Universal Pictures has released the first poster for their highly-anticipated action-thrillerSkyscraper, as we get closer and closer to the first trailer debuting during the Super Bowl this coming Sunday. This poster comes a day after the firstSuper Bowl trailer previewrevealed the first footage, which showcased Dwayne Johnson’s character Will Sawyer telling a group of executives that their skyscraper known as The Pearl, the tallest building in the world at 3,500 feet tall, presents an astronomical amount of security and safety issues. As you can see in the poster below, one of those issues is the entire building can be set on fire.
What’s interesting about this poster is it’s quite similar to a recently released photo fromMission: Impossible - Fallout, which shows Tom Cruise leaping from one building to another. The big difference isThe Rockis much, much higher off the ground, and the building he’s leaping to is the tallest building in the world, and it’s actually on fire. Regardless, it remains to be seen if this scene will be featured in the upcomingSuper Bowltrailer slated to debut during the big game on Sunday, February 4.
Dwayne Johnson plays former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Sawyer, who now assesses security for skyscrapers. The Super Bowl trailer preview revealed that Will is on assignment in China, where he is assessing the threats posed by The Pearl, designed to be thetallest, safest building in the world. When the building suddenly catches on fire, Will learns he’s been framed for it. A wanted man on the run, Will must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family who is trapped inside the building…above the fire line.
Thisaction-thriller’s castis rounded out by Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Noah Taylor, Roland Moller, Byron Mann, Pablo Schreiber, Hannah Quinlivan. Universal has set a July 13 release date forSkyscraper, putting it smack-dab in the middle of a crowded month that includes Universal’sThe First Purge(July 4), Marvel’sAnt-Man and the Wasp(July 6), Sony’sHotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, New Line’sThe Nun(July 13), 20th Century Fox’sAlita: Battle Angeland Universal’sMamma Mia: Here We Go Again(July 20), Paramount’sMission: Impossible - Falloutand Warner Bros.‘Teen Titans Go to the Movies!(July 27). Despite all of this competition,Skyscrapercould very well carve out a solid audience in this crowded frame.
Rawson Marshall Thurber writes and directs Skyscraper, reuniting with Dwayne Johnson after their 2016 hitCentral Intelligence. Legendary won a heated bidding war for the director’s script, which sold for an impressive $3 million, with Universal distributing through their output deal with Legendary.Skyscraperis produced by Dwayne Johnson and Rawson Marshall Thurber, along with his longtime collaborators Beau Flynn and Hiram Garcia. Skyscraper’s executive producers are Dany Garcia , Wendy Jacobson, Eric McLeod and Eric Hedayat. The film will be released by Universal Pictures. Take a look at the new poster below, courtesy ofUniversal Pictures, and check back Sunday for the Super Bowl trailer.
