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The Rock In Talks To Star In ‘Big Trouble In Little China’ Remake

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The Wrap is reporting that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is in talks to produce and star in a remake of John Carpenter’s Big Trouble In Little China. The film is being penned by Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz, who wrote X-Men: First Class.

Johnson, who is apparently a huge fan of the original, is aiming to play the role of Jack Burton, originally played by Kurt Russell, a trucker who gets pulled into a mystical, supernatural battle in San Francisco’s Chinatown. The original film grossed only $11 million upon release but has since gone on to become a cult classic.

This news comes after the fantastic opening weekend for Johnson’s newest film San Adreas, which pulled in $54 million domestically.

As many of you know, I’m a huge fan of this original film. It’s probably up there as one of my favorite films of all time. It’s got action, adventure, horror, romance, comedy, cheesiness, and a whole lot more, all rolled up into one amazingly entertaining package that I will be happy to watch at any time.

That’s why I’m a bit concerned about the idea of remaking this movie. I know that The Rock is a really entertaining guy to watch on the screen but that doesn’t mean that all of his movies themselves are entertaining. In fact, some of his films are rather boring and stale.

I know that at the end of the day the original can never be taken away from me, so I have no fears about “ruining the legacy”. However, I really hope that this remake doesn’t lose the charm and magic that Carpenter’s film had.

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‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ Adds “Chucky” Actor Teo Briones and More to Lead Cast

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Chucky Actor Teo Briones
Pictured: Teo Briones in "Chucky" Season Two

The Final Destination franchise is returning to life with Final Destination: Bloodlines. With filming now underway, THR reports that three actors have joined the lead cast, including “Chucky” actor Teo Briones.

Brec Bassinger (“Stargirl”) and Kaitlyn Santa Juana (The Friendship Game) join Teo Briones, who played Junior Wheeler in season two of “Chucky,” as the leads in the sixth installment of the horror franchise.

Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein (Freaks) are directing the fresh installment that also includes Richard Harmon (“The 100”, Grave Encounters 2), Anna Lore, Owen Patrick Joyner, Max Lloyd-Jones (The Book Of Boba Fett), Rya Kihlstedt (Obi Wan Kenobi), and Tinpo Lee (The Manor) among the cast.

Production is now underway in Vancouver.

What can we expect from the upcoming Final Destination 6? Speaking with Collider, franchise creator Jeffrey Reddick offered up an intriguing (and mysterious) tease last year.

“This film dives into the film in such a unique way that it attacks it from a different angle so you don’t feel like, ‘Oh, there’s an amazing setup and then there’s gonna be one wrinkle that can potentially save you all that you have to kind of make a moral choice about or do to solve it.’ There’s an expansion of the universe that – I’m being so careful,” Reddick teased.

Reddick continued, “It kind of unearths a whole deep layer to the story that kind of, yes, makes it really, really interesting.”

Final Destination: Bloodlines is written by Lori Evans Taylor (“Wicked Wicked Games”) and Guy Busick (Scream), with Jon Watts (Spider-Man: No Way Home) producing.

Producers on the new movie for New Line Cinema also include Dianne McGunigle (Cop Car) as well as Final Destination producers Craig Perry and Sheila Hanahan Taylor.

This will be the sixth installment in the hit franchise, and the first in over ten years. Each film centers on “Death” hunting down young friends who survive a mass casualty event.

The latest entry is expected in 2025, coinciding with the original film’s 25th anniversary.

 

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