Joe Manganiello, Marley Shelton in talks to join 'Rampage'

Actors Joe Manganiello and Marley Shelton are in negotiations to join Dwayne Johnson in "Rampage", a film based on the 1980s video game.

Manganiello will portray the leader of a private military group, while Shelton will play a scientist and astronaut, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Brad Peyton is directing the movie, which reunites Johnson, Peyton and producer Beau Flynn, the team behind "San Andreas" and "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island", Johnson will play an animal-loving hero who is the world's only hope, while Naomie Harris, who is already on the call sheet for the monster movie, will essay the role of geneticist with a moral streak.

The movie is set for an April 20, 2018, release.

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