Skyscraper Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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

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.

Cited as official plot version from universalpictures.com

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Skyscraper.

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  Dwayne Johnson

  Moana, Red One

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  Neve Campbell

  Scream 7, Scream

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  Chin Han

  Mortal Kombat 2, Mortal Kombat

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  Pablo Schreiber

  Den of Thieves, First Man

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  Roland Møller

  Papillon, Blood Red Sky

Crew Behind the Film

The Skyscraper behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Rawson Marshall Thurber last directed Red Notice and Central Intelligence. The film's writer Rawson Marshall Thurber last wrote 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

Production Details

What we know about the Skyscraper movie production.

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.

Production Updates for Skyscraper

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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