Exclusive: Dwayne Johnson Starring In Monster Island, New Animated Disney Movie

Exclusive: Dwayne Johnson Starring In Monster Island, New Animated Disney Movie

Sources tell us Dwayne Johnson will voice a good-hearted monster in the upcoming Disney animated feature Monster Island.

Yesterday the world learned that The Rock would reprise the role of the mythical hero Maui in a live-action adaptation of the beloved animated film Moana, and now we know that isn’t the only Disney project he’s signed up for. Our trusted and proven sources tell us Dwayne Johnson will play a friendly monster in the upcoming feature Monster Island. They tell us his character will aid his friends on the titular island full of strange creatures.

We don’t know at this point whether these friends of Dwayne Johnson‘s character in Monster Island will be newbs to the titular island, or perhaps humans and/or animals who simply aren’t used to rubbing elbows with monsters. It’s fitting Johnson will play one of the friendlier island inhabitants, considering it was his character who helped guide the only likewise “friendly” monster in the 2018 video game adaptation Rampage. Johnson plays Davis Okoye in the flop, a primatologist who befriends a gorilla and helps the beast defeat a host of other massive creatures.

Considering more recent events in Dwayne Johnson’s career, choosing to make Monster Island makes sense. Black Adam not only proved to be a critical and commercial failure, but reports of how its production negatively impacted both Henry Cavill‘s future with DC Studios and the production Shazam! Fury of the Gods has done Johnson’s reputation no favors. In contrast, ever since Moana, features that The Rock has added his voice to have worked out well for the star.