HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A photographer captured what looks like a movie monster come to life ... that almost appear to show a “face” within the lava, or at least two eyes and a mouth.

Of course, she will face antagonists ... claiming Maui and Moana will be destroyed. A formidable purple storm complete with swirling vortex makes Maui “miss the lava monster” from the first ...

Until Moana's final big twist, it was believed that Te Ka was a lava monster who wanted to claim ... that the hero of Motunui ...

By Ashley Lee “Ever defeated a lava monster?” asks Dwayne Johnson in a new promo for Moana. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter ...