MOVIE NEWS – John Carpenter had some harsh words for Dwayne Johnson‘s Big Trouble in Little China remake.

Indeed, it was announced not so long ago, that The Rock and his crew were remaking Carpenter’s cult movie, but it has since been revealed since that they are making a continuation of the first film indeed. The Rock isn’t even playing the iconic Jack Burton in the film, and he will instead play another character. The Big Trouble in Little China sequel is currently in development, and Carpenter isn’t very happy that they are doing it at all.

In an interview, which promoted the latest Halloween movie, John Carpenter spoke about Dwayne Johnson‘s Big Trouble in Little China. Normally, Carpenter is totally okay with remakes or reboots of his films, just as long as he gets paid. Still, it doesn’t mean that he has to like them.

“They want a movie with Dwayne Johnson. That’s what they want. So they just picked that title. They don’t give a shit about me and my movie. That movie wasn’t a success,” he explained.

Dwayne Johnson involved to a film is pretty much guaranteed bringing some pretty fat cash at the worldwide box office. Also, bringing in a favourite cult movie back from the dead is another way to get potential viewers on board. Concerning the movie not being a success, Carpenter was right. It was in fact a box office flop, with a $11 million sales from an initial budget of $25 million. Carpenter then retreated to make a smaller project, which ended up being Prince of Darkness, another cult favourite from the iconic director.

Concerning John Carpenter: he was never shy about formulating his opinions. Rob Zombie famously took over the Halloween franchise and demystified Michael Myers, which Carpenter didn’t like either, although he allegedly told Zombie he could do whatever he liked with the movie. He also complained that the actor playing Michael Myers was way too big. Carpenter also called Zombie a “piece of shit,” for reportedly lying about his demeanour during an interview. Still, the two have allegedly settled their differences since then.

If there one person who care about the new Big Trouble in Little China starring Dwayne Johnson is Kurt Russell, who played Jack Burton in the original movie. Dave Bautista asked him about it on the set of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, but the actor didn’t seem to care at all.

Still, one film that John Carpenter can get behind is David Gordon Green’s Halloween, which he executive produced and created an updated score for. Carpenter has had nothing but great things to say about collaborating with Green and Danny McBride and declares that the new film is second to his 1978 original.

Source: CinemaBlend