Samuel L. Jackson has signed on to play Sho’nuff in the remake of Berry Gordy’s 1985 action flick “The Last Dragon.”

The Hollywood Reporter says the new film will stick closely to the original, focusing on martial arts student Leroy Green and his quest to become the greatest fighter alive.

As Sho’nuff, the Shogun of Harlem, Jackson is yet again set to take on the role of the villain. The next bad guy he’s playing is The Octopus in Frank Miller’s “The Spirit.”

The trade says the project is set up at Columbia Pictures, with Dallas Jackson writing the screenplay.

Jackson most recently starred in “Lakeview Terrace,” in which he played a corrupt cop terrorizing his new neighbors. He will next be seen alongside the late Bernie Mac in “Soul Men.”

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