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Rampage movie in development, starring Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson

Dwayne Johnson has been tapped to star in an adaptation of the 80s arcade classic, Rampage. This sure is going to be a movie, alright!

Ozzie Mejia

June 23, 2015 11:40 AM

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When it comes to video game adaptations made for the big screen, some of them look decent on paper and are simply executed badly. Then there are others that don't even look good on paper. Prepare for the latter, because there's officially a Rampage movie on the way.

Deadline reports that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has been tapped to star in this adaptation of the 80s Midway arcade classic. For those that are unfamiliar with the game, Rampage starred three monsters that would smash as many buildings as possible to rack up points, while fending off any resistance and eating hapless humans for health.

New Line and producer Beau Flynn have been tapped for Rampage, which will essentially reunite all of the main players from this year's box office hit, San Andreas. Plot details have not been divulged, but it'll probably have something to do with a giant gorilla, giant lizard, and giant wolfman.

The Rampage movie is set to film once Johnson is finished with the eighth Fast & The Furious film.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?