ICYMI: The Rock Charms Children At Zoo Atlanta

ATLANTA, GA -- Children visiting Zoo Atlanta recently got a surprise when they ran into Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Johnson, in town filming "Rampage," stopped by the Atlanta institution to show some local love.

Johnson posted about the encounter on Instagram, saying in the caption that "It's called - using my charm to get compliments from 8yr old boys who stare up at me and point like I'm a gigantic beast." (To get notified of more local news like this, click here to sign up for the Atlanta Patch. Or find your Atlanta-area town here. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

"On my breaks from shooting Rampage, my producers and I head over to Atlanta Zoo to meet with animal experts for my research and luckily for me, I run into these brilliant little humans who will one day grow up and do great things in life," he says.

In the Instagram video, when he comes upon the boys they all look on in amazement, asking "Are you the Rock?" Watch it all unfold below.

The multimillion-dollar film is based on the classic 1980s video game featuring monsters wreaking havoc in cities. The movie is set to be released in 2018.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson at the US premiere for "Baywatch" on May 13 in Miami Beach. (Photo by Omar Vega | Associated Press)