Looks like the adaptation of cult 1980s game Rampage is turning into a real reunion for the team behind this year's San Andreas. Director Brad Peyton is now in talks to direct and produce the movie, which has Dwayne Johnson set to star.
This makes some sense; for all its silliness,** San Andreas has gone on to become one of the box office hits of the year to date with more than $460 million globally and the biggest film Warner Bros. has released so far in 2015. It might not be up there with the likes of Jurassic World**, but clearly New Line sees value in keeping the team, which also includes producer Beau Flynn, together for more destructotainment.
Those of a certain age will remember feeding coins into the arcade cabinet (and later playing at home) to control three giant monsters: George (a not-Kong giant gorilla), Lizzie (a certainly not Godzilla huge lizard) and Ralph (a definitely something other than The Wolfman massive werewolf), who were normal humans until they were the subject of experiments by the nefarious Scumlabs and turned into their monstrous forms.
The game largely involved you punching buildings to rubble, swatting at tanks and helicopters and noshing on random humans. **Non-Stop **co-writer Ryan Engle has come up with a way to turn that into a film, though exactly what the story will be remains a closely guarded secret. Still, Deadline reports that we can expect Johnson going up against the three creatures as they smash their way through cities. Assuming all goes to plan, the intention is to film this one once Johnson has worked on Fast & Furious 8, with a Rampage release pencilled in for 2017.
Peyton hasn’t locked down any other jobs since San Andreas, but he has several projects idling away in development including a third Journey film and a movie featuring DC Comics’ miscreant Lobo that is likely on hold thanks to the company’s big Justice League plans.