Social media is buzzing over Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson‘s not-sure-if-serious wig reveal in the newly released trailer for Disney’s live-action Moana remake opening in theaters this summer.
In the now-viral first look, The Rock (who’s reprising his role as lovable demigod Maui) can be seen wearing an easy, breezy wig unit that mayyybe could’ve used a little more zhoosing during the filming of the soon-to-be smash hit .
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Naturally, social media had jokes about the with hilarious hysteria over the wig
Interestingly, there was serious thought put into the wig that needed ‘real lift to it,’ according to director Thomas Kail (Hamilton).
“Because you’re doing this on the water, ‘what does it look like wet?’ is a real conversation when you’re making Moana. That one weighs seven pounds more with all the water in it for all those hours a day.”
Outfitted in a bodysuit designed by Oscar-winning makeup artist Joel Harlow, Johnson revealed the challenges of reprising his role as Maui, but in real life.
“The thing that became a challenge, that I had to work through very quickly, that I didn’t anticipate was the prosthetics and the hair and then the body. That is an additional 40 pounds on you,” Johnson told EW.
“There’s a freedom when you perform, whether it’s as an actor or singing. So that was an adjustment on how to actually work my emotions through the 40 pounds of prosthetics and hair and body that I had on me.”
Joining Johnson in the soon-to-be smash is Catherine Lagaʻaia as starry-eyed wayfarer Moana, John Tui as Moana’s no-nonsense father, Chief Tui, Frankie Adams as Moana’s playful and strong-willed mother, Sina, and Rena Owen as Moana’s revered Gramma Tala.
Whether Disney will quietly tweak the wig remains to be seen but we expect the film to dominate the box office like 2016 classic Moana and 2024 sequel Moana 2.
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