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While speaking with ComicBook.com in support of Monarch, when asked about reprising Burton, Russell admitted, “Ya never say never. If somebody were to write a great script that was better than the first one, it had something new to say, I don’t know.” As far as how to get Carpenter to direct, the actor joked, “We could slap John Carpenter around a bit and say, ‘Come on, John, let’s go do this.’”
Even if we only got one live-action film in that world, even Carpenter knows the storytelling potential of Big Trouble in Little China, having previously teased it could make for a good video game.
When asked by ComicBook.com earlier this year about a film of his that would make a good video game, the filmmaker confirmed, “I don’t know. I think, maybe … Big Trouble in Little China, it seems to me would be a fun video game and kick ass. There’s also, by the way, a Thing card game. I mean, there’s a lot of these games. There’s actually a They Live game. I don’t know that there would ever be a Prince of Darkness game. I don’t see that.”
The closest we have come in recent years to getting more Jack Burton are the reports that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was developing a reboot of the concept, though those reports have been unclear as to whether it would be a direct reboot of the source material, a sequel, or an adventure that merely captures the spirit of the original movie.
As fans wait for more Big Trouble in Little China, they can see new episodes of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters when they premiere Fridays on Apple TV+.
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