{"id":20772,"date":"2016-06-07T17:26:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T22:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=20772"},"modified":"2016-06-08T04:05:45","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T09:05:45","slug":"rockuniversallegendary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/06\/07\/rockuniversallegendary\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rock&#8217;s latest action movie &#8220;Skyscraper&#8221; earmarked as huge int&#8217;l project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2897693553\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>Update:\u00a0<\/strong>&#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson&#8217;s latest action movie in the works, &#8220;Skyscraper,&#8221; is a big project with international implications, reports <a href=\"http:\/\/deadline.com\/2016\/06\/dwayne-johnson-arnold-schwarzenegger-skyscraper-rawson-thurber-alice-through-the-looking-glass-1201768280\/\" target=\"_blank\">Deadline.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The movie was acquired by Legendary, which was recently bought out by Chinese company Wanda. The goal is to turn &#8220;Skyscraper&#8221; into a major movie event\/revenue-driver in China.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Rock is looking at a potential $20 million payday for the movie. Deadline reports it&#8217;s in the ballpark of Rock&#8217;s\u00a0&#8220;Jumanji&#8221; re-make from Sony.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s a big investment, but Legendary gets a coveted China-set tentpole that could launch a franchise, and Johnson\u2019s new affiliation with Wanda positions him to further build his brand in an elusive but vast marketplace,&#8221; said Deadline reporter Mike Fleming.<\/p>\n<p>The overall picture is Johnson entering the Arnold Schwarzenegger territory of action stars who command top projects and dollars in the industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>May 26 Update:\u00a0<\/strong>Universal and Legendary studios have landed a new action movie project starring &#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson, <a href=\"http:\/\/deadline.com\/2016\/05\/dwayne-johnson-action-movie-china-auction-rawson-thurber-1201762984\/\" target=\"_blank\">reports Deadline.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The auction between several Hollywood studios concluded on Thursday, giving Universal and Legendary The Rock&#8217;s latest project, which will be set in China along the lines of a &#8220;Die Hard&#8221; movie.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ew.com\/article\/2016\/05\/26\/dwayne-johnson-skyscraper-legendary\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment Weekly reports<\/a> the working title is &#8220;Skyscraper.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2790935595\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>May 23 Report:\u00a0<\/strong>This week&#8217;s project involving &#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson is the leading role in a Die Hard-style movie.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson is being pitched as the lead for the action movie currently going through a bidding war among Hollywood studios, <a href=\"http:\/\/deadline.com\/2016\/05\/dwayne-johnson-action-movie-china-auction-rawson-thurber-1201762984\/\" target=\"_blank\">reports Deadline.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The bidding has roped in Universal, Sony, Paramount, New Line, and Legendary for an auction that will potentially close this week.<\/p>\n<p>The package deal calls for Johnson to work with producer Beau Flynn, who just wrapped Rock&#8217;s\u00a0&#8220;Baywatch&#8221; movie project, and director Rawson Marshall Thurber, who worked with Johnson on the &#8220;Central Intelligence&#8221; movie due out in June.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/new\/Rock-Movies-List-Upcoming-Films-Starring-Dwayne-Johnson-133037.html\" target=\"_blank\">CinemaBlend&#8217;s<\/a> Schedule of Rock Movies<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Central Intelligence &#8211; June 17, 2016<\/li>\n<li>Disney&#8217;s &#8220;Moana&#8221; &#8211; November 23, 2016<\/li>\n<li>Fast 8 &#8211; April 14, 2017<\/li>\n<li>Baywatch &#8211; May 19, 2017<\/li>\n<li>Jumanji &#8211; July 28, 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Movies without a release date&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>San Andreas 2<\/li>\n<li>Doc Savage<\/li>\n<li>Rampage<\/li>\n<li>Shazam!<\/li>\n<li>Big Trouble in Little China<\/li>\n<li>Journey to the Center of Earth 3 &amp; 4<\/li>\n<li>The Robert Ludlum\/Janson Directive movie series<\/li>\n<li>Skyscraper<\/li>\n<li>Jungle Cruise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-414130592\"><div id=\"pwtor-2812169515\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Update:\u00a0&#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson&#8217;s latest action movie in the works, &#8220;Skyscraper,&#8221; is a big project with international implications, reports Deadline.com. 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