Dwayne Johnson surprises schoolchildren at Moana premiere
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson surprised Suffolk schoolchildren by attending a Moana film screening in London after their viral video.
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Primary school children from Suffolk had the surprise of their lives when Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson turned up in person at a London screening of his new live-action Moana film. The Hollywood star had already offered to pay for their trip after seeing a viral video they made in January. In that video, pupils at St Gregory Primary School asked Johnson to comment on their clip. Their head teacher had promised that if the actor responded, he would take them to see the film as an end-of-year treat. Johnson went further, renting out a cinema and covering the cost of tickets and snacks. But he kept the biggest surprise secret: he would meet them in person. On the day, the children were told they were going on a class trip to London. When they arrived at Tower Bridge, they found themselves on the red carpet at a star-studded event with the cast of Moana. Johnson greeted them with high fives and spoke to them, saying he was moved by their video. 'All of us was really excited. And some of us got high fives from him,' one child said. Johnson told the group: 'I reminded them again in front of their teachers and their parents, like, hey, it's all the candy and soda and all the sugar for free. I'll apologize to your parents later.' One child replied: 'You don't have to apologize.' The school trip, which swapped classrooms for a red carpet, was described by the children as 'the best day ever'.
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| Claim | BBC One |
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| Dwayne Johnson arranged a private Moana film screening for pupils of St Gregory Primary School after they posted a video asking for his acknowledgment. |
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This segment focused on the full backstory of the viral video and the head teacher's promise, then built up to the surprise reveal. It used a warm, storytelling tone and included direct quotes from Johnson and the children. The weather transition at the end lightened the mood.
- “I saw a video that just blew me away and the request was, oh, maybe The Rock can comment on our video. Well, I'm not going to comment on the video. I'm going to send you guys a video because all the kids at the St Gregory Primary School, I was so moved.”
- “All of us was really excited. And some of us got high fives from him.”
- “I reminded them again in front of their teachers and their parents, like, hey, it's all the candy and soda and all the sugar for free. I'll apologize to your parents later.”
This segment presented the story as a brief, feel-good item after a previous report about a child with cancer. It highlighted the moment of realisation and Johnson's comment about the best part of fame. The tone was upbeat and concise, with less detail on the backstory.
- “They were losing their minds. Yeah, they were going bonkers. They're going crazy.”
- “But it's fun part about fame. It's like the best part about fame when you can do things like this.”
- “Not all school trips trade classrooms for the red carpet, but in the words of these little ones it's been the best day ever.”
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