John Carpenter, the writer/director behind the classic martial arts comedy adventure "Big Trouble In Little China" (1986), starring Kurt Russell as 'Jack Burton', isn't too keen about the long-delayed sequel to his film, after being left out of the creative process. "They want a movie with Dwayne Johnson," said Carpenter. "that's what they want. So they just picked that title...":
"You can't remake a classic like that…
“…so what we're planning to do is we're going to continue the story," said sequel producer Hiram Garcia.
"We're going to continue the universe of 'Big Trouble in Little China'.
"Everything that happened in the original exists and is standalone…
"We're going to continue the universe of 'Big Trouble in Little China'.
"Everything that happened in the original exists and is standalone…
“…and I think there's only one person that could ever play ‘Jack Burton’...
"...so Dwayne would never try and play that character..."
"...so Dwayne would never try and play that character..."
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