About this episode

Drew Afualo interviews Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson about his career and cultural representation in media.

https://www.youtube.com/@thecommentsectionwithdrew?sub_confirmation=1 The day has finally arrived, team… THE ROCK IS HERE!! Live from the beaches of Oahu, Drew sits down with Dwayne to talk about Moana (and confront him on why she wasn’t cast as the coconut farmer), getting upstaged by Jason Momoa on the red carpet, speaking an Oscar win into existence, highlighting Polynesian culture in mainstream media, and so much more.  Follow The Rock: https://www.tiktok.com/@therock on TikTok https://www.instagram.com/therock on Instagran Follow Drew: https://www.tiktok.com/@drewafualo on TikTok https://www.instagram.com/drewafualo on Instagram Follow the show: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecommentsection on TikTok https://www.instagram.com/thecommentsection/ on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Drew Afualo

Guest: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson

Topics covered

• celebrity interview
• Polynesian culture
• mainstream media
• film
• comedy

Keywords

• Dwayne Johnson
• Moana
• Polynesian culture
• Jason Momoa
• Oahu

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acast

Books & works: Moana

Places: Oahu

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