Dwayne Johnson has posted our first BTS production still from Rampage to his Facebook page, and it gives us a look at his character alongside mo-cap actor Jason Liles, who will be playing one of the animals that mutates to massive proportions.
We knew this adaptation would stick fairly close to the premise of the original arcade game, but thanks to The Rock's accompanying synopsis, we now have a much better idea of the plot.
In our story we have three animals who fall victim to evil genetic editing, rapidly changing every strand of their DNA so they grow, evolve and mutate. Everything becomes amplified.. their size, strength, speed, agility.. and violent aggression. One of the animals infected - a rare Albino gorilla named, George, is my best friend.
George, is played by 6'9 Jason Liles, pictured here. Jason has been studying gorillas for months now preparing for this motion capture role. Gorillas movements, body language, and all emotions - joy, pain, sadness, love, aggression etc. It's insane when you get around this man and how he's able to embody a gorilla. This is the most fascinating advanced VFX/motion cap process I've ever worked with in my career.
Click HERE for more. Rampage also stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Naomie Harris, Malin Åkerman, Joe Manganiello, and Jake Lacy, and is scheduled for release on April 20, 2018.
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