Dwayne Johnson to star 'Big Trouble in Little China' remake

The Rock is set to star in and produce a remake of John Carpenter's 1986 fantasy/action cult classic.



Is this really happening? Hot off the opening weekend success of San Andreas, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is currently in talks to star in the remake of John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China. Whaaaaat.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson to Star in 'Big Trouble in Little China' Remake

According to The Wrap, Johnson is making a deal to star in a produce a remake of the cult classic for 20th Century Fox, to be written by Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz, the team behind X-Men: First Class.

Johnson would play all-American truck driver Jack Burton, who gets dragged into a centuries-old mystical battle in San Francisco's Chinatown. The original 1986 fantasy/comedy/action flick was considered a dud, earning only $11 million at the box office, but has achieved beloved cult classic status over the last three decades.

'Big Trouble in Little China' Screening

Wednesday, April 8 at the Japanese American National Museum



Film fans, this is going to be a good one! If you're in Los Angeles, we invite you to a screening of John Carpenter's action cult classic Big Trouble in Little China, presented by Japanese American National Museum in partnership with Angry Asian Man, First Pond Entertainment, and Visual Communications.

Join us for a fun screening and a Q&A with some of the cast and crew. Confirmed guests includ George Cheung, James Hong, Jeff Imada, Peter Kwong, Al Leong, James Lew and Gerald Okamura. It's happening Wednesday, April 8 at the Japanese American National Museum.

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'Big Trouble in Little China': The Play

Casting call seeks actors for theater production based on John Carpenter's 1986 cult classic



Got this casting call passed along to me, and I just had to say whaaaaaaat... So somebody is producing a play based on Big Trouble in Little China, to be staged in December at the Great Star Theater in San Francisco.

In John Carpenter's 1986 cult classic film, Kurt Russell stars as an all-American trucker who gets dragged into a centuries-old mystical battle in Chinatown. It's full of martial arts and weird Asian magic shit. I've always felt a little ambivalent about the movie, but I know has a special place in the hearts of a lot of movie fans.

Ham Pants Productions and Foul Play Productions will be doing a limited run of two shows on December 12 and 13, and they're looking for primary actors for the main roles. You really can make a theater show out of anything. At least it's not a musical... right?