# Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, to star in Big Trouble in Little China remake **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 2, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-johnson-aka-the-rock-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/721448 "2015-06-02T16:09:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-johnson-aka-the-rock-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/721448/1 "2015-06-02T16:09:09Z")
Story here: > **[Dwayne Johnson to Star in 'Big Trouble in Little China' Remake (Exclusive)](https://www.thewrap.com/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake-exclusive/)** > > 20th Century Fox is excited about a new take from "X-Men: First Class" writers Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz Not a done deal, but based on the San Andreas opening, I’d guess they’ll make it happen. I wonder what ol’ Jack Burton will have to say about that? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-johnson-aka-the-rock-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/721448/2 "2015-06-02T16:10:35Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > I wonder what ol’ Jack Burton … _Who?_ ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-johnson-aka-the-rock-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/721448/3 "2015-06-02T17:00:20Z")
Jack Burton. _Me._ Ridiculous. BTILC is perfect as is, needs no prequel, sequel or remake. Son of a bitch must pay. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-johnson-aka-the-rock-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/721448/4 "2015-06-02T17:03:33Z")
He paid his dues. The check is in the mail. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-johnson-aka-the-rock-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/721448/5 "2015-06-02T17:04:46Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > Ridiculous. BTILC is perfect as is, needs no prequel, sequel or remake. Amen. ---
**Author:** ![McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-johnson-aka-the-rock-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/721448/6 "2015-06-02T17:19:48Z")
“What the hell!?! HOOOOONNNKK” Well I agree this movie does not need to be remade, I do like “The Rock”. He was great in “The Rundown”. MtM ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-johnson-aka-the-rock-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/721448/7 "2015-06-02T17:26:50Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Story here: > > [Dwayne Johnson to Star in 'Big Trouble in Little China' Remake (Exclusive) - TheWrap](http://www.thewrap.com/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake-exclusive/) > > Not a done deal, but based on the San Andreas opening, I’d guess they’ll make it happen. No pathetic excuses! Find them! Boil them until their flesh falls off. You heard me! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-johnson-aka-the-rock-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/721448/8 "2015-06-02T17:28:13Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > Ridiculous. BTILC is perfect as is, needs no prequel, sequel or remake. Son of a bitch must pay. Aye, add me to the chorus. **BTILC** is, like _Escape From New York_ already utterly perfect. I’ll have to find a way to get in touch with Mr. Carpenter and have a talk with him about this. ETA: AAAAAAAAGHHHH! I see from the linked article that Fox has the rights to the story. We’re doomed! DOOMED! Don’t look at the light! ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-johnson-aka-the-rock-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/721448/9 "2015-06-02T17:29:24Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > No pathetic excuses! Find them! Boil them until their flesh falls off. You heard me! Okay. You people sit tight, hold the fort and keep the home fires burning. And if we’re not back by dawn… call the president. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-johnson-aka-the-rock-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/721448/10 "2015-06-02T17:39:13Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > Ridiculous. BTILC is perfect as is, needs no prequel, sequel or remake. I agree, and usually it would annoy me that they’d do something like this, but maybe since Big Trouble wasn’t a hit, I don’t feel like it’s a cash grab so I’m sort of okay with them giving it a go. Maybe it will bring more attention to the original movie. If they can bring in Robert Rodriguez and tell him to work his Machete Kills-mojo on it, I’d actually look forward to seeing what they came up with. Alternately, Edgar Wright could possibly do something fun with it. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-johnson-aka-the-rock-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/721448/11 "2015-06-02T17:43:36Z")
I don’t understand why Hollywood insists on remaking movies that never made any money to begin with, but are cult classics. Rock is too big and beefy for the role. I guess my bigger question would be: Who plays Wang and Egg Shen? James Hong is still around, and even appeared in the Lo Pan Style video. He could reprise the role just fine. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-johnson-aka-the-rock-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/721448/12 "2015-06-02T17:47:19Z")
