Dwayne Johnson asks for support when needed. The actor cried up telling Entertainment Weekly about Moana 2: "The idea of asking for help is actually a superpower.
I define masculinity as not being tough. Not being a badass "52-year-old Johnson added. Strong manhood is the ability to go inward and say, 'This is what I'm feeling, and it's okay. My chest. I'll gladly rip it open for help."
"I was like, 'Okay, I know who this is,' " Johnson told EW when offered the role of Maui, a demigod he voiced in Moana (2016). The actor had mixed signals about vulnerability as a child and experienced loss.
"This guy who is very presentational, who puts on a show, who loves to hold court, sing and dance, and make people feel good," said. "But there's a lot simmering deep down that he'll have to deal with, like an undersea ball. You must release the ball, which will explode."
Johnson says playing Maui in the original animated film and its sequel is "an important moment for people to see that you can be strong, you can be big, you can be independent, but it's okay to ask for help,"
"When you eventually ask for aid, the cosmos and loved ones meet you halfway. Even strong individuals need aid "added the actor and father of three.
Auli'i Cravalho and Johnson return for Moana 2, which "starts off with Maui getting himself in trouble as he typically does," Johnson told EW.
This time, Maui and Moana are "far more allies," Cravalho, 23, told EW: "Demigods and humans have less power difference. She trusts Maui to listen and he trusts her to make big decisions.