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Video game movie Rampage plot synopsis revealed

May 3, 2017 by Robert Kojder

Last week we brought you some plot details for the video game movie adaptation Rampage, and its star Dwayne “The Rock “Johnson also shared some over the weekend. And now thanks to Collider, we’ve got the first full synopsis for the movie.

“Primatologist Davis Okoye (Johnson), a man who keeps people at a distance, shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry transforms this gentle ape into a raging monster. To make matters worse, it’s soon discovered there are other similarly altered alpha predators. As these newly created monsters tear across North America, destroying everything in their path, Okoye teams with a discredited genetic engineer to secure an antidote, fighting his way through an ever-changing battlefield, not only to halt a global catastrophe but to save the fearsome creature that was once his friend.”

SEE ALSO: Dwayne Johnson shares George photo from Rampage set

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Rampage is set for release on April 20th 2018, and is directed by Brad Peyton (San Andreas) with a cast that includes Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (Baywatch), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead), Naomie Harris (Moonlight) Malin Akerman (The Final Girls), Joe Manganiello (The Batman) and Jake Lacy (Obvious Child).

Originally published May 3, 2017. Updated November 30, 2022.

Filed Under: Movies, News, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Rampage

About Robert Kojder

Robert Kojder is Chief Film Critic at Flickering Myth. He is a Rotten Tomatoes–approved critic and a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association, Critics Choice Association, and Online Film Critics Society.

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