Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a busy man, and next year will see the wrester turned actor take on another big action role in Earthquake drama San Andreas. It’s been quite some time since a disaster movie focused on one of these, with the last being the 1974 film Earthquake starring Charlton Heston and Ava Gardner.
San Andreas is set in Los Angeles and also stars Carla Gugino as Johnson’s (he’ll be a helicopter rescue pilot in the movie) ex-wife and Alexandra Daddario as the daughter they’re trying to save as the West Coast crumbles. Expect to see power outages, crumbling skyscrapers and even a tsunami come May 2015!
“We’re going to show what the largest earthquake ever recorded would look like, all in a highly populated area,” says San Andreas director Brad Peyton who reteams with Johnson after working together on Journey 2. “And this earthquake would have the potential for global impact because the Earth is having an event.”
“The most incredible thing I found out doing the research was just how overdue for a massive earthquake we are. Like 100 years overdue. It’s incredible, and scary as hell,” says Johnson. “It sounds like a movie line, but it’s a matter of when, not if.” The first trailer is set to be released on Tuesday, so stay tuned to HeyUGuys!
