If there’s anyone who can jump off the world’s tallest building to save his family, that too with a prosthetic leg, it’s gotta be Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson.
The Rock is no stranger to action movies and his upcoming film ‘Skyscraper’ is an addition to the already long list.
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The first few moments of the trailer will leave you stunned as you see ‘someone’ jumping off a tall-ass building. Okay, it’s Dwayne. (Who else?)
We then see Dwayne’s character- Will with a prosthetic leg. Former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will lost his limb while on a mission and now assesses security for skyscrapers.
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The trailer sure starts on a bittersweet moment as we see Will sharing some moments with his kids and wife. But you know it’s not going to last long.
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On an assignment in China, Will finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly on fire. And of course, he’s being framed for it. With multiple things on his mind, Will now has to find out who in reality is responsible for this mishap and clear his own name.
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And oh, he also has to rescue his family who are in the building, while it is ON FIRE. To be honest, we didn’t expect any less of a disaster. There is so much going on!
From the trailer, the movie sure looks like an action-packed thriller. In the end, we (again) see Dwayne jumping off a crane towards the shattered window of the literally ‘lit’ skyscraper like it’s no biggie.
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But fans couldn’t help but notice the similarities it has with ‘Die Hard’. As soon as the first teaser of the movie dropped during the Super Bowl, the internet began comparing the two.
1. Looks Like It.
So they’re remaking #DieHard with The Rock and calling it #Skyscraper ? 🙊
— Will Kennedy (@willkennedynews) February 5, 2018
2. “Not Die Hard’
Love the trailer for the Rock’s new movie Not Die Hard.
— Brett Erlich (@bretterlich) February 5, 2018
3. Kaafi Original.
Somewhere in Hollywood: “I have this completely original idea for a movie for The Rock: a dad has to save his wife from terrorists on the top floor of an unfinished skyscraper.”
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) February 5, 2018
4. Hmmm…
**WRITERS ROOM**
“Are we worried this is going to be panned as a Die Hard ripoff?”
“Give The Rock a prosthetic foot.”
“Are we worried we’re going to make TOO much money?”
— Zach Harper (@talkhoops) February 5, 2018
5. Count Us In.
If The Rock wants to keep making the same movie over and over again I’m here for that. #SuperBowl
— Jamal Thalji (@jthalji) February 5, 2018
And now, we won’t take more of your time. Here, watch the trailer and decide for yourself:
‘Die-Hard’ or not, we are still interested in watching The Rock save his family and be the hero.
Skyscraper is scheduled to release in July 2018 and also stars Neve Campbell, Chin Han and Noah Taylor.