can holly wood make another sequel? Excape from Washington. with kurt
russel again

Josh Holloway (Sawyer) on LOST would make the perfect Snake Plissken!

this is just one in a long line of hollywood remakes that are simply milking the cash cow.they should leave classics well alone.And it is a good thing that michael bay is busy with other projects,because all he loves is CGI and massive explosions.Good for most people,but not for the true cinema fans who appreciate a great story with realistic effects.And I cant believe the comments saying Butler is a better actor that Kurt,nobody could play Snake better than him,let alone Gerard.And it pisses me off because I know a lot of people will see this film,not even knowing how great the original is.Some wont have even seen it,believing its a fresh new franchise!If and when the film comes out someone comes to me and says"oh my god have you seen escape from new york,its nothing like i have ever seen before, its so original" then I shall proceed to give them a devastating uppercut!I also heard they are making a prequel to 'The Thing', another great Carpenter film.Its a joke.Abuse me for my rant,i know it will generate a lot,but for the true fans I hope it creates a few smiles!

Typical...instead of allowing writers and directors to come up with something new. The movie executives just keep on remaking movies. I don't know why anyone goes to the movies anymore now that tickets are up to $10.00 in some places....

i can think of at least 1 thing that woudlnt work now, how would they do the scene where he lands on the world trade center? wouldnt people not like that?

I cant believe that there going through with this. Escape from new York is a classic, and one of the best movies i have ever see. Everything from the style to the characters to the music. You can't replace people like Donald Plesance, Lee van Cleef and Isaac Hays. And as for Kurt Russell; sorry but it's like trying to repaint a master piece. Because the colour has maybe faded over time but the picture is still a joy to look at. This movie has influenced the lives of many a famous director. Robert Rodriguez watched the movie when he was a kid and said that's what made him want to become a director. JC had wrote a third instalment to the franchise, entitled Escape from earth. unfortunatly the powers that be decided in all there infinate wisdom. To do a remake of escape from New York instead.

I really don't get why there are so many people whining and complaining about Butler taking the part. I think hes an excellent choice. He can act well and has he has that rough edge quality that is needed for the role. As dozens of other posters have already pointed out, remakes is just part of Hollywood. You do have a choice not to watch it if it upsets you so much. For those Americans that are a bit annoyed at a foreigner (a Scot) playing the part of an all American badass, relax he will not be speaking with a Scottish accent. When Mel Gibson (an Aussie) played our historic William Wallace in Braveheart we loved it, He did a great job!

I'm disgusted...I am so tired and fed up with remakes...can't they come up with something new??
Escape From New York needs no remake...no one would have the arrogance to go and remake The Good The Bad and The Ugly would they?!
Why do a remake of a classic???
Snake Plissken IS Kurt Russel, and John Carpenter IS Escape From New York.
Now they're just going to ruin it for the real fans by making this lame remake that NO ONE wants to see...just like no one wanted to see that remake of The Fog...not to mention the Assault on P 13 remake which sucked big time....
Why???? Why are they doing this to us????
I wish somebody could walk in these people's office and tell these losers in suit and ties that we don't need cult classics to be remade....NO ONE is going to remake the mona lisa are they?
They are trying to milk the cow and use a name..except the fans dont want the name to be used...so maybe they'll make a few $$$ when it gets released on DVD, other than that it will get trashed/and despised by critics and fans.
Thanks for ruining it for us!
Somebody do something about this!

"My comments are awaiting moderation", ha ha, "No talking, No smoking, follow the orange line to the processing area...You have the option to be terminated and cremated on the premises...If you elect this option..notify the duty sergeant in your area.................................................................Hold it!!!!. Fade to black.

Casey self, don't hate films because of it, Cinema is just a little ill just now.

The myth is everything

Hope I made my point, will give the remake a chance but am very hurt, enuf!!

I'd rather be John Carpenter than the coen bros, don't need an oscar, just want to make films great again. You have the power John, us students don't, make us love the dark side of films again please, some of John's films have the best endings ever, not The ( yawn ) shawshank redemption. Art is not money.

300 was very aesthetically pleasing, but did not scratch any surface, I want films to be worrying again, The sequence in the Hills have eyes remake where Pluto fights against the spectacled chap and his dog recaptured it, total triumph of the spirit when Pluto is finally DESTROYED to the dense guitars, real movie. films should raise hairs on my neck, not take my cash. Synth score for hills have too funnily enuf.

If Charles Bronson were still alive, in his eighties or not, he'd still be a better choice than Butler, Josh Brolin sounded better and a lot more cult. Enough, make what yous want, it will still make money and I will still get it on Blu Ray. "The more things change the more they stay the same"

The sequence where Snake is fragmented by close ups in the lift ( deleted bank robbery scene ) and exits into the night ( shown in a ground angle tracking shot by Dean Cundey ) is better than anything that will be in the new film. George A Romero, George Miller, John Carpenter, a succession of imagination over budget geniuses.

Don't you realise what you mean to cinema John, a recent review of Manhunter said that it used dated and cheesy synth music, BUT, particular scenes with Heath Ledger in the new Batman movie are dripping with it, christ what is going on with cinema, IT IS THE BAD FILMS THAT SHOULD BE GETTING REMADE TO IMPROVE THEM. There is more power in the imagination and what is implied. Michael Myers, a faceless psychopath of terryfying strength and a preternatural ubiquity. "A little human compassion", jeez Kurt must feel sold out.

We want more films from John Carpenter, I'm a uni student in Film/Tv and were studying Halloween recently. PLease make more films JOhn, your talent is unrivalled, you INVENTED the synth movie, you are a lot more important than any REMAKE of your films. Give us dark and twisted analogue genius again, and use Kurt while he is still here.

What a travesty, Kurt Russell is SNAKE PLISSKEN, why can't Carpenter direct another one with him, sorry but this is just a dire rip off and if Russell is so wooden then why are they remaking HIS role. Your rules are really beginning to annoy me

Wow !!! How classy are you Clit ...... It says , Debate Intelligently ! No hate speech ... There was absolutely no excuse for you to use that kind of language with me or call me such a horrific name , what is wrong with you? are you related to Kurt Russell ? Or are you such a huge fan that you just go around calling people dirty names that don't agree with everything you think ? First of all , this website was put up in 2007 , your a bit late , second of all , THEY CANCELLED THE MOVIE ! They all backed out ! Whats the deal , get a clue , your calling someone you don't even know a CUNT , over a movie that is not even going to happen .. Thank you for making my morning , I hope you are proud of yourself for knowing such intelligent language . Your mommy taught you well ! She needs to wash your mouth out with soap ! And if I want to like GB , I will ! You have no business getting into my business , and don't bother replying to this , I have taken myself off this stupid site . I could give a shit about it !!!

Firstly I know I'm late here but I have enjoyed reading this. You know stuff like this flies round Hollywood all the time, possible remakes and pending ideas. This clearly has created some sort of an uproar. If you happen to love movies considered cult classics you'll know as many of you have said this WAS a bad idea. There's only one Snake, Butler is a Spartan not a cult hero (yet), nor would he be from playing Snake. Someone needs to write an original movie for Butler to then prove us wrong, then maybe we'll look back in 15 years and say "wow how great was he?" or let some bitch (LH) slag him off caus there's a new popular square jaw punk on the scene. Just to sign off 'casey self'... your a cunt!

ok...so I completely agree with everyone on here that says it's a terrible idea, I'm a bit late on this but I'm wondering if L H has played any of the MGS games....I don't care if Butler can pull off an "american" accent, Kurt Russel is just the man, and an all around makes a great/badass american hero....that's almost as retarded as Jean Claude Van Damme playing Guile in Street Fighter....Butler has a decent face for it, but come on, he has an accent and he should use it for those type of roles....

they really do need to come up with original stories...I'm getting really sick and tired of the shitty remakes and mashing together x_X

you stupid sons of bitches cant you come up with somthing new. escape from new york is a classic. you assholes are just to fucking lazy to create a new idea you just have to leach off a great actor like kurt russell. donald pleasence is turning in his grave hearing about this. this planed remake will just suckass.and the actor to play snake plisken is some cheesey actor whos only movie is a half animated krappy two dollar piece of shit. ill take personel joy knowing each of you bastards will rott in hell for this shitload youre going to release on the world next year. this movie was a classic in 1981 and its still a classic now in 2008. you could take some shitty movie and remake it and make it good like scarface. but no you have to be lazy and take a good movie and ruin it. nice jobs you fat overpaid pieces of shit fuck you. and ill never pay for one of piles of shit you call a movie again. fuck off

ok this is what i have to say remaking this movie is a big waste of time and money that could be spent making a new movie,off a line that deserves only 1 main char and 1 actor and that is kurt russell.
if anything they should make a movie showing him being hunted after shutting down the world.starring teh one and only true snake plisskin,
kurt russell.
just the fact that this remake is being done is a slap in the face to kurt russell and i think thats why he said he is not gonna make a cameo in it.
and to think about it it would not be that hard to wrte a new movie taking place after escape from LA,like i said all you have to do is make it to wher ehe is being hunted by whats left of teh us goverment after he shuts down the world.
it would give us a chance to see snake in an element we have all wanted to see him in,and that is being snake plisskin in the outside world.

thank god this was canceled. wasn't the sequel bad enough? why don't they do a sequel to a carpenter movie that would actually make sense, like "they live"?!?!?!

All I can say is they better not PG-13 this bitch up. I want to see blood getting in Snake's good eye. And they should just remake it with kurt russel, why is he ruled out? The oldness will just make him more badass since they have to completely change the time period of the movie anyway. Anywho don't dog on King Leonidas, everyone got chills from his persian raping badassness in 300. And why do girls like him so much? was it the 300 beard? Fuck it i'm growing one.

Hello !!!! Gerard Butler is NOT doing the movie !!!!!

Wow...why remake a perfect film? To make it better? No. It can't be any better. There will never be another "Escape from New York." Sure, they may release another movie with that title that rips off the story and the characters...but it will only be a cheap imitation.

Gerard Butler is a good actor. He also isn't (gasp) Kurt Russel. What's the problem? Simple. Snake Plissken was given life by Kurt Russel. Butler will either copy Russel...and if so why? Or he'll come up with something different...which won't be Snake. It'll be a "new" version of Snake.

Why bother? We've seen Snake. Snake is good. Do something...wait for it...ORIGINAL!

I know. Crazy thought.

I read the project was cancelled and Gerard Backed out too !!!!!

Look at all the furore over Daniel Craig when it emerged he was the new Bond...did'nt he pull it out of the hat with a triumphant 'f*ck you all!' to his haters? I'm sure that given the right direction and enough voice coaching, Gerard Butler will get Snake down. Hell why not get Russel in as inspiration?

Hubcap made the most relevent comment on here. Manhattan just won't work. It's not the grimy crime ridden hell hole that it was in the early 80's. But that's never stopped hollywood before...I think that whoever is brought in to helm this project has an appreciation for what made the original so entertaining, and use their common sense before making a CGI-laden popcorn for teenies fest.

All I can say...Who the hell is going to replace Donald Pleasance?
'Duke is A Number one!'

*rant over*

Please don't let Micheal Bay direct this. It would end up being another one of his CGI heavy, soulless films. I was in high school when this film came out and is one of my all time favorites.

I don't have a problem with them remaking it although it seems that hollywood goes to the well for scripts far too often these days.

I was thinking of the remake and I think that the generation now will attribute the film to the present actor. Almost like the song remakes. Real film fans well know the difference of who the one and only Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell). Sometimes the remakes get the younger generation to watch the older films and cult classics and bring light to real film. One thing i would like to see in the new film is the cigarette that would light on its own(from the commentary) that would be cool.

I think this film will be a great remake , I know it was kirk's movie , but it's tme to move on , to bigger and better ... You know , that always doesn't have to applay to female actors . and I know , once everyone sees Gerard , they will all be happy and even Kirk will be happy that someone did him proud ! Mark my words !

PARDON ME WHILE I RAIN ON THIS ENTIRE PARADE.

1. The original Escape From New York is a classic in the same way that The Warriors is a class. It's cheesey, wtih low fi effects and over the top dialogue. John Carpenter made one TRULY good movie--THE THING. The one thing EFNY really had going for it was that at the time it was made, New York was dirtier, way more dangerous and you could imagine that one day it would be a prison.

2. Now Manhattan is like a gated community for the rich. It's getting whitier and richer every day. The idea that it would suddenly turn around and become a prison it going to take some seriously creative writing or it'll just look stupid and out of date---kind of like making a U.S. versus the Red Beast USSR in 2007.

3. Blackhawk Down was a damn fine film so perhaps he'll do something with what is a pretty cool concept.

So I am a lil too young to be completely offended by a remake of efny ... I saw the original and it rocked, but what would be the point of a remake if russel acted in it haha? that would be wierd. personally i think derard butler is the next great actor in hollywoo, and i see him acting in a ton more kick ass movies. 300 was ok to me, he held it together without him it woulda been a flop. i am looking forward to the remake, tho i don't expect it to be better than the original. i agree that hollywood has run out of ideas, then again i am glad they arn't just putting out crappy action movie one after the other like the 80's

you know what Linda , I totally agree with you , but I am so out of this rediculous conversation of fighting over Kirt Russell or Gerard Butler , the point is , GB is making the movie , and if these other people can't deal with it , tough ! Don't go see it ! I'm sure it won't hurt the movie if they don't go . So I don't care about this , it makes no difference , he's making the movie and thats it . Too bad if anybody doesn't like it . Personally , I can't wait !!!

Hey Im old enough (39) to love kurt russell, hes hot and has been great in a lot of movies; but also to know that Gerard Butler is also an ass kicker and would make a great Snake. I cant wait to see the remake it will be really cool. By the way any one who has seen 300 would know that Gerard Butler can play a great tough guy. He's also great to look at. Which is important to us almost 40 chicks. Smile.

Oh im sorry forgot if you dont accept everyone in there job even though they suck at it your a racist.Grow up and stop yelling racism everytime you disagree with someone elses opinion.By the way the white hood joke is about 30years out of date get a clue

Sappy Forigner ? Your comment is ignorant just like that white hood you wear over your head !

Listen guys im glad we are finally getting some remakes of the classics hollywood has gone to he## in a hand basket the last few years. Maybe the reason for the remakes is that everyone is getting tired of the computer animated matrix crap lense effects and oscar performances and just want to be entertained again and have fun at the movies. By the way Kurt Russell is the only snake thats all we need is another sappy forigner

Well I am a Huge Gerard Butler Fan , and I think He will do a grea job , and you won't have to picture anybody else !

I'm a HUGE EFNY and Kurt Russell fan. That said though, *any* new Snake Plissken is better than *no* new Snake Plissken.

I'm totally looking forward to the movie. I'll just have to picture the correct Snake in the part while I'm watching.

It amazes me how much everyone is taking this movie so personal , but I really do think that Butler is manly enough to take on the part ! I guess we will have to wait and see when the movie comes out who is right , I think the people that have such a strong opinion about it will never change their mind even if the movie blew there mind and Butler did an outstandind performance , they would still trash him , just because some people can't admit they are wrong . I kind of understand in one way , because I would never want to see the Godfather remade ! I don't think that could ever be done .

how can you ever say"to bad micheal bay is doing other things" why would you want that idiot directing such brilliance as "escape from new york"

you twat!!!!

How about this ..... Don't go !!! Stay home and pretend it's not happening so it doesn't ruin your movie life !

Blasphemy! Kurt Russell owns Snake!
Is Hollywood so devoid of any new ideas that it has to ruin yet another classic?
I don't give a damn who Butler is or what he's done! Yeah 300 Kicked Ass and he was Great in it!
But these remakes suck and most of em have sucked if not all of them! They tend to throw the
stories out of context and destroy the original vision. If this sounds obssessed, wait until they do
it to a flick you really like.
This one will come out it will suck and many of us old schoolers will just shake our heads.
If Carpenter wants a check how about writing the prequel and using Kurt again.

Gerard can do a great American accent .... No problem !

Hold up, Hold up, not only is Kurt Russel a complete badass in the original, but Snake Plissken
so hardcore that the entire Metal Gear Solid chjaracter cast is based on Carpenters films.
Plissken himself was the inspiration for Solid Snake. Now while Butler is not bad, Carpenter said it
himself, "The one thing Plissken undoubtlety is american." Michael Bay is a complete jerk. Knowing
people in the industry, who have worked with him claim he is rude, egotistical, and not only that
but he hasn't made a good film since "Bad Boys". Somebody like Michael Mann, Tony Scott, or even
Carpenter himself would be better. Let's just hope the plot isn't changed to heavily.

First of all , Matt , to pick one bad film .... is not fair , and the film was bad not the actor , there was not much he could do with that but what he had to work with and he did a pretty good job I think , I think he was a great Dracula , they should of done more with Dracula and less camp ..... The film would have been much better . But that was that writer's fault , not the actor's ! Second , I just don't understand why you are so obsessed with the remake of this film , they remake 100's of films and they usually turn out really good ... big deal , it's a movie .. personally , I can't wait , but I'm a girl , obsessed with Gerard ! just like many others that will make this movie a big hit ....... ha !

Isn't it a bit too soon to remake Escape from New York? Or maybe I am getting old...