After attempting to change the hierarchy of power in the DC universe as Black Adam, Dwayne Johnson has officially jumped ship to Disney.
Variety reports that Seven Bucks Productions, the film and TV content label founded by Johnson and Dany Garcia, has signed a first-look deal with The Walt Disney Company to develop films for theatrical and streaming.
Though no specific titles are mentioned, it's said that the projects will be possible vehicles for Johnson to star in, and the deal is not strictly limited to filmed content. Most interestingly, the multi-year agreement will also give Seven Bucks a chance to collaborate across all Disney divisions.
Yes, that includes Marvel Studios and Star Wars/Lucasfilm, as well as Disney Animation, Pixar, and 20th Century Studios.
Johnson has starred in Disney projects in the past, of course, including Jungle Cruise and Moana (he's set to reprise his role as Maui in this year's sequel and 2026's live-action remake), but this deal could well see the former WWE Champion step into the Marvel Cinematic Universe at some point.
A recent rumor claimed that Johnson was being eyed to play a new take on X-Men villain Apocalypse. We didn't put too much stock in it at the time, but this announcement could lend a little more credence to the report.
What do you make of this news? Do you think we will see Johnson suit-up in the MCU? If not as Apocalypse, are there any other characters you'd like to see him play? Drop us a comment down below.
Releasing in theaters on July 10, 2026, Moana is directed by Thomas Kail, who helmed Hamilton on Broadway and Disney+, Grease Live and the first and last episodes of Hulu’s lauded limited series, We Were the Lucky Ones.
Said Kail, “I am thrilled to have met Catherine, Rena, Frankie and John through this casting process. I am humbled by this opportunity, and I cannot wait to all be on set together. And there’s no better pair to be in a canoe with than Catherine and Dwayne—actually, trio: Heihei is ready, too.”
Moana will bring to life in a whole new way the story of a young woman eager to pave her own path. Celebrating the islands, communities and traditions of Pacific Islanders in a spectacular adventure, the production begins filming this summer. The new feature film is produced by Johnson, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia via their Seven Bucks Productions and Beau Flynn via FlynnPictureCo.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the original songs, will also serve as producer. Executive producers include Scott Sheldon of FlynnPictureCo., Auli‘i Cravalho, who voiced Moana in the 2016 film, and Charles Newirth. Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller have been tapped for the project.
Bush, a veteran of Disney Animation, wrote the screenplay for 2016’s Moana, and Miller is a Samoan writer who created Netflix’s Thai Cave Rescue and co-founded the non-profit Pasifika Entertainment Advancement Komiti (PEAK).