Dwayne Johnson couldn't help but gush over 'Moana 2,' and its empowering message to young girls.
Dwayne Johnson Reveals Moana 2's Empowering Message for Young Girls: 'You Can Actually Be Anything You Want'
Dwayne Johnson cannot wait for the world to see Moana 2.
While walking the red carpet at the Red One premiere in New York City on Monday, November 11, the former professional wrestler, 52, could not help but gush over the empowering message the highly anticipated Disney sequel — which will be released on November 27 — has for young girls.
Dwayne Johnson raved over the empowering message in 'Moana 2.'
"I think that the main thing about Moana is this idea of female empowerment," he explained, "and this idea that we always say, ‘What's it like being on the reef and looking beyond the reef?'"
"Even if you're not part of Polynesian culture," Johnson added. "It's this idea that what people like to do — especially to young girls — is kind of constrain them and pretzel them into, 'You can only be so much.' But in Moana 2, you can actually be anything you want."
Dwayne Johnson said 'Moana 2' tells young girls they can be 'anything you want.'
The Central Intelligence actor, who shares daughters Jasmine, 8, and Tiana, 6, with wife Lauren Hashian, as well as daughter Simone, 23, with ex Dany Garcia, noted that his character Maui "does his best to empower Moana to look beyond the reef" in the upcoming movie.
"Whatever it is you want to do, you can do it," he added.
Johnson doubled down on the story's message during a recent appearance on Good Morning America and noted how thrilled he was for his kids to see it. "I think for these girls, my daughters, who see themselves in Moana because they are girls of color, really one of the beauties of Moana is little boys, little girls of all colors around the world can see themselves in these characters," the proud dad explained.
Dwayne Johnson cannot wait for his daughters to see 'Moana 2.'
Auli'i Cravalho, who plays the title character, recently raved over getting to work with Johnson again on the animated sequel. “It’s a blast. I love that guy. He’s truly larger than life, both on and off the screen," the 23-year-old said in a recent interview at the at the D23 Expo this summer. "Smells good. He’s very kind. He’s great at his job. I mean, I always look forward to hanging out with him.”
“We just did some behind-the-scenes work, and any time I would mess up a line, he’d [clear his throat]," Cravalho noted of the Hollywood action star. "It was harder to maintain my composure knowing that he was as on top of my lines as I was supposed to be on top of my lines. He's a big jokester."
Auli'i Cravalho gushed over working with Dwayne Johnson again.
