Rampage Movie Review

2018-04-20

Matt and Steve discuss a big/dumb/fun movie with the Rock, a giant Gorilla, a flying wolf and a massive dinosaur alligator smashing Chicago! Episode Timecodes: 05:05 Rampage Movie Details 10:39 Trailer & then Movie Breakdown 13:43 Spoiler discussion 33:00 Behind the Scenes 34:54 Nerd News 37:37 What Did You Watch? 42:19 Next Week Rampage Details Directed by Brad Peyton (Cats & Dogs 2, Journey 2 and San Andreas) Produced by

Matt and Steve discuss a big/dumb/fun movie with the Rock, a giant Gorilla, a flying wolf and a massive dinosaur alligator smashing Chicago!

Episode Timecodes:

05:05 Rampage Movie Details

10:39 Trailer & then Movie Breakdown

13:43 Spoiler discussion

33:00 Behind the Scenes

34:54 Nerd News

37:37 What Did You Watch?

42:19 Next Week

Rampage Details

Directed by Brad Peyton (Cats & Dogs 2, Journey 2 and San Andreas)

Produced by

Brad Peyton
Beau Flynn (Marley Sheltons wife) (San Andreas, Hercules and Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, as well as critically acclaimed independent films like Requiem for a Dream and Tigerland)

Screenplay by

Ryan Engle
Carlton Cuse (Also wrote San Andreas and Executive Producer on Lost)
Ryan J. Condal
Adam Sztykiel (Wrote the Screenplay for Due Date and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip)

Story by Ryan Engle Based on Rampage by Midway Games (Warner Bros bought them in 2009)

Starring

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Davis Okoye, a primatologist and head of an anti-poaching unit. (Did another video game movie “Doom”)
Naomie Harris as Dr. Kate Caldwell, a discredited genetic engineer who teams up with Okoye. (Moneypenny from Bond)
Malin Åkerman as Claire Wyden, the woman responsible for the infection and mutation of George, Ralph, and Lizzie with the mutagenic serum for Project: Rampage. (Played Silk Spectre II from Watchmen and Final Girls)
Jake Lacy as Brett Wyden, Claire’s dimwitted brother and PR for the company (The Office and HBO’s Girls)
Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Harvey Russell, a government agent who works for an agency called OGA, nicknamed the Cowboy (Negan on Walking Dead, The Comedian in Watchmen and Grey’s Anatomy)
Joe Manganiello as Burke, the leader of a private military group (True Blood and Magic Mike films)

Edited by Bob Ducsay (same guy who did Star Wars the Last Jedi)

Production company