--- title: Moana Teaser: The Rock Is a God With a Magical Fishhook description: The new teaser gives us a sneak peek into the Disney movie Moana, showing off Maui, a tattooed demigod voiced by Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. canonical: https://time.com/4366255/moana-trailer-the-rock-polynesian-godana-trailer/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-13T15:32:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:33:17.339Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: The Rock Is a God With a Magic Fishhook In 'Moana' Teaser og:description: In a new teaser, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson voices a tattooed Polynesian demigod. og:url: https://time.com/4366255/moana-trailer-the-rock-polynesian-godana-trailer/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9f652bc948bbf744/698877e3196cf42b62039b9c/moana56155a345aae6.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: MOANA og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Rock Is a God With a Magic Fishhook In 'Moana' Teaser twitter:description: In a new teaser, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson voices a tattooed Polynesian demigod. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9f652bc948bbf744/698877e3196cf42b62039b9c/moana56155a345aae6.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Rock Is a Polynesian God With a Magical Fishhook in New _Moana_ Trailer  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jun 13, 2016 3:32 PM CUT  Moana MoanaDisney  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jun 13, 2016 3:32 PM CUT In a new teaser trailer, [Disney](http://time.com/4308042/disney-pipeline-live-action-fairy-tales/ "undefined") offers a sneak peek into its next big animated movie, [_Moana_](http://time.com/3525345/disney-moana-new-film/?iid=sr-link10 "undefined"). Namely, we get the backstory to Maui, a tattooed demigod voiced by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. With the help of a two-dimensional storybook animation, Maui spins a yarn of the impressive feats he has accomplished with his magical fishhook — and then shows off some dancing tricks. Like the Rock himself, Maui is built of epic physical proportions and is bedecked in body art. But he has one adornment the Rock can only dream of: a “living” tattoo that moves across his chest. As he boasts of his past to an unimpressed Moana, voiced by 14-year-old [Hawaiian native Auli’i Cravalho](http://time.com/4064545/disney-princess-moana-voice/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined"), we get a glimpse into the seafaring adventures the girl and god will get up to. The teaser also debuts an original song by Tony winner [Lin-Manuel Miranda](http://time.com/4365708/lin-manuel-miranda-orlando-shootings-tony-awards/ "undefined"), Opetaia Foa’i and _Lion King_ composer Mark Mancina. 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