John Carpenter and Kurt Russell had a special bond when it came to storytelling, which created gems like The Thing and Escape From New York.
Trying to replicate that is a tightrope walk, and not one I’d wish on anyone, even a star with the charisma of The Rock.
And we can’t blame him.
Even though The Rock has come out and clarified that he wouldn’t try to play Jack Burton in the new movie — and that it’d more be made in the tone and tenor of the original movie — that’s still really hard to replicate without forcing the issue.