Up high ... Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson plays a rescue chopper pilot in a race against time to save his daughter, after a devastating earthquake in California. Picture: YouTube Source: Supplied

The trailer for $100 million epic San Andreas has just been released, showing star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson racing across the devastated California landscape in a helicopter.

ODD PAIR: Kylie Minogue and Dwayne Johnson on set of San Andreas on the Gold Coast

Out of his comfort zone ... Johnson learns repelling techniques. Picture: Instagram Source: Instagram

And Johnson says he performed more stunts on this latest flick than in any of his previous films, which include the Fast and Furious franchise, GI Joe: Retaliation and Hercules.

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CLEVER LOCATIONS: Crew land a helicopter on a Gold Coast shopping centre

The actor and WWE wrestler gave fans a number of behind-the-scenes sneak peeks, instagramming pictures of him parasailing out of helicopters and down mountains.

“I’m no madman or adrenaline junkie,” he wrote to his millions of followers, “just a guy who likes to get s*** done.”

Team effort ... Dwayne Johnson and Carla Gugino in San Andreas. Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied

San Andreas tells the story of a rescue chopper pilot and his estranged wife (Carla Gugino) who travel across California to rescue their daughter (Alexandra Daddario) in the wake of a massive earthquake.

In an interview on set at Warners Bros’ Gold Coast studios, Johnson said it was “by far” the most action he had seen on a film.

“Not only did I want to honour the real rescue men and women (I had met) but also to create something cool for the audience because they are savvy and if there are ways where we don’t have to cut around me repelling out of a helo (helicopter) at 300 feet down a cliff then great, let’s give it a shot,” Johnson said.

“I have got a great stunt team who I trust. I actually did one of them on my birthday which was great. It was like this cool shot out the helo all the way down.

Hero ... Dwayne Johnson plays a rescue chopper pilot in the bid budget disaster flick San Andreas. Picture: YouTube Source: Supplied

“It was a great birthday present.”

And while the movie is set in California it was Australia who actually provided the backdrop for filming with the big-budget action flick largely shot on the Gold Coast earlier this year.

In a nod to its Gold Coast backdrop, the movie even stars Aussie pop rocket songstress Kylie Minogue in a cameo role.

Hollywood Reporter also claims the star will contribute to the film’s soundtrack in some way.

On set ... pop princess Kylie Minogue with San Andreas co-star Dwayne Johnson. Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied

The plot of the film is pretty simple: when the infamous San Andreas Fault line finally gives way, a magnitude nine quake rumbles much of the state, leaving it in ruins.

But this is not just a west coast problem — the entire United States is at risk, it seems.

“Even though this is happening in California, you’ll feel it on the east coast,” Paul Giamatti’s character ominously tells a media conference.

Icons ... a still from the San Andreas trailer shows the iconic Hollywood sign in ruins after a massive earthquake strikes California. Picture: YouTube Source: Supplied

Sure enough, the iconic Hoover Dam, on the border of Arizona and Nevada, is shown cracking and then collapsing.

San Andreas is due for release in May next year.