The movie, to be directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, is slated for July 13, 2018 release, reported Deadline.
Production on the film will begin in August.
Johnson stars as a former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and war veteran who now looks after security for skyscrapers.
On assignment in China he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and he's been framed for it. A wanted man on the run, he must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family who are trapped inside the building above the fire line.