Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recently appeard on a live recording of The Hollywood Reporter\u2019s Awards Chatter podcast, which recently\u00a0took place at\u00a0Chapman University in Orange County in front of film students.<\/p>\n
The wrestler-turned-actor shared insider details about his rise through wrestling and his transition into acting and while doing so, shared an exciting update on one of Disney’s major upcoming live-action adaptation projects.<\/p>\n
According to The Rock. filming on the live-action Moana adaptation has recently wrapped, nearly 8 months ahead of its current\u00a0July 10, 2026 release date.<\/p>\n
“Playing Maui has been the gift of a lifetime. Growing up as a Samoan \u2014 half Samoan and half black \u2014 in Samoan culture, Polynesian culture? We\u2019re proud people. Proud of our culture. And what Moana has represented is a really awesome global embrace of Polynesian culture, our values and our qualities and our pride and our mana,” said the Fast and Furious actor to the students in the crowd.<\/p>\n
He continued, “Today\u2019s Tuesday. Just this past Friday, around 8:00 pm, we officially wrapped the live-action version of Moana, so we can\u2019t wait. This upcoming summer, you guys will see live-action Moana, and it\u2019s going to be pretty cool. I spent an entire week shooting \u201cYou\u2019re Welcome,\u201d and the singing and the choreography is crazy. [Students whoop with excitement, urging him to sing it.] No, no, no, you\u2019re not ready for that. No, you\u2019re not ready. [Johnson sings \u201cYou\u2019re Welcome\u201d and the students go wild.]”<\/p>\n
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Dwayne Johnson confirms the \u2018MOANA\u2019 live-action remake has finished production.<\/p>\n
The film releases in theaters on July 10, 2026. pic.twitter.com\/560QugTd0q<\/a><\/p>\n
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