Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Dwayne Johnson has stated on Twitter that his character Maui from Disney's Moana is based on his WWE Hall of Fame grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia.
"A lil' @Disney gem of a secret, my character Maui was partly inspired by my late grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia of Samoa. #grateful," Johnson wrote recently in response to a fan who tweeted the actor and former WWE Superstar a side-by-side photo of Maui and Maivia.