> [@Cyros](#): > > Okay. You people sit tight, hold the fort and keep the home fires burning. And if we’re not back by dawn… call the president. This is gonna take crackerjack timing Wang. On the serious side - I think Johnson is a terrible choice to play ol’ Jack Burton. The whole point of Jack was that he was a lousy action hero, up until the point he killed Lo Pan. He spends almost the entire movie confused and acting tough, but not really doing much of anything doing anything useful - is the Rock really going to be able, and willing, to pull off that kind of a role? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-johnson-aka-the-rock-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/721448/13 "2015-06-02T17:58:33Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > This is gonna take crackerjack timing Wang. > > On the serious side - I think Johnson is a terrible choice to play ol’ Jack Burton. The whole point of Jack was that he was a lousy action hero, up until the point he killed Lo Pan. He spends almost the entire movie confused and acting tough, but not really doing much of anything doing anything useful - is the Rock really going to be able, and willing, to pull off that kind of a role? The Rock let himself get beaten up by Steve Carrell in the _Get Smart_ movie. After that, being ineffectual against Chinese storm demons is probably not that big a deal. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-johnson-aka-the-rock-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/721448/14 "2015-06-02T18:06:21Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > … > Rock is too big and beefy for the role. > … > [@muldoonthief](#): > > This is gonna take crackerjack timing Wang. > > On the serious side - I think Johnson is a terrible choice to play ol’ Jack Burton. The whole point of Jack was that he was a lousy action hero, up until the point he killed Lo Pan. He spends almost the entire movie confused and acting tough, but not really doing much of anything doing anything useful - is the Rock really going to be able, and willing, to pull off that kind of a role? Exactly! Are there no new ideas in Hollywood at all? I’d be less opposed to a sequel with Johnson playing a new character, you could even have Kurt Russell in it, than have The Rock play Jack Burton. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-johnson-aka-the-rock-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/721448/15 "2015-06-02T18:12:06Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > This is gonna take crackerjack timing Wang. > > On the serious side - I think Johnson is a terrible choice to play ol’ Jack Burton. The whole point of Jack was that he was a lousy action hero, up until the point he killed Lo Pan. He spends almost the entire movie confused and acting tough, but not really doing much of anything doing anything useful - is the Rock really going to be able, and willing, to pull off that kind of a role? I know. The movie works because Wang is the hero, and Jack is the comic relief. Will Dwayne Johnson make that work? I kind of doubt it. ---
**Author:** ![neofishboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/neofishboy/32/444_2.png) [@neofishboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neofishboy)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-johnson-aka-the-rock-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/721448/16 "2015-06-02T18:14:31Z")
If only Patrick Warburton were 20 years younger … ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-johnson-aka-the-rock-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/721448/17 "2015-06-02T18:32:48Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > Exactly! Are there no new ideas in Hollywood at all? I’d be less opposed to a sequel with Johnson playing a new character, you could even have Kurt Russell in it, than have The Rock play Jack Burton. I wouldn’t even be “less opposed”, I’d be fairly enthusiastic about the idea, particularly if Robert Rodriguez directed it, as suggested above. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-johnson-aka-the-rock-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/721448/18 "2015-06-02T18:41:03Z")
Maybe they should get [Zach Braff](https://twitter.com/zachbraff/status/528101457686319104) to play Jack. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-johnson-aka-the-rock-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/721448/19 "2015-06-02T18:43:48Z")
Nooooo… This was a family favorite when my sons were young. They darn near wore out the VHS tape they watched it so often. Why can’t they just revive the characters and make it a sequel? I’m bummed. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-johnson-aka-the-rock-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/721448/20 "2015-06-02T18:44:18Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > This is gonna take crackerjack timing Wang. > > On the serious side - I think Johnson is a terrible choice to play ol’ Jack Burton. The whole point of Jack was that he was a lousy action hero, up until the point he killed Lo Pan. He spends almost the entire movie confused and acting tough, but not really doing much of anything doing anything useful - is the Rock really going to be able, and willing, to pull off that kind of a role? I am less worried about Dwayne Johnson’s ability to play a character who _thinks_ he the hero (but he’s not. He’s just not.) I’m more worried about the producers not getting that Wang Chi is actually the hero, and ol’ Jack Burton is the sidekick. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-johnson-aka-the-rock-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/721448.md?page=2)