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Inducted as a Disney Legend
D23 honoured Johnson for a Disney career spanning Maui in the animated and live-action Moana films and Jungle Cruise; Emily Blunt presented his segment at the August ceremony.
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Turns toward songwriting with Your Dad
Johnson told Rolling Stone that he co-wrote the song with Iam Tongi for Moana: Voices Across the Ocean and is seriously exploring a music career after decades of singing around his screen work.
Sony's first trailer confirmed Johnson as Dr. Smolder Bravestone and a producer on Jumanji: Open World, the final instalment of the modern trilogy, scheduled for Christmas Day 2026.
Johnson reprised Maui opposite Catherine Lagaʻaia and produced Disney's live-action Moana, describing Polynesian representation as the element he valued most in the project.
Reflects on family, reinvention and the line between Dwayne and The Rock
Esquire's summer cover profile followed Johnson from the Moana campaign into a long conversation about childhood insecurity, his parents, marriage, health and his changing ambitions as an actor.
The Golden Globes nominated Johnson for Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama for his transformation into mixed-martial-arts pioneer Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine.
