It must be tough to find things that can really threaten The Rock. You know, without going into the fantastical (dragons) or the mundane (a sudden shortage of protein supplement). For** San Andreas**, he’ll face a massive earthquake striking Los Angeles, and the first official images from the film are now online via USA Today.
In the new disaster thriller, Mr. The Rock (or 'Dwayne Johnson' as he’s more commonly known) is Ray, a helicopter pilot who is cut off from his daughter Blake (Alexandra Daddario) when The Big One hits California. With the City of Angels and much of southern California’s coastline in shambles, he’ll have to team up with his ex-wife Emma (Carla Gugino) to rescue their spawn, who is stuck in San Francisco. “It all goes down. The damage, destruction, the loss of lives," Johnson tells USA Today. "Everything that you know on the West Coast doesn't see tomorrow."
As for the actor, he learned a new perspective and got some newfound respect for the power of the planet. "Now we have multiple earthquake kits at home. And when you realise the magnitude of this, you go home grateful for the days you have," he says. "It gives you a different perspective. It makes you stop and think that there's no beating Mother Nature. She's the toughest mama around." For more from Johnson and director Brad Peyton, head to USA Today’s site.
**San Andreas **hits UK cinemas on May 29. And the trailer, you may not be surprised to learn, will be with us on Tuesday.