Written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, Skyscraper follows former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Sawyer, played by Dwayne Johnson. Sawyer’s job is to assess security for skyscrapers.
He is on an assignment in China. The story is not clear if he is assessing the tallest, safest building in the world or just visiting when suddenly it’s ablaze—framed for causing it to catch fire.
Sawyer becomes a wanted man on the run. He must find those responsible for the fire to clear his name. At the same time, he has to figure out someway how to rescue his family trapped inside the building above the fire line.
The movie is available on Blu-ray, DVD, and streaming. So, if you haven’t seen it yet, now you can unless you’ve seen it and want to see it again.
Universal Pictures released the movie as a 3D action-thriller. The list of producers is long, and they are all connected to making action-thrillers like San Andreas, Pirates of the Caribbean series, and Kong: Skull Island.
The third movie trailer tells more about the story, and the intensity of the circumstances Johnson’s character confronts.
The featurette offers a bit more information about Johnson’s character while learning more about the special effects.
The second trailer explains the storyline more, and we see more action and stunts happening in the movie.
Here is the trailer, which pretty much tells you the story. It looks like a lot of action and CGI.
Here is the TV Spot. The poster shows a man leaping from one skyscraper to the next. So, it looks pretty action-packed. Also, starring with Johnson is Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Noah Taylor, Roland Møller, Byron Mann, Pablo Schreiber, and Hannah Quinlivan.