Along with the photo, Johnson shares some details about a rare Albino gorilla named George, who is played by Jason Liles.
- May 3, 2017
AceShowbiz - After recently revealing "Rampage" plot details, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson takes to his Twitter account to share a photo from "Rampage" filming set. The photo features Johnson standing along with co-star Jason Liles, who will play a rare albino gorilla named George and a best friend to Johnson's Davis Okoye.
Johnson reveals the details about the gorilla in a long caption. "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," writes Johnson. "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."
Johnson adds, "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."
The plot details recently shared by Johnson read, "Primatologist Davis Okoye (Johnson), a man who keeps people at a distance, shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry transforms this gentle ape into a raging monster. To make matters worse, it's soon discovered there are other similarly altered alpha predators. As these newly created monsters tear across North America, destroying everything in their path, Okoye teams with a discredited genetic engineer to secure an antidote, fighting his way through an ever-changing battlefield, not only to halt a global catastrophe but to save the fearsome creature that was once his friend."
Also starring in "Rampage" are Naomie Harris, Joe Manganiello and Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Malin Akerman. "Rampage" is set to be released in U.S. theaters on April 20, 2018.
