It appears that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and his producing spouse, Hiram Garcia, are still planning to make a sequel to Big Trouble in Little China. Released in 1986, the first movie was directed by John Carpenter and starred Kurt Russell, Dennis Dun, Kim Cattrall, and James Hong. Big Trouble in Little China is centered around rough-and-tumble Jack Burton( Russell) as he helps his friend Wang Chi( Dun) extricate his “green-eyed” fiancee from a organization of gunmen from the underworld of San Francisco’s Chinatown. The duet must tackle an ancient Chinese witch, David Lo Pan( Hong ), who is cursed by Emperor Qun Shi Huan to range the Earth as a ghost until he marries a green-eyed woman.

Over 30 years after its secrete, Big Trouble in Little China remains a cult classic that is adored for its moronic tale, concoction of martial arts, fantasy aspects, and iconic mentions. Carpenter’s film was originally imagined as a western, nonetheless, the write underwent substantial alterations, such as modernizing the narrative. Despite its faith following, the movie was an immediate spot of debate, which mainly criticized its racist stereotypes of Asian parties. Departing further, some elements in the film haven’t aged very well, peculiarly certain themes and depictions. That said, the film was successful enough to warrant talks of a sequel, and while two sketches of “its been” written, a second movie has never actually come to light. However, it now seems like a sequel is still being considered.

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In an interrogation with Collider, Garcia demonstrated a brief update on the status of the sequel to Big Trouble in Little China. Speaking on behalf of Johnson and the rest of Seven Bucks Productions, Garcia explains that the sequel is still possible, though there may be some rights issues currently deeming them back. Garcia is also quick to reiterate that the movie would not be a remake of the original. View Garcia’s full quote below 😛 TAGEND

“It’s still an dream of ours but unfortunately there are complications that come with a gift owned like that which has so much attached to it from over the years. We have a really fun idea on what we’d want to do with it, especially since our goal was never to remake Big Trouble but simply continue it. Similar to what we did with Jumanji we would continue the story and make sure the original stands on it’s own since it means so much to us and fans all around the world. So needless to say we are still working on shaping that happen but as with any huge campaign the road is not easy but we are sticking to it! We’re going to figure out a road to continue the story of Big Trouble in Little China.”

What Garcia may be alluding to in his repeat is the fact that Carpenter has prepared himself very clear concerning reboots to his cinemas. The acclaimed conductor fully associates itself with remakes of his movies, so long as he gets paid. To year, there have been three movies remade from Carpenter’s filmography, and the head has not shied away from offering his opinion about them. Another topic Garcia stroked on in his interview was the fact that his cinema would be a sequel , not a remake. Basically, the movie would exist in the same universe as the original, sense Russell’s adventure as Jack Burton will still have taken place.

Russell will most probably not appear in Big Trouble in Little China 2, nonetheless fans of the worship classic may take comfort in the fact that it is planned to take place in the same universe. While the original movie was defaced by accusations of racism, it will be interesting to see how Garcia and Johnson handle the themes and story of a sequel. Though, with Johnson and Seven Bucks Product preoccupied with innumerable jobs, and given the red tape for obtaining the property’s liberties, a Big Trouble in Little China sequel may not happen anytime soon.

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Source: Collider

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