Comments on: Rumor: Josh Brolin to Play Snake Plissken in Escape From New York Remake

By: A Rumor, A Whisper, and Some Speculation: Is Josh Brolin the New Snake Plissken?

A Rumor, A Whisper, and Some Speculation: Is Josh Brolin the New Snake Plissken? — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:48:35 +0000

[...] Slashfilm is reporting the rumor (and yes, we are reporting rumors today. It’s that kind of slow news day) that Josh Brolin may don the eyepatch and attitude of the immortal Snake Plissken in a remake of Escape From New York. [...]

By: Ed

Ed — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:24:07 +0000

why can’t they use Kurt Russell again?he is in a good shape still as seen in death proof,the director is still alive,they should team up again for one last adventure and maybe use holloway for a snake chronicles tv series you see it’s not that hard hollywood..

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:26:12 +0000

Nobody - and I mean NOBODY - can play Snake except for Kurt Russell. He made that character what it was. There’s a reason it’s a cult classic. Don’t mess with it!

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By: John Doe

John Doe — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:07:39 +0000

This explains why we have so much piracy because of these studios putting out crappy movies & CD’s

By: HDPlissken

HDPlissken — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:41:00 +0000

Yeah I’m sick to my stomach with all of these really bad remakes. Hollywood is so out of touch with how to make an original movie that they have to resort to making insulting carbon copies of clasic films. Instead of wasting all that money on crap, why don’t they invest it properly and just re-release the classics back in theaters,lower ticket prices,bring back the good ol’ double feature and make America happy dammit! Bring back the god ol’ days when you can bring your family to the movies without breaking the bank.

By: Dano Walimaa

Dano Walimaa — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:54:02 +0000

Well…I want to see Russell come back to do another sequel, and it has got to be Escape From Planet Earth! Or EFE, whatever. Carpenter needs to write most of it, do the music, direct it, and Russell has to star in it. What more is left to do but escape from a new world order type Earth? Make this movie! And I have no problems with a remake of the original, with Josh Brolin starring as Snake. I would really like to see this. I love the original Dawn Of The Dead, but I also like the remake. Sure the original is much better, but I still like the remake. Nuff said!

By: 790

790 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:49:43 +0000

This remake is insulting !!!!!!
I will never see this remake, and I hope it bombs like “Swing Vote ! “

By: R.I.P. Hayes

R.I.P. Hayes — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:11:53 +0000

If they’ve already deemed it necessary to cash in on a remake, I can’t really see any fault in hiring Brolin to play Plissken. With Russel as the lead character we would just see another botch up like Kingdom of the Crystal Skull with an over-ripe fig, too winded to say his lines straight, playing lead character.

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By: 790

790 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:30:08 +0000

Right on HD Plissken!
I did my 80’s time in Susanville ca. , Arizona, and the OC……………………..
Lots of great memories and great movies and music.

Rock on bro!
790

By: HD Plissken

HD Plissken — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:58:21 +0000

Rock on 790! There will never be another time like the 80’s! I’m with you brother, glad I was there to live it. I’ll never forget it I went to see a double feature TRON and Escape from New York for $5. Long live Snake Plissken.

By: 790

790 — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:48:01 +0000

Evan, I guess for alot of young people the original Escape from New York was l just another movie. (I’m assuming your young).

Alot of us older movie fans love the Original so much because it was such a rich cast, had such a cool plot, used real cool locations and sets, had a great soundtrack, and had the magical aura of John Carpenter Camp!

These ingredients and the way they were executed is no longer done in Hollywood, and a remake (too me) is just a waste of time.

In a sentance Evan, “you just had to be there!”. You’ll never know the beauty of the 80’s. Kinda feel bad for ya.

By: HD Plissken

HD Plissken — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:51:57 +0000

Yes Kurt Russell will always be Snake Plissken, and personally I think that the movie does not need to be re-made and I hope that it isn’t, but Hollywood is going to try anyway. They will probabbly end up putting some punk from the WB in to play Snake and just ruin the whole thing.

