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Dwayne Johnson Expresses Excitement on His Role in the Disney Film "Moana"

'Pixar And Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Upcoming Films' Presentation At Disney's D23 EXPO 2015

(Photo : Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney) ANAHEIM, CA - AUGUST 14: Actor Dwayne Johnson of MOANA took part today in 'Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Upcoming Films' presentation at Disney's D23 EXPO 2015 in Anaheim, Calif.

After the highly successful "Frozen," Disney has introduced a new princess to enthrall the little children and the young at heart. At the recently concluded D23 expo, Disney has spilled more details on "Moana," the next Disney princess who will surely be loved all over the world.

According to EN Starz, the Disney executives decided that the D23 expo would be the best venue to give the public its first glimpse of Moana, a princess from Polynesia. The target release for the film is on Nov. 23, 2016.

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As evident in the concept art provided, Moana is young and beautiful, she seems a little mischievous too. In some of the images, she is seen wearing a red top with a multi-colored and patterned skirt. She stands proud with her hand on her hip and a meaningful gentle smirk on her face.

Slash Film also reports on how excited Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is to be finally a part of the Disney Family.  Johnson will be the voice of one of the main characters of "Moana," the demi-god Maui. Just like Johnson, Maui's body has lots of tattoos. The tattoos on Maui's body, however, can move and change into different animals such as a fish and a bird.

In the movie, Moana and Maui is on a mission to find a mythical island. Johnson talks about his role, stating that he is half-black and half-Samoan, a real Polynesian himself who is proud of his roots and traditions. He describes this project as a "dream come true." On his speech in the D23 Expo, he was quite emotional while explaining on how deep his connection to the movie is.

Johnson further explains that he is now brushing up on his singing and musical skills.  The other characters that will be a part of Moana's journey are Tui (Moana's father), Pua, a pig, Hei Hei, a colorful rooster, and a lava witch, who will be the movie's villain.

Moana is now officially the 14th Disney princess.

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