One of the most high-profile movies ever filmed in Surrey opens across North America today (July 13).

Scenes for the action flick Skyscraper, starring Dwayne Johnson, were filmed at Surrey City Hall Plaza last fall.

James Monk, who works as the City of Surrey害羞草研究所檚 film liaison, is keen to see how Surrey looks on the big screen.

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The Skyscraper crew filmed in Surrey for a total of four days 害羞草研究所� on Oct. 14 and 15 and then again on Nov. 6 and 7.

害羞草研究所淭hey had five days of setup, quite extensive, the first time there 害羞草研究所� a big build that took five days to construct everything they needed,害羞草研究所� Monk recalled.

害羞草研究所淭hey had somewhere around 500 background (extras) on the plaza and they were filming a shot that I believe was toward the end of their script, and that included a helicopter used to land and take off several times,害羞草研究所� he explained.

害羞草研究所淭o get to that point took several weeks of work and necessary approvals from Transport Canada, as an example of one.

害羞草研究所淒wayne Johnson was on site 害羞草研究所� not the whole time they were filming but it was at least one day of filming. They probably wanted to get his lines done in a day and then focus on other things, is my guess.害羞草研究所�

Afterward, in a video posted on social media, Johnson gave his thanks to Mayor Linda Hepner and the City of Surrey after staff put a giant 害羞草研究所渨e love DJ害羞草研究所� sign in their city hall office.

City Plaza had a special visitor over the weekend. gives props to our Mayor, staff and film crew.

害羞草研究所� City of Surrey (@CityofSurrey)

In the Die Hard-like movie, Johnson plays a security consultant forced to rescue his family from a 240-storey building set on fire by terrorists in search of a computer flash drive hidden in an apartment.

An official trailer for the film was released in February.

In Monk害羞草研究所檚 estimation, Skyscraper is 害羞草研究所渦p there as a contender for the number-one spot, for the largest feature film we害羞草研究所檝e had in Surrey,害羞草研究所� he noted. 害羞草研究所淏ut in saying that, we害羞草研究所檝e had other big feature films 害羞草研究所� Twilight, for example, had filmed in Surrey quite extensively. I don害羞草研究所檛 know what the comparables are there害羞草研究所� We also had Deadpool 1 and 2 filmed in the City of Surrey.害羞草研究所�

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Pre-release reviews of Skyscraper are starting to trickle in, and at least two aren害羞草研究所檛 very kind.

, reviewer Peter Debruge wrote this: 害羞草研究所淩idiculous is the name of the game in Skyscraper, an eye-rolling action movie delivered with a straight face by Dodgeball: An Underdog Story director Rawson Marshall Thurber, who recognizes that no one wants to watch a realistic rescue story (害羞草研究所楥at Saved From Tree,害羞草研究所� say, or 害羞草研究所楤ackdraft害羞草研究所�) when they can have 害羞草研究所楾he Rock害羞草研究所檚 Wife and Kids Nearly Burned to a Crisp in Blazing Building.害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶟

says the bottom line with Skyscraper is, 害羞草研究所淐heck your brain at the door.害羞草研究所�

Meanwhile, Monk said the City of Surrey has issued 122 permits for filming so far this year, which he called 害羞草研究所渁 staggering number.

害羞草研究所淲e could potentially surpass last year, and last year was a record year for us in terms of the number of permits we issued. Of that 122 this year, close to eight per cent of those permits were for feature films in Surrey (and) 61.5 per cent of permits were for TV series.害羞草研究所�

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