Skyscraper Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

How far would you go to protect your family?

Amy Renner

Last modified: Jul. 9, 2018

Skyscraper

Release Date: Friday, July 13, 2018 Theaters

A former FBI agent must save his family from a blazing fire in the world's tallest building.

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber

Starring: Dwayne Johnson • Neve Campbell • Chin Han • Pablo Schreiber • Roland Møller

PG-13 Action N/A

3.67 / 5.0

88% WILL SEE 12% WON'T SEE

Rent or buy

Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Dwayne Johnson leads the cast of Legendary’s Skyscraper as former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Sawyer, who now assesses security for skyscrapers. On assignment in China he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and 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.

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Who stars in Skyscraper – Cast List

Dwayne Johnson
Fast X: Part 2, Jumanji 3
Neve Campbell
Scream 7, Scream
C
Chin Han
Mortal Kombat II , Contagion
P
Pablo Schreiber
Den of Thieves, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
R
Roland Møller
Mutiny, Medieval

Who is making Skyscraper – Crew List

A look at Skyscraper behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Rawson Marshall Thurber last helmed Red Notice and Central Intelligence. The film's writer Rawson Marshall Thurber last penned Central Intelligence and The Mysteries of Pittsburgh.

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Screenwriter: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Producers: Beau Flynn
Dany Garcia
Dwayne Johnson
Rawson Marshall Thurber

Studios: Universal Pictures
Production Company: 7 Bucks Entertainment
Flynn Picture Company
Legendary Entertainment

Production – What we know about the Skyscraper

Key Facts

The project is said to have shades of Die Hard and Towering Inferno, the 1974 disaster movie (Hollywood Reporter, 5/26/16).
Part of a bidding war.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

May 2018

Completed

Changed Skyscraper movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Feb 2018

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Apr 2017

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. The film will shoot in China in late summer and fall 2017.

Mar 2017

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

May 2016

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. Legendary has won a bidding war for the China-set action movie with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson attached to star.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for sequences of gun violence and action, and for brief strong language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: How far would you go to protect your family?
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

Skyscraper Trailers and Clips

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Skyscraper Release Date: When was the film released?

Skyscraper was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, July 13 , 2018. There were nine other movies released on the same date, including Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot and How it Ends. Additional information: 2D/3D.

The estimated home release date for Skyscraper is currently being determined. Stay tuned!