Johnson owned up to the bodysuit after he “got caught” by paparazzi photos of him on set. Dwayne Johnson Using a Muscle Bodysuit for Live-Action Moana Jo Vito

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson may be brawny, but even he gets a little bit of help sometimes. After photos published of Johnson on set of the live-action version of “Moana,” he confirmed he wears a bodysuit in project.

"We shot outside and when those pictures surfaced, I was like, 'S***, we got caught,' because we were putting up walls so there was no paparazzi. But they got into boats and start

"We were putting up walls so there was no paparazzi, but they got in the boats and they started shooting pictures."

Dwayne Johnson pulled out all the stops in order to transform into Maui for the upcoming live-action Moana. The actor, who has voiced the larger-than-life demigod in two Moana animated Disney films, recently confirmed to Extra that he wore a bodysuit to make his physique more realistic to Maui's in the Thomas Kail-directed movie,

Dwayne Johnson had a little help transforming into Maui for the upcoming live-action Moana adaptation. In photos obtained by The Daily Mail earlier this month, Johnson, 52, looked buff while donning Maui’s iconic tattoos and dark locks while filming the Disney movie.

Dwayne Johnson was recently pictured on the set looking particularly ripped - but he admitted his muscled physique is down to a special costume.