{"id":3012,"date":"2026-07-10T15:39:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=3012"},"modified":"2026-07-10T15:39:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:39:01","slug":"how-dwayne-johnson-transformed-into-maui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=3012","title":{"rendered":"How Dwayne Johnson Transformed Into Maui"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p>And while he could lasso the sun and harness the breeze, he needed a bit of help to let Maui&#8217;s hair down.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With the faux locks in place, &#8220;the first time they saw me as Maui, they were like, &#8216;Oh,'&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1433150\/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-says-moana-hair-was-jarring-to-his-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer\">Johnson acknowledged of daughters<\/a> <strong>Simone<\/strong>, 24, (with ex <strong>Dany Garcia<\/strong>)\u00a0<strong>Jasmine<\/strong>, 10 and\u00a0<strong>Tiana<\/strong>, 8 (with wife <strong>Lauren Hashian<\/strong>). &#8220;It was jarring for them for maybe 10 minutes. 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