The Rock updated his Instagram account to let fans inside the pre-production process on the Rampage movie. His post reveals that filming starts in April and that his character is the head of an anti-poaching unit in Rowanda. As part of his preparations, The Rock's next stop following the grueling 6-hr meeting will be a trip to Atlanta to visit the zoo's Primate Division and learn more about gorilla habits and habitats.
Rounding out the cast are Marley Shelton - who plays a scientist/astronaut, Joe Manganiello- who will reportedly play the leader of a private military group and Naomie Harris- who will play a geneticist. Jake Lacy and Breanne Hill were the most recent additions to the cast and as such, details on their roles are currently unknown.
The film is currently slated for release on April 20, 2018. Brad Peyton directs from a script penned by Ryan Engle, Carlton Cuse, Ryan Condal and Adam Sztykiel.
"Spent my Friday night at our Warner Bros offices in a 6hr script session with these rampaging rockstars. Our RAMPAGE (next movie I'll make) writers, producers, director and star (occasionally me). Even though this took us deep into Friday night and we all have families and stuff to do - this kind of meeting is so critical to our movie's success. Everyone's instincts were firing on the highest of levels. My fav moment from this merciless 6hr meeting was when I shared with this group that there's an equity and trust I've built with my audience that they trust me to take them on an epic ride, and always do our best to send them home happy. A very cool moment to see everyone's eyes light and heads start to nod. To win on any level you gotta have teamwork and collaboration and cant thank everyone enough in this room for their energy and focus. You truly helped us move the needle. And Wendy Jane you're Superwoman for your creative brilliance and putting up with all these asshole's dumb guy jokes. Not me of course, I'm a gentleman. 😈 Next stop for me in my research - the Primate division at the Atlanta Zoo (my character's a Primatologist & head of an anti poaching unit in Rwanda). Really informative and educational character to play and project to work on. More to come. Start shooting this APRIL. #RAMPAGE