Why don’t they just re-release the original in theaters and spruce it up a little. Fix some of the exteriors to match what they should have looked like back then when they had no budget. Like the facad of thw WTC when they escape the Duke near the end of the film. They don’t have to do that much to it because it looks fanatastic even after almost 30 years. Fix the fight scene between Snake and Slag and just insert the ring into a well done cg arena full of people giving it a grander scale. Imagine all of MSG chanting Snake Snake Snake…Like I mentioned before, make the crazies scene longer and more intense by splicing a look a like actor and not show his face, or use long shots of Snake getting the hell away from them and making it more like the book version. I am probably one of the biggest if not the biggest fan of Escape from New York and Snake Plissken and this is what I would love to happen for this great movie. Escape is a masterpiece and shows what can be done with little money and a lot of heart.

By: evan

evan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:19:00 +0000

“It would be like re-making ‘Jaws’ or ‘Back to the Future.’”

No it wouldn’t.

Seriously, some of you guys are way too into this movie. It wasn’t THAT good.

And I can’t believe people are saying “do it but in Boston”, or “Kansas City!” KC?!

The whole point of Manhattan is that it’s an island. I can understand the “Escape from Earth” or something, because at least that’s a location with natural boundaries.

I’m glad many of you people aren’t Hollywood execs. Actually, now that I think about it, I think some of you are…

By: evan

evan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:13:35 +0000

I don’t know why most of you are so up in arms over this movie getting re-made.

One of you called it the latest re-make in years. In no way is that even close to being true– not with the amount of crap that gets thrown our way.

One of you has a pic of Snake tattoed on your chest??? If that’s true, then a re-make of Escape from New York is the least of your worries.

Brolin is a fine actor, and the plot of EFNY is good enough to warrant a more modern re-make. Hate to break it to many of you, but the original is not exactly the pinnacle of filmmaking.

By: 790

790 — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:02:20 +0000

Shame on any fan of the original that see’s this remake!

Shame!

By: andrew

andrew — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:54:34 +0000

Kurt Russell is the only Snake Plissken. No Remake needed. Josh Holloway does fit the part for a prequel and Kurt Russell can still play Snake in a sequel, he’s not even that old. Hollywood has got to stop making pointless remakes just for profit.

By: HD Plissken

HD Plissken — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:04:11 +0000

Josh Brolin give me a break Hollywierd! Josh Holloway should do a prequel to Escape from New York and explain all the stuff that happened in Kansas City with his old buddy Harrold Hellman ( Brain ) Holloway looks and acts the part already on Lost, just throw an eye patch on him. I would love to see Kurt tie up the franchise by doing Snake one last time, ah la Willis & Stallone and please do not make it the flaming turd that L.A. was, that movie was a complete joke and was an insult to Snake. He got punked out so bad that it made me puke. Snake deserves to go out the total badass that he is,if Carpenetr doesn’t want to do it so what he lost his touch after They Live anyway. I could see Rob Zombie, or even Quentin Tarantino doing a really dark movie not a laugh fest like L.A. Even if NY has to get done over which I doubt, these two guys should direct it. As far as landing on the WTC it could be a whole new building,or respectfully make it the original buildings just because,or have him parrachute in. Now there’s a novel idea, after all Plissken is ex-Special Forces. They could really show alot of what Snake is all about in this remake, expand the Crazies scene alot more, really showing how scary and dangerous that a Manahattan Island inhabited by criminals and cut throats really is. Snake wouldn’t be just strolling down the street assembling his Mac10 he would have to use stealth to keep from being seen and stay alive using everything he has. I could totaly see a new NY if done right with serious fan input. This is my favorite movie since I first laid eyes on it in 1981 and I’m sick of Hollywood just remaking movies for just profit. For once I would like to see a little old school and make a movie great and you don’t need billions of dollars and you don’t need to CG the hell out of it till moviegoers eