Cape Town – Moana was one of our favourite films in 2016.
We even find ourselves belting out I am Moana sometimes.
Dwayne Johnson who plays the shape shifting demi-god Maui revealed a heart-warming fact about his character.
A Twitter user posted this picture of Maui alongside a picture of Johnson's grandfather Peter Maivia commenting about the similarities between the two.
Moana's Maui VS @TheRock's literal actual grandfather pic.twitter.com/di1Hf4GlzF
— Anthony Oliveira (@meakoopa) October 3, 2017
Johnson then replied saying that his character was actually inspired by his grandfather.
a lil’ @Disney gem of a secret, my character Maui was partly inspired by my late grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia of Samoa. #grateful https://t.co/VQgj8hJIcS
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 3, 2017
It seems appropriate to add this song...