Dwayne Johnson Shaken Up in Groundbreaking ‘San Andreas’ Trailer (Video)

Travis Reilly

9 December 2014 at 1:52 pm

The first official trailer for Brad Peyton's “San Andreas” is earth-shattering. Literally.

Dwayne Johnson stars as a helicopter rescue pilot in New Line's upcoming disaster flick, which is set for a May 2015 release.

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The first trailer, released on Tuesday and filled with explosive CGI, is a creepy vision of what should happen if the San Andreas fault-line finally split in two made even creepier by the eerie cover of The Mamas & the Papas’ classic “California Dreamin.'”

Also read: Dwayne Johnson Nears Deal to Star in ‘San Andreas’

Paul Giamatti co-stars as an earthquake specialist tasked with convincing the world of the situation's severity: “I cannot emphasize this enough. You need to get out, and I mean now. Because even though this is happening here in California, you will feel it on the east coast.”

Alexandra Daddario (“Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief”), Carla Gugino (“Don Jon”), Todd Williams (“Vampire Diaries”) and Colton Haynes (“The Flash”) co-star in the film, which lists Allan Loeb (“Rock of Ages”) and Carlton Cuse (“Bates Motel”) as two of the co-writers.

Also read: ‘Vampire Diaries’ Actor Todd Williams Joins Dwayne Johnson's Earthquake Movie

Johnson, who also starred in Peyton's “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” and will return in “Journey 3: From the Earth to the Moon,” has already tweeted out his excitement:

On May 29th, you will feel it too. Your EXCLUSIVE first look at #SANANDREAS. #WhereWillYouBe https://t.co/BdQcfNPMAS
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) December 9, 2014

Watch the trailer.

“San Andreas” shakes up theaters on May 29, 2015.

Related stories from TheWrap:

'Vampire Diaries' Actor Todd Williams Joins Dwayne Johnson's Earthquake Movie

Carla Gugino in Talks to Join Dwayne Johnson in New Line's 'San Andreas'

Dwayne Johnson Nears Deal to Star in 'San Andreas'

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