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2024 Oscars: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Dishes connected New Live-Action ‘Moana’ Film!
Dwayne Johnson is particularly blessed connected this island.
And that’s due to the fact that for Moana 2, the histrion got to bring on 2 other peculiar people—his daughters Jasmine, 8, and Tiana, 6, whom helium shares with woman Lauren Hashian—who got to measurement down the scenes and really voice characters successful the film: 2 members of the “Moana-be’s” instrumentality club.
So erstwhile it came to watching themselves during the movie’s Nov. 21 premiere, Dwayne says his girls were blown away.
“They loved it,” helium told E! News’ Will Marfuggi. “Loved, loved it. They hadn't seen it before. They knew they were successful it, and they were sitting connected the borderline of their seats, literally, and conscionable waiting. And past their country came up, and they’re conscionable like, ‘That's me!’ It was truthful cool.”
“That’s the bully worldly of fame,” helium added, earlier quipping, “And nepotism.” (For much with Dwayne, tune into E! News tomorrow, Nov. 26 astatine 11 p.m.)
And indeed, erstwhile Dwayne deed the carpet for the film’s premiere, helium had his full household by his side, including girl Simone, 23, whom helium shares with ex-wife Dany Garcia, successful summation to Jasmine, Tiana and Lauren.
The 52-year-old besides reflected on the interaction Moana has had connected viewers successful the years since its 2016 release, including the consciousness it’s brought to galore traditions of the Pacific Island.
“I consciousness similar you get fortunate each erstwhile successful a while, I deliberation successful this business, if you marque a movie that tin benignant of pierce civilization a small bit,” helium noted. “And the songs go anthemic and iconic. And the operation similar ‘chee hoo’ becomes thing and it's awesome.”
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“Here successful Hawaii culture, this word of chee hoo—10 years ago, nary 1 knew what chee hoo was unless you're from present oregon the islands,” helium added. “Now, it's truthful chill that you say, ‘Chee hoo,’ and everybody's saying chee hoo. They each person their chill versions of it. It's the best.”
And arsenic a miss dad, the erstwhile WWE wrestler feels particularly connected to the messaging passim some Moana movies.
“I deliberation that the main happening astir Moana is this thought of pistillate empowerment," helium antecedently told E! News astatine the New York City premiere of his movie Red One Nov. 11, "and this thought that we ever say, ‘What's it similar being connected the reef and looking beyond the reef?'"
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He besides thinks that the messaging hits home, adjacent if “even if you're not portion of Polynesian culture."
"It's this thought that what radical similar to do—especially to young girls—is benignant of constrain them," helium explained, "and pretzel them into, ‘You tin lone beryllium truthful much.' But successful Moana 2, you tin really beryllium thing you want."
Moana 2 hits theaters Nov. 27.
Keep speechmaking for much of Dwayne’s cutest household moments…
Leaving a Legacy
"Proud of you and arsenic you spell down the road, I'll ever person your back," Dwayne wrote connected International Women's Day 2020 alongside a photograph of him and his girl Simone, who is present the 4th successful the household to bid to go a WWE Superstar.
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Think Pink
The Rock channels Marvel's Vision with a colorful makeover, courtesy of daughters Jasmine and Tiana.
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Tea Party
The Rock and daughter Tiana bask a bunny beverage party.
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Go Fish
The Rock documented daughters Jasmine and Tiana's archetypal sportfishing travel successful May 2021.
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Play Time With Dad
Tiana plays with her dada and introduces him to "Pupples," her plush cat.
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Happy New Year From the Spaghetti Fairy
The Rock's youngest girl Tiana blames a magical being for a pasta spill implicit the New Year's weekend.
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Christmas 2020
Dwayne and his small miss Tiana ticker The Lion King connected Christmas 2020.
Batting Practice
Dwayne may person different small combatant successful the household erstwhile helium shared a photograph of his girl Jasmine swinging her hardest astatine a Peppa Pig piñata.
A Future Fierce Female
"Blessed, beardown and the satellite volition perceive from you 1 day," Dwayne captioned a selfie of himself and Jasmine connected International Women's Day this year.
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Proud Papa
"The satellite volition 1 time perceive from you too, my beardown small love," Dwayne wrote successful dedication to his girl Tiana for International Women's Day.
"And I can't committedness you I'll emotion you for the remainder of your life," helium continued. "But you person my connection I'll emotion and support you for the remainder of mine." Aww.
Stuffed
"1130am, already bushed and our butts kicked connected the chamber level and we haven't adjacent eaten our Thanksgiving repast yet," Dwayne wrote connected Instagram connected Thanksgiving this past twelvemonth portion relaxing with his small one.
Easter Bunnies
Dwayne took connected the relation of Easter Bunny arsenic his girl Jasmine hunted for eggs last spring.
Tiana Turns One!
Just similar that, small Tiana (Johnson's youngest daughter) celebrated her archetypal day successful 2019 and lad is she getting big!
Dad and His Daughters
Tiana and her large sister Jasmine rang successful Christmas 2018 successful matching red.
Painted Dad
In November 2018, Jasmine showed disconnected her creation skills utilizing her dad's look arsenic a canvas.
Horsing Around
Well, isn't this conscionable the cutest?
Muscle Man
The histrion held Jasmine successful his arms successful the autumn due to the fact that she wanted him to and that's a bully capable crushed for us.
Smiling Skeletons
Halloween got a cardinal times much adorable acknowledgment to this family.
Work It Out
Clearly, Jazzy is conscionable arsenic stunned by her dad's limb muscles arsenic we are.
Hawaiian Getaway
The Rock shared this photograph connected Women's Equality Day successful 2018 showing that his daughters (all 3 of them) tin bash thing they want...including shoving croissants into his rima portion he's connected a diet!
Swimming Princess
In lawsuit you needed a small much cuteness successful your life, Jasmine is acceptable to springiness it to you.
Like Father, Like Daughter
Twining! The histrion got an adorable grin retired of his littlest 1 successful outpouring 2018.
Mommy's Girls
What's cuter than a mama and her girls enjoying a movie each together?
Dinner Time
The prima sweetly gave his wife, Lauren Hashian, a manus eating portion she breastfed their small one.
Hi Tiana
The erstwhile wrestler got to walk immoderate prime clip with the newest subordinate of the household successful April 2018 and shared this saccharine drawback with his fans astir it. "Skin to skin. Our mana," helium wrote. "Blessed and arrogant to bring different beardown miss into this world."
Welcome to the World
The longtime mates welcomed their 2nd daughter unneurotic connected April 17, 2018. "Tiana Gia Johnson came into this satellite similar a unit of quality and Mama @laurenhashianofficial labored and delivered similar a existent rockstar," the arrogant dada announced connected societal media astatine the time.
Christmas Cuties
In December 2017, Johnson was each smiles arsenic helium celebrated Christmas with his oldest daughter.
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Plus-One
Dwayne had the cleanable plus-one for his Baywatch premiere erstwhile helium brought girl Simone along.
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Super Star
The prima was shining agleam successful LA erstwhile the Jumanji histrion received his prima connected the Hollywood Walk of Fame successful December 2018.
View from the Top
In June 2017, Johnson shared this adorable representation with his mediate girl for Father's Day and it's conscionable truthful sweet.
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