SKYSCRAPER (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Dwayne Johnson (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle), Neve Campbell (Scream), Chin Han (The Dark Knight), Roland Møller (Atomic Blonde), Pablo Schreiber (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), Byron Mann (The Big Short), Hannah Quinlivan (S.M.A.R.T. Chase), Noah Taylor (Free Fire), Byron Lawson (Snakes on a Plane), Elfina Luk (Helix), Kevin Rankin (Dallas Buyers Club), McKenna Roberts (film debut), Noah Cottrell (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Rawson Marshall Thurber (Central Intelligence), director, writer; Beau Flynn (San Andreas), Hiram Garcia (Rampage), Dwayne Johnson (Snitch) and Mary Parent (The Revenant), producers; Steve Jablonsky (Transformers), composer; Robert Elswit (There Will Be Blood), cinematographer; Michael L. Sale (Bridesmaids), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Will Sawyer (Johnson) is a former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader, left with his left leg amputated following an operation gone wrong, and is now a security assessor for skyscraper buildings. His current assignment brings him and his family, including wife Sarah (Campbell) and their two young children, to “The Pearl”, the world’s tallest and safest skyscraper located in Hong Kong. However, when the building comes under attack by terrorists, and Sawyer finds himself framed for it, he must risk everything to clear his name and save his family, who have been caught in the crossfires of the attack…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Dwayne Johnson continues his domination of action movies with this exciting and intense movie which not only takes place in the (fictional) tallest building in the world, but gives Johnson’s character an extra level of depth by making him an amputee.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

THURSDAY 12TH JULY 2018

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