Dwayne Johnson confirms he’ll wear a bodysuit in Disney’s live-action MOANA film

One of the things Dwayne Johnson he is known for his muscular physique and after he refused to wear a bodysuit in his film Black Adam, I thought he was completely against wearing a bodysuit.

But to be able to play the demigod Maui in the next live-action Moanawill wear a leotard.

After the set photos leaked, I thought it was pretty clear that Johnson was wearing a suit to flatter his size, and during a recent interview with Extra, he confirmed as much.

Johnson said: “It’s a dress that took a long time to put on. So, I’m so glad you said, “You got bigger,” because when you say, “You got bigger,” it means you couldn’t tell.

When talking about wearing the suit, the actor said: “It takes a couple of hours every day to transform, to put it on.”

He then spoke about the leaked photos from the set, saying: “We shot outdoors and when those photos surfaced, I was like, ‘Shit, we’ve been discovered,’ because we were putting up walls so there were no paparazzi. But they came up. on the boats and started taking photos.”

The live-action version of Moana is directed by Thomas Kailwho helmed Hamilton on Broadway and Disney+, Live fat , Fosse/Verdonand the first and last episodes of Hulu’s acclaimed limited series We were the lucky ones.

The story is inspired by Polynesian myths, Moana tells the story of a young woman who disobeys her father, the leader of an island that is facing an imminent ecological disaster, and sets out on a quest to reunite a mystical relic with its owner, a goddess called Te Fiti.

Along the way, she frees Maui from the island prison, is captured by a monstrous crab, and finds the strength to become the leader her father believed she could be.

Live action Moana will be released in theaters on July 10, 2026.