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Official synopsis released for Dwayne Johnson’s Skyscraper

October 22, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Universal Pictures has released the official synopsis for Skyscraper, the upcoming Dwayne Johnson action thriller, which reunites The Rock with his Central Intelligence director Rawshall Marshall Thurber. Check it out here…

Global icon Dwayne Johnson leads the cast of Legendary’s Skyscraper as former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Ford, who now assesses security for skyscrapers.  On assignment in China he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and he’s been framed for it.  A wanted man on the run, Will must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family who is trapped inside the building…above the fire line.

Skyscraper is set for release on July 13th 2018, and sees Johnson joined in the cast by Neve Campbell, Pablo Schreiber, Byron Mann, Hannah Quinlivan, Noah Taylor, Roland Møller and Chin Han.

Originally published October 22, 2017. Updated November 21, 2019.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Dwayne Johnson, Skyskraper

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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