Primatologist Davis Okoye 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 mutates this gentle ape into a raging creature of enormous size. To make matters worse, it’s soon discovered there are other similarly altered animals. As these newly created alpha predators 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.
Practical Effects
Motion-capture gorilla actually has personality and soul.
Visual Effects
Chicago destruction sequence is gloriously ridiculous.
Acting
Jeffrey Dean Morgan's cowboy agent steals every scene.
Director
Brad Peyton
Dwayne Johnson
Davis Okoye
Naomie Harris
Dr. Kate Caldwell
Malin Åkerman
Claire Wyden
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Harvey Russell
Jake Lacy
Brett Wyden
Joe Manganiello
Burke
Marley Shelton
Dr. Kerry Atkins
P.J. Byrne
Nelson
Demetrius Grosse
Colonel Blake
Jack Quaid
Connor
Breanne Hill
Amy
Matt Gerald
Zammit
Will Yun Lee
Agent Park
Urijah Faber
Garrick
Bruce Blackshear
Taylor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is actually based on a 1986 arcade game where you played the monsters destroying cities. The film reversed it so humans are heroes, which fans found controversial.
The albino gorilla George was originally brown in the game; the change was to make him visually distinct from King Kong comparisons, though it backfired into 'white savior' critiques.
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