The film, which will begin to shoot in 2026, will be centered on Nappy Pulawa, a mafia chief who faced international corporations and bands in defense of their land and culture.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson shared new details about his expected collaboration with Martin Scorsesein a film project that will explore the history of Nappy Pulawaan influential Hawaiian mafia leader who built a criminal empire in the 1960s and 1970s.
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In an interview with The Pat McAfee Show, Johnson He confirmed that filming will begin in 2026 and highlighted the importance of telling a deeply rooted story in the cultural and political identity of Hawaii. The cast will have renowned figures such as Emily Blunt and Leonardo DiCaprioalthough the title of the film has not yet been defined.
“Nappy Pulawa is considered the godfather of Hawaii. He ruled all the islands, but he did it in a ruthless, strategic and intelligent way, ”he explained Johnson. As detailed, the story takes place in a Context of tensions with the Japanese Yakuza, Chinese triads, Korean gangs, Las Vegas mafias and US corporations, all trying to keep a piece of the archipelago.
The actor said that the motivation of Pulawa It was not just power: “It was a reaction to how the Hawaiians and Polynesians felt that they were taking everything away. He said: ‘This ends here’ … and recovered it.”
Johnson He also told how the participation of Scorsese: “We met with him, we presented the movie and was fascinated that this story would never have been told. No one makes gangster films like him, is the best in that.”
The plot promises to go beyond the criminal story, focusing on the resistance of a man who, even from the crime, struggled to claim the land and culture that they felt that they had taken from their own.
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