Dwayne Johnson's Daughters Guaranteed An Insane Day's Pay For 'Moana 2'
By Kelly Coffey-Behrens on June 8, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT
Dwayne Johnson and his two daughters, Jasmine and Tiana, have landed roles in Disney's upcoming film, "Moana 2."
While it is unclear who his daughters will play, Johnson will reprise his role as Maui, a demigod, in the film.
Despite being only 8 and 6, Dwayne Johnson's daughters are set to cash in a big payday for "Moana 2," per their contract, which has been obtained by The Blast.
'Moana 2' Has Wrapped Filming
Last month, Dwayne Johnson and the rest of the cast wrapped filming on "Moana 2," set to release in theaters on November 27, 2024.
"That’s an official wrap (for now) on Maui's portion of our upcoming 'Moana 2,'" Johnson wrote in an Instagram post on May 20.
"As you see, I had the greatest motivation to help me push through to keep me strong," the actor added, referring to his daughter. "The more down this windy road of life I go, the more I realize that my greatest and most comforting inspiration and joy, is being loved by my daughters."
"I have a feeling this little one already knows about her daddy," he added. "Thanks everyone for your amazing support."
Show Me The Money!
According to documents obtained by The Blast, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's daughters, Jasmine, 8, and Tiana, 6, are guaranteed a day of work for $1,158 each for their roles in the upcoming Disney film "Moana 2" -- talk about a payday!
The contract guarantees at least one day of employment.
Johnson and his wife, Lauren Hashian, welcomed Jasmine, their first child, on December 16, 2015. They welcomed their second child, Tiana, on April 17, 2018.
Dwayne Johnson On Raising Daughters
In 2021, Dwayne Johnson opened up about what it was like raising daughters.
"You can be wired, as a lot of fathers are, to fix things. Just having an expanded capacity to listen and be more tender and gentle really gave me that ability to solve whatever the issue is, but with them compared to for them," he told PEOPLE Magazine at the time.
The actor later opened up about balancing fatherhood and his career.
"I've reached a point in my life where I can create my own schedule, which has really been nice, because it wasn't always that way, and I'm really lucky," Johnson told PEOPLE in 2023. "It allows me to get closer to the girls."
The Cultural Aspect Of 'Moana'
When promoting the first "Moana" film, Dwayne Johnson spoke on the cultural aspect of the Disney animated movie, which is set in the islands of Polynesia, including Hawaii, Tonga and Tahiti. The WWE star has roots in the Hawaiian islands, which has connected him to the film in more ways than one.
“The cultural aspect is something that is very cool,” The Rock told Cherish at the time. “I love that. And I also think that they did a tremendous job of representing our culture in a way that makes us proud, and first there was a little bit of hesitance from all of us by the way, but it was quickly quelled when I sat with John Lasseter and our filmmakers, and they had taken me through their process.”
Johnson said Disney had researched many different islands for years, visiting the villages and talking to the high chiefs to better understand the cultures.
“We have this little voice inside of us,” he told the outlet on one of his takeaways that speaks to all cultures, religions, and people. “Make sure that we got to follow that voice, and listen to the voice – a gut intuition, and have that kind of faith, not necessarily religious faith, but faith that there is more. And you can be more.”
Dwayne Johnson Says Fatherhood Is The 'Greatest'
Earlier this year, Dwayne Johnson appeared on "The Drew Barrymore Show," where he told the host that fatherhood is "the greatest thing ever."
"I feel like, I had a real complicated relationship with my dad. So I came in hard-wired into the world, complicated relationship with my dad, led me to the best of his capacity, which was limited and I understand that,” he told Barrymore, per Hola.
“And of course, years later, the universe, God, whatever that higher power is: 1 daughter, 2 daughters, 3 daughters. And it wound up being the greatest thing,” the actor added.
In addition to Jasmine and Tiana, Dwayne Johnson also shares 22-year-old Simone Alexandra Johnson with his ex-wife, Dany Garcia