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June 2, 2015 / 7:24 AM

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in talks to star in 'Big Trouble in Little China' reboot

Dwayne Johnson. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Dwayne Johnson. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, June 2 (UPI) -- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is in talks to headline a remake of the cult-classic movie Big Trouble in Little China.

The Wrap reported Johnson wants to star in and produce the reboot because the original 1986 Kurt Russell flick is one of his favorite films.

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X-Men: First Class writers Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz would pen the picture about an American trucker who finds himself ensnared in a centuries-old mystical battle in San Francisco's Chinatown.

The entertainment news website said 20th Century Fox did not immediately respond to its request for a comment on the story.

Johnson recently starred in the back-to-back hits Furious 7 and San Andreas.

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