happening that I request to footwear this travel disconnected right. Girls bash privation to get that peculiar happening that Daddy needs? [Bring retired his staff] Wow, you guys are daddy's daughters. You are truthful strong. Thank you guys truthful much.'

He concluded: 'We're gonna spell successful the ocean. Yes. Oh, look astatine the emotion I have. Is Daddy Maui? No! You guys privation crystal cream? Yes! So Daddy is Maui.'