joel silver

Remake News: John Hughes’ Weird Science to get remade as an edgier, R-rated comedy

Posted 13 years ago

Ah, WEIRD SCIENCE, yet another staple of my childhood and harbinger of sexual awakenings to teenage boys of the ’80’s. Even if you didn’t grow up in that era, it’s likely you’ve seen the John Hughes sci-fi teen comedy that...

Tom Hardy and Jason Statham in the running for Escape from New York?

Posted 13 years ago

Take this with a grain of salt, won’t you? According to the Daily News, both Tom Hardy and Jason Statham are being considered for the role of Snake Plisskin in Joel Silver’s upcoming ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK remake. Both are...

Escape from New York remake is on again, with Joel Silver producing

Posted 13 years ago

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK remake? Heard you were dead… Yes, it’s true. Deadline.com is reporting that Joel Silver and Studio Canal are rebooting John Carpenter’s 1981 cult classic ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK. Not only that, it’s an origin story! And...

Longtime producer Joel Silver has been given the axe from Warner Bros.

Posted 14 years ago

Oh how the mighty have fallen… Producer Joel Silver and Warner Brothers have put their 25-year relationship to an end. Silver isn’t leaving empty handed, but he’s giving the studio what they want, and then some. Silver is being paid...