New Line drops Escape from New York
"They've allowed the option to drop on a remake they've been developing, meaning that the reboot of the John Carpenter-directed 1981 classic is up for grabs."
The original starred Kurt Russell as Snake, a tough convict dropped into a futuristic New York that has been turned into a post-apocalyptic maximum security prison. He's charged with rescuing the president (Donald Pleasence), who is held hostage by the prison kingpin (Isaac Hayes) after his plane within the city walls. Snake's offered a pardon if he's successful, but fitted with a lethal device that will kill him if he tries to run or misses the deadline.
New Line and producer Neal H. Moritz have been working on the reboot, most recently with The Crazies helmer Breck Eisner attached to direct, and a script by writers that includeAllan Loeb and Jamie Moss.
Escape from New York is in development . The film is directed by Breck Eisner.
Escape From New York was released July 10th, 1981 and stars Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Season Hubley, Harry Dean Stanton, Adrienne Barbeau. The film is directed by John Carpenter.
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Titanictom
Yes...Sometimes it's good to leave well enough alone-Films are called Classic or cult classics for a damn reason!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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CUPID
GOOD!
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DuaneBarry
Snake Pliskin remake? I heard you were dead.
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nitti21
Good news, hope a few other reboots get the drop.
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skywise
no one could do Plissken better than Kurt Russell so iot probably would have been a flop anyway
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skywise
I was a HUGE fan of those early Carpenter films and Pliskin is one of my fav all time bad asses. I was looking forward to a new take on it. Oh well.
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XxNickTheFilmCriticXx
Meh.
10 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
Chuck Dennen
Good. An Escape from New York remake is totally unnecessary.
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Nautical
not needed
10 months agoby @nautical05Flag
Dan
Good with me.
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thedude-abides
I'd hardly call Escape From New York a classic -- it's more like a cult classic. Either way, somebody will pick this up very soon. Most people are acting like it's on the shelf, when it's actually up for grabs.
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The Dark Knight
I think this is a good thing, for now
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Justhim_sir
New line ain't doing much movies anyway.
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RyanMoranMita
I LOVE ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
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CelluloidDreams
Thanks God!
10 months agoby @2movieguysFlag
Pjwolsker
@bane5000 ha me too
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Bane5000
I think Timothy Olyphant wouldve been good as Plisskin
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moviegeek
Too bad. This was intriguing to me.
10 months agoby @moviegeekFlag
Jimthar
this news doesn't exactly upset me.
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thrashnasty190
Good deal.
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Bawnian©-Dexeus
as of yet, I'm not interested in a remake
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ChiRep_1
Fine by me.
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