King Leonidas = Snake Plissken

[tomandshell]

https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=36329

Gerard Butler (300) will be starring in a remake of "Escape From New York" directed by Len Wiseman (Die Hard 4).

Your thoughts?

 

[King Darkness]

Your thoughts?

Paging Dave's childhood....Paging Dave's childhood......

 

[RoboDad]

Your thoughts?

I think it is yet another incredible waste of celluloid.

Kurt Russell is Snake Plissken.

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

Kurt Russell is Snake Plissken.

Yup. Not interested in seeing anyone else play the role.

 

[Fubeca]

Wonder when they are going to remake Transformers? Come on let some of these movies at least sit awhile!!!!!!!! :emperor

 

[Shai]

 

[galactiboy]

Dumb, dumb, dumb and more dumb!

And in all honesty, Butler agreeing to take this part makes his stock drop in my book. There are certain roles one should never try and recreate... Plissken is certainly one of them.

Oh, and where's Dave's childhood... not looking good kiddo

 

[carbo-fation]

Why couldn't they enlist Russel again? I mean if Willis, Stallone and Arnie can pull it off at their age, I am sure so could Kurt. Not that I have anything against Butler.

 

[King Darkness]

Oh, and where's Dave's childhood...

Getting the K-Y.

 

[dekadentdave]

Paging Dave's childhood....Paging Dave's childhood......

RAPED AGAIN!!!! MUTHAFOCKA!!!!

 

[King Darkness]

RAPED AGAIN!!!! MUTHAFOCKA!!!!

 

[minivader]

Why couldn't they enlist Russel again? I mean if Willis, Stallone and Arnie can pull it off at their age, I am sure so could Kurt. Not that I have anything against Butler.

They did, its called "escape from LA" and look how that turn out.

Wonder where the escape gonna be this time around. San Fran?

 

[pixletwin]

I have never seen the original, so I don't care.

 

[galactiboy]

Its a remake so New York... although it should be called "Escape from Originality"

 

[hairlesswookiee]

why cant they just make another sequel and bring russell back from retirement??? if stallone can keep doing it why cant he?? in fact lets have them make a sequel to tango and cash!!!!!

 

[Reinhardt]

i was really impressed with Gerard Butler in 300. That's not to say he will be good as Snake Plissken... but he definitely oozes badassness...

 

[Batty]

No need for a remake at all. The original is a classic.

What ever happened to Escape From Earth? I thought Carpenter and Russell were talking about doing that.

I have never seen the original, so I don't care.

Whaaaat?!

 

[bagelsncheesey]

I'm with Batty, the original is a classic and needs no remake. Why do a great thing over? There's only 1 Plissken in my eyes.

 

[bwayne]

I thought I read somewhere that this was a prequal, not a remake. I thought this was meant to explain Snakes situation and how he neded up in New York.

 

[galactiboy]

Pix, get thine ass to a video store and watchth this movie!!!

The Kurgan demands it