LOL: ‘Moana’s Dwayne Johnson And Lin-Manuel Miranda Sing “Gaston” From ‘Beauty And The Beast’
Two of the most beloved men in showbiz,Dwayne “The Rock” JohnsonandHamilton’sLin-Manuel Miranda, are teaming up this fall for what will hopefully be Disney Animation’s next smash hit. But before we get toMoana, the pair took a moment to pay homage to an old Disney animated classic. In an incredibly charming video below, you can see the pair doing a duet of “Gaston,” from 1991’sBeauty and the Beast. You can probably guess which one played Gaston.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, who helped write music forMoana, posted the Dwayne Johnson Gaston video when he temporarily took overDisney Animation’s Instagram.
A video posted by Walt Disney Animation Studios (@disneyanimation)onAug 7, 2016 at 9:07am PDT
Liked that? Here it is again from another angle, as shared byDwayne Johnson on Instagram.
“Oh my God that is the Rock.. GASTON!” ???? For our next act Lin Manuel Miranda and I will tour the globe singing hip hop music in the spirit of show tunes. After working w/ Lin on our movie #MOANA and having the privilege of singing songs he wrote, it’s easy to see why the creator of Broadway’s Pulitzer Prize winning HAMILTON is a genius. And the best part about it is he’s a genuinely great and humble dude. Look forward to working w you again my friend. #LinManuel #TheRock #TheHipHopShowTunesWorldDopenessTour #TheBrownBaldTattooedGaston ????????
A video posted by therock (@therock) onAug 12, 2016 at 8:53am PDT
As a singer, Johnson isn’t quite at Miranda’s level — which is understandable, seeing as Miranda is a bonafide Broadway star just coming off of the hottest musical in recent memory. But Johnson is good enough, and he’s got energy and enthusiasm to spare. Someone should really think about casting this guy in a live-action musical someday. Luke Evans and Josh Gad really have their work cut out for them in next year’s live-actionBeauty and the Beastif they want to top Johnson and Miranda’s excellent performance.
It wasn’t all covers of old Disney classics, though. Miranda also shared a snippet of a song fromMoanawith Johnson andAuli’i Cravalho.
And to close it out, here’s a new one from #moana with @auliicravalho & @therock! Thanks for letting me play on the #linstagram! #dreamscometrue
A video posted by Walt Disney Animation Studios (@disneyanimation) onAug 7, 2016 at 1:29pm PDT
