Back in 2015, just as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was cementing his status as one of the world’s biggest movie stars, the wrestler-turned-actor starred in the highly successful disaster flick “San Andreas.” This was actually one of the movies that proved Johnson could help open a big blockbuster outside of a major franchise.
He had earned the reputation of being “franchise Viagra” given what he was able to do for “Fast & Furious,” “G.I.
Joe,” and other established properties.”San Andreas” sees the infamous San Andreas Fault finally give, which triggers a massive magnitude 9 earthquake in California.
Rescue helicopter pilot Raymond Gaines (Johnson) and his estranged wife must then make their way from Los Angeles to San Francisco to save their daughter.
It was a huge success, taking in $474 million worldwide against a $110 million budget.
That being the case, Warner Bros.
was very quick to announce a squeal back in early 2016.
But all these years later,…
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