Pre-Plissken? | Movie News
Movie fans responded with furor (among a surprising degree of acceptance) to the recent announcement that John Carpenter's sci-fi classic ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK was getting remade with 300 star Gerard Butler wearing the patch.
But is it actually being planned as a straight-up remake? Not necessarily, says the guy who actually created the surly monocular merc. Daniel Robert Epstein (aka DRE) over at my favorite tattooed-slut site Suicide Girls chatted with "cash cowboy" Carpenter, who had this to say on the topic of New Line's criminal-filled Manhattan prison: "I don’t know that it’s a remake. I think it’s a lot about Snake before he gets to New York."
Hmmm... interesting. Does this mean the script (from BLACK HAWK DOWN writer Ken Nolan) will cast light on the once-shadowy past of Plissken, thereby possibly shattering the character's mystique? Although considering the new ESCAPE will be produced by crap craftsman Neal Moritz (XXX, TORQUE), we probably shouldn't expect any significant complexity.
Also, in case any fans question Carpenter's mercenary moviemaking mentality for, well, most of his career, he succinctly describes his interest in the ESCAPE remake: "My other main involvement in this project is to extend my hand and have a check placed in it."Source: Suicide Girls
Extra Tidbit: About half of Carpenter's feature films have been remade or were remakes themselves.
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i recently rewatched Escape from NY and one thing i'd love to know more about is Snake's background -- which is why i don't mind this. remake or whatever, it's a film - it can stand on its own if its good..stop your bitchin' until you see what it's like..then you can complain
i recently rewatched Escape from NY and one thing i'd love to know more about is Snake's background -- which is why i don't mind this. remake or whatever, it's a film - it can stand on its own if its good..stop your bitchin' until you see what it's like..then you can complain
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