Skyscraper 2 (2025)
Skyscraper 2 (2025)
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Scarlett Johansson, Hannah Quinlivan, Daniel Brühl
Genre: Action / Thriller / Disaster
“Higher stakes. Deadlier heights. No way down.”Overview:
Dwayne Johnson returns as Will Sawyer, the one-legged former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader turned security consultant, in Skyscraper 2. After saving his family in Hong Kong’s Pearl Tower, Sawyer is drawn into a new crisis—this time in Dubai, home to The Zenith, the tallest structure ever built: a self-sustaining vertical city reaching into the clouds.
But when cyber-terrorists led by a mysterious mastermind (Daniel Brühl) activate a “kill protocol” inside the tower, turning its AI systems and defense mechanisms against the people inside, Sawyer must team up with CIA cyber-ops specialist Maya Voss (Scarlett Johansson) to survive the ultimate vertical deathtrap and stop global catastrophe.
Highlights:Dwayne Johnson delivers explosive physicality, grit, and heart, once again using sheer will and creativity to overcome impossible odds.
Scarlett Johansson brings stealth, intellect, and martial arts action in a high-tech role that balances Sawyer’s brute force.
Jaw-dropping set pieces: a glass bridge shootout at 250 floors up, a zero-gravity elevator shaft brawl, and a vertigo-inducing rooftop drone chase during a sandstorm.
Stronger emotional core with a subplot about Sawyer’s daughter becoming a young engineer caught in the chaos.
Cinematic visuals blend The Towering Inferno, Die Hard, and Mission: Impossible energy.
Verdict:Skyscraper 2 embraces its over-the-top formula, delivering an adrenaline-pumping ride with surprisingly sharp chemistry between its leads and higher emotional stakes. It’s popcorn spectacle done right.
A gravity-defying, fire-drenched thrill ride. Dwayne Johnson climbs back to blockbuster form — this time with Scarlett at his side.“The only way out… is straight up.”
