Universal Pictures "Skyscraper" is the second time director Rawson Marshall Thurber and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson have worked together, the first being the hit comedy "Central Intelligence." Thurber explained to Business Insider how he worked with Johnson on "Skyscraper." This included insight on the bidding war for the movie, and why the two felt the ending needed to be reshot. The idea for “Skyscraper” came to director Rawson Marshall Thurber while editing his 2016 hit, “Central Intelligence.” The premise was simple: a guy has to get through a burning building full of terrorists to save his family.