OK this is almost too good to be true. I poke fun at the video game turning to movie genre all the time. Mainly because it hasn’t seen much success. But this is something I cannot believe is really happening. Remember the game Rampage you played back in the 80s at the arcade? NES had a really lame version of it. You know, the game where you can be a huge gorilla or lizard and smash up buildings as you climb them?
I don’t know how or why but New Line Cinema is making a real movie based on this game. You know who’s signed on to be in it? Dwayne Johnson. You know who else? Joe Manganiello and Marley Shelton are in talks to join “The Rock.” According to Joblo
Directing this strange and ambitious endeavor is Brad Peyton, whose previous work with Johnson involved the making of San Andreas and Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. New Line is staying pretty tight lipped about the plot details of Rampage. New Line lists the creatures to be featured in the film as a grotesquely transformed gorilla, crocodile, and wolf – which falls in line with the character lineup of the arcade game quite well.
How is the movie even possible? I just can’t stop thinking about how bad it will be and yet I’m so curious to see if they can actually pull it off. I’m always rooting for anything with Dwayne Johnson and Joe Manganiello is awesome. I mean come on, it’s Rampage! A movie? Really?????
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