Dwayne Johnson to go on a Rampage

[Loden Greatstorm]

Nice. It will be my appetizer until Godzilla 2 arrives.

What about Kong: Skull Island?

 

[Arachnerd]

I meant in 2018. I'll have my fill with Kong next year.

 

[Sithborg]

And hopefully Toho will have another Godzilla in 2018.

 

[Gabe99]

Brad Peyton Says Rampage Will Be “Emotional, Scary And Real”

At the moment, Peyton is busy with his new film Incarnate, and while at the Los Angeles press day for it earlier this week, we sat down with the director to quiz him on both that and some of his future projects, including Rampage. When we asked him how he’s planning to turn the video game, which isn’t exactly heavy on story, into a feature film, here’s what he told us:

With Rampage, we are using our love of the original game as our inspiration. Then we’re going to build a movie, like San Andreas, that is really going to surprise people in what it delivers. It’s going to be a lot more emotional, a lot scarier and a lot more real than you’d expect. So you look at that original concept about a lab that affects these animals and makes them rampage, and that’s the nugget. If they called me tomorrow to do Call of Duty, I wouldn’t want to play any of the Call of Duty games. I’d have to come up with something that deserves to be its own thing. That’s where a lot of these movies can go wrong.

I’m really excited about Rampage. It’s a monster film, so the stuff that I did on Incarnate, stretching my muscles in the horror space helped. This “small, character piece” with horror in it trained me to get ready for [Rampage]. Obviously, it’s a much bigger movie and it’s meant for a broader audience, but there still horror elements, there’s still a monster movie at the core. And I get to work with Dwayne [Johnson] again, I’m so excited about it.

Peyton also touched on which monsters from the game will be incorporated into the adaptation, saying:

There’s the three, the lizard, the ape and the wolf, so we’re keeping it similar, but you’ll have to stay tuned to find out where we’re going with this.

 

[Teelie]

I don't know if that is the way to go with it. Out and out humor would be excessive but making it "emotional, scary and real" sounds too far in the other direction as well.

 

[Arachnerd]

Those are three words I would never associate with Rampage ever.

Not sure how I feel about this.

 

[Kyle]

The second I heard horror... What the hell? Seriously. The game never took itself seriously. It should be a classic B movie. Eight Legged Freaks is a great example of the tone this should have. Classic B monster movie. King Kong: Skull Island is shaping up to be more Rampage than Rampage is from the sounds of it.

 

[Octoberist]

Well we'll see.

It's so weird that Kaiju movies are the thing now, along with cyberpunk. Matthew M., you're right - the world is a flat circle.

 

[terry78]

And are they changing it from three human employees of Scumlabs being transformed to just lab animals?

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Everything about this movie sounds great. Hopefully they can pull it off.

 

[TheVileOne]

Well we'll see.

It's so weird that Kaiju movies are the thing now, along with cyberpunk. Matthew M., you're right - the world is a flat circle.

I'd hardly call them a thing just yet.

 

[Silvermoth]

http://www.superherohype.com/news/389575-naomie-harris-joins-dwayne-johnson-in-rampage-movie

How cool would it be if Naomie was playing an Ann Darrow like role? She would rock at that

 

[Sithborg]

Excellent, more casting. Which means this is on they way.

Eh, the description seems to be for Lizzie, to me.

 

[Gabe99]

THR:
Joe Manganiello, Marley Shelton in Talks to Join Dwayne Johnson in 'Rampage' (Exclusive)

 

[dude stannis]

True to form for The Rock, if Naomie Harris or Marley Shelton are his love interest, they're both over 40 and age appropriate.

 

[Gabe99]

ScreenRant:
Rampage starts shooting in April!

 

[Inhuman117]

ScreenRant:
Rampage starts shooting in April!

Nice so could be first Concept Arts of the Titular Monsters drop soon

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Nice so could be first Concept Arts of the Titular Monsters drop soon

Yes please

 

[Sithborg]

ScreenRant:
Rampage starts shooting in April!

Excellent.

 

[Matt]

I don't know if that is the way to go with it. Out and out humor would be excessive but making it "emotional, scary and real" sounds too far in the other direction as well.

I'm with you. I think 21 Jump Street-lite is the appropriate tone for this movie.

 

[terry78]

The realm of Mars Attacks is what I feel they should go for.

 

[Teelie]

Mars Attacks is a little too absurd I think.

 

[terry78]

That's how the franchise of the games is though. I think it should kind of be poking fun at the kaiju thing.

 

[terry78]

Malin Ackerman cast as the villain.

 

[Sithborg]

Nice...