When it came to the jokes about his character’s hair, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson had no idea how far fans would go.
Ahead of Disney’s live action Moana hitting theaters July 10, the star, who reprises his role as Maui in the upcoming film, shared his reaction to the memes about his character’s luscious curls.
“They all made me laugh,” Johnson told E! News in an exclusive interview at the film’s Los Angeles premiere July 7. “People out there were like, ‘Ohh kay.’ I laughed so f–king hard. I’m sorry for my language.”
And the former professional wrestler took the memes—which poked fun at the juxtaposition of his normally hairless head with Maui’s flowing hair—in stride.
“I get it,” he assured, “because I’m a bald actor and then you have the full hair. The memes, it was amazing.”
But what Johnson wasn’t OK with? Fans making assumptions about the quality of the live action adaptation, which caused online chatter when early images of the film were released.
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