Big News: The Rock is set to star and produce Big Trouble in Little China remake

Now here’s a remake we never thought we’d see…

John Carpenter’s 1986 cult classic, Big Trouble in Little China, is set to get a modern remake with none other than Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson at the helm. According to TheCinemachina.com, Big Trouble in Little China is The Rock’s favourite film, “so this project is basically a dream for him”. To be fair, the original movie didn’t do too great at the box office and only later found its cult classic status with home rentals. Producing alongside Johnson is Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia, while X-Men: First Class writers Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz are set to pen the script. We’re massive fans of The Rock here in JOE (in case you haven’t noticed), so we’re hoping the remake will be a classic off the bat. In other The Rock/China related news, here’s a look at the man himself looking mean as f*ck while standing on The Great Wall of China last week…

Originally built in the third century B.C. as a means to protect the Chinese empire against invading barbarian nomads. The Great Wall remains a powerful symbol of China's enduring strength. After spending time in this country and especially on this wall, there's no denying you feel the power and energy of Chinese Dynasties of the past. #GreatWall #CHINA #7WondersOfTheWorld #ImSureIWasAGreatRulerInMyPastLife #WhoHadManyGreatBabies #SanAndreasWorldTour

A photo posted by therock (@therock) on May 28, 2015 at 5:40pm PDT

Via TheCinemachina.com

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