Dwayne Johnson voicing a disney character

Dwayne Johnson is set to voice a character in a Disney movie. The movie titled Moana is set to release in 2016.

According to The Wrap, the wrestler turned star is in talks with Disney to voice Maui – a demi-god who assists the title character on her voyage.

According to the The Wrap, there’s no confirmation if Johnson had been officially cast as Muai as "Disney had no comment" reported the site.

However, Johnson tweeted the following thereby confirming his role in the film.

Excited to star as "Maui" in Disney’s next big animated musical, MOANA. Incredible story! **clears throat #TimeToSing http://t.co/mtuvFgRkaE

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) December 3, 2014

Following this tweet, Johnson later tweeted another post hinting that he may be singing in the film as well.

The singing will be a blast, but the adventure of our @DisneyAnimation movie will be EPIC! #Moana http://t.co/nwjGW0Smuc

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) December 4, 2014