Rampage is an upcoming American science fiction monster film directed by Brad Peyton. It is loosely based on the video game series of the same name by Midway Games. Rampage is an upcoming American science fiction monster film directed by Brad Peyton, loosely based on the video game series of the same name by Midway Games. The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Ã...kerman, Joe Manganiello, Jake Lacy, Marley Shelton and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. It follows a primatologist who must team-up with George, an albino silverback gorilla who turns into a raging creature of enormous size following a rogue experiment, in order to stop an invasion of monsters. Principal photography began in April 2017 in Chicago. The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on April 13, 2018 by Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema in standard, RealD 3D and IMAX 3D formats.