Big Trouble in Little China....being re-made....ARRRRRRRRR

It seems Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is having an earth-shaking week. His disaster blockbuster “San Andreas” topped the U.S. box office over the weekend, and now news has emerged that the 43-year-old actor is in talks to star in and produce a remake of the ‘80s cult classic “Big Trouble in Little China” for 20th Century Fox.

According to The Wrap, Johnson is in negotiations to play Jack Burton, the tough-as-nails truck driver protagonist, in the remake. Burton was portrayed by Kurt Russell in the original film.

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Dannyalcatraz said:

Heh, saw that article in Cracked.

Still, the flood of rebootrhea in Hollywood DOES make me want to kick some execs in the nards. There are SO MANY unlicensed stories they could ruin...errrr...film for the first time!

So many BAD movies & shows that could be remade. Better...stronger...faster...

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Ryujin said:

Some movies are perfect reflections of their time and shouldn't be screwed with. I wouldn't want anyone remaking '80s John Hughes movies (not really a fan, but they are loved and of their era) and I wouldn't want to see a remake of "Big Trouble in Little China."
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Ryujin said:

If someone wanted to make a series of movies there are 33 "Chronicles of Gor" books, 18 "Horseclans" books, and 6 "Childe Cycle" novels that I don't think have been optioned out yet. Someone could pull out "Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever." A smartarse could film the last three books first, to suck in an audience, and then retcon the whole thing while filming the first three books last to piss off the faithful.

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