Vancouver can smell what The Rock is cooking! Pro-wrestler turned Hollywood tycoon Dwayne Johnson has had the city captivated this Fall by turning the streets into action sets and meeting fans in the middle of the night after long shoot days.

The City of Vancouver made a special “Rock Proc” declaring October 19 as Dwayne The Rock Johnson Day:

And big thanks @TheRock + team for making #Skyscraper movie in #Vancouver. 3000+ people working on set this week – phenomenal! pic.twitter.com/derbJTVu7o

— Gregor Robertson (@MayorGregor) October 20, 2017

There are 12 movies schedule for production around Vancouver for November 2017 including 4 feature films and 8 TV movies. Stars you can expect to see around town include Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Anna Kendrick, Bill Hader, Billy Eichner, Shirley MacLaine and Boyd Holbrook.

FEATURE FILMS

A Dog’s Way Home

Director: Charles Martin Smith
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Animals, Family
Schedule: Until December 15, 2017

Woof! The previous film, A Dog’s Purpose, filmed around Winnipeg and was released earlier in 2017. It starred KJ Apa (Riverdale), Dennis Quaid, Josh Gad and Britt Robertson. There are currently three books in the novel series by W. Bruce Cameron who also wrote 8 Simple Rules for Dating my Teenage Daughter which was adapted into a sitcom.

RELATED: KJ Apa & Riverdale Cast Arrive in Vancouver for Season 2

Noelle

It begins….. N O E L L E 🎥🎄

A post shared by Anna Kendrick (@annakendrick47) on Oct 25, 2017 at 11:27am PDT

Starring: Anna Kendrick, Bill Hader, Bill Eichner, Shirley MacLean
Director/Writer: Marc Lawrence
Genre: Christmas
AKA: Untitled Disney Santa Claus Film
Schedule: Until January 19, 2018
Release: November 8, 2019

Christmas comes to town Early this year as Pitch Perfect star Anna Kendrick stars in a Disney holiday movie. Kendrick will play Santa’s daughter, Nicole Claus, who has to take over the reins (and reindeer) as old Saint Nick retires.  Marc Lawrence, known for Miss Congeniality and Did You Hear About the Morgans? is the writer and director. Shirley MacLean, sister of Warren Beatty and Hollywood legend in her own right, was recently added to the cast.

There’s also a double dose of Bill’s as Bill Hader from SNL and Billy Eichner from Parks and Recreation also co-star.

Bill and Billy! Shooting a movie with Hader. He's the funniest. 🎅🎅🎅

A post shared by Billy Eichner (@billyeichner) on Oct 23, 2017 at 3:08pm PDT

Skyscraper

When you’ve been up all night, they say nothing good happens at 4am. I disagree, I’ve done lots of amazing things at 4am. True, tequila was involved but still. Day 48 of 64. #BarelySurviving #OnSet #4am #SkyscraperMovie

A post shared by therock (@therock) on Oct 20, 2017 at 6:25am PDT

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Pablo Schreiber, Noah Taylor, Chin Han
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Genre: Action
Sign Code: MAST
Schedule: Until November 11, 2017
Release: July 13, 2018

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s next big action blockbuster movie is set in China but being filmed right here in Vancouver. After some pre-production and location scouting earlier this year, principal photography for the film began shooting in August. The action-thriller also stars Neve Campbell and British Columbia’s very own Pablo Shreiber.

345am. Man on the run. Day 47 of 64 shooting our action thriller #SkyscraperMovie. Shot big sequences tonight requiring lots of moving parts. THANK YOU to the hundreds of extras putting in the hard work. Fear and terror are never fun emotions to play with – especially for 10hrs straight. Thanks again and great work. And I apologize in advance for all the extras I push and shove down the rest of the week shooting these scenes as I’m on the run. Please buy yourselves a bottle of your favorite and most expensive alcohol and send the bill to Universal Studios. #OnSet #OnTheRun #HongKong #SkyscraperMovie

A post shared by therock (@therock) on Oct 19, 2017 at 7:04am PDT

RELATED:

• Behind The Scenes of Dwayne Johnson’s Skyscraper Movie
• Dwayne Johnson Shows Love for Vancouver

Two/One

#Predator2018 – 30 year Anniversary. #makepredatorgreatagain. Everyone is in for a treat.

A post shared by Robert Holbrook (@robertboydholbrook) on May 31, 2017 at 6:36pm PDT

Starring: Boyd Holbrook
Director: Juan Cabral
Genre: Drama
Schedule: November 15 – December 3, 2017

Kentucky born fashion model and actor Boyd Holbrook is back in Vancouver for a couple weeks shooting a drama. He was in town earlier this year shooting Predator. He is also known for playing Steve Murphy in Netflix’s Narcos and Pierce in Logan.

TV MOVIES

A Father’s Nightmare
Schedule: November 6-24, 2017

Christmas Getaway
Schedule: Until November 3, 2017

Extreme Love
Schedule: Until November 17, 2017

Last Scene Alive
Schedule: Until November 3, 2017

Maggie’s Christmas Mircale
Schedule: Until November 7, 2017

Morning Show Muders
Schedule: Until November 18, 2017

The Hunt
AKA: Freaky Friday
Schedule: Until December 5, 2017

Simone Biles Movie
Schedule: Until November 15, 2017

POSTPONED

A number of big movies have had production date changes including:

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile starring Zac Efron, previously expected to start shooting in Vancouver during October 2017 is now scheduled for January 2018.

Stripped starring Charlie Cox and Brittany Snow was also scheduled to start filming during October 2017.

Unabomb starring Viggo Mortensen, previously expected to start shooting in Vancouver during September 2017 is now scheduled for January 2018.

LAST MONTH

A number of big movies wrapped up production in Vancouver last month including:

• Deadpool 2 starring Ryan Reynolds and Josh Brolin
• Elsewhere starring Aden Young, Ken Jeong and more
• The Eggplant Emoji
• The Women of Marwen starring Steve Carell

TV Movies starring Alison Sweeney, Jodie Sweetin and Jewel also wrapped up.