Brad Peyton has described working on San Andreas with Dwayne Johnson was a 'no brainer.'
Brad Peyton
San Andreas has hit the big screen this weekend and is the second time that the director has teamed up with the actor - they first worked together on Journey 2: The Mysterious Island back in 2012.
And Peyton admits that once the script was done it was an obvious choice for him and producer Beau Flynn to bring Johnson on board.
Speaking to Den of Geek, the director said: "When we finally got it there, Beau and I talked about it and it was a no brainer because Dwayne is a great guy, obviously very easy to work with and I had a great time on Journey, I mean he's honestly like a really, really good collaborator for me - we were just talking about this last night - we're both very literal and the way we communicate is very to the point and it just works for us.
"And it's so odd, because you could literally fit inside of him he's so gigantic and he's so extrovert and like I want to go sit in the theatre and draw and write and I'm so introverted, but it really works because we're trying to do the same thing, which is build a great character, build a great movie."
Johnson takes on the role of a rescue-chopper pilot who tries to rescue his daughter after a massive earthquake in California. He is joined on the cast list by Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, and Paul Giamatti.
San Andreas is the first film for Peyton since the success of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. He has already completed work on Incarnate and has been linked to a third Journey movie.