‘The Rock’ fights the odds to save his family in this weekend’s release of ‘Skyscraper’
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Dwayne Johnson stars in “Skyscraper,” which hits theaters this weekend.
Dwayne Johnson stars in "Skyscraper."
Dwayne Johnson, also known from his professional wrestling days as “The Rock,” seems to be one of the most all around successful actors in Hollywood these day.
His latest collaboration with Under Armour for “Project Rock 1” sneakers was wildly successful with a limited release on May 28 selling out within 30 minutes.
He has been riding high on recent box office successes from “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” to “Rampage,” and recently announced that he would be starring with Gal Gadot in “Red Notice.”
Johnson has also secured a main role in Disney’s next movie based on one of their theme park rides, “Jungle Cruise.” The first movie Disney released that was based on one of their theme park rides was “Pirates of the Caribbean,” and we all know how that turned out.
This weekend, however, he will more than likely be watching the numbers at the box office to see if his newest release, “Skyscraper,” will be his next big success.
Former FBI agent and amputee Will Sawyer (Johnson) lives in the tallest and “safest” skyscraper in Hong Kong with his wife Sarah (Neve Campbell, “Scream” and “The Glass Man”) and their daughter Georgia (McKenna Roberts, “Timeless” and “The Young and the Restless”).
The skyscraper itself, known as “The Pearl” houses several floors that function as their own society and despite the risks highlighted by Sawyer, who is the building’s head of security, his bosses insist that it is impenetrable.
True to Sawyer’s belief, the building comes under attack by terrorists, forcing Sawyer to take action. Matters are complicated further when he finds himself framed for the attack, and his family trapped above the resulting fire line.
Written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, the movie has a 95 percent user rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film is rated PG-13 for sequences of gun violence and action, and for brief strong language.
Other films to hit theaters this weekend include:
n “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation,” starring Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez and Kevin James, and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, is the next animated film in the series that follows Dracula and his family and friends as they embark on a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship so Drac can take a summer vacation from providing everyone else’s vacation at the hotel. The dream vacation turns into a nightmare when Mavis realizes Drac has fallen for the mysterious captain of the ship, Ericka, who hides a dangerous secret.
This film is rated PG for some action and rude humor.
n “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot,” starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara and Jack Black, and directed by Gus Van Sant, follows the life of John Callahan after he’s involved in a castastrophic car accident after an all-night bender. The last thing he intends to do is give up drinking, but after entering treatment, Callahan discovers a gift for drawing edgy, irreverent newspaper cartoons that develop an international following and grant him a new lease on life.
This film is rated R for language throughout, sexual content, some nudity and alcohol abuse.
n “Shock and Awe,” starring Milla Jovovich, James Marsden, Jessica Biel and Woody Harrelson, and directed by Rob Reiner, is based on the true events of Knight Ridder journalists who were the only ones who “got it right” in the lead-up to the 2003 Iraq war when they questioned the true nature of the Bush White House’s justification for the conflict.
This film is rated R for language, including some sexual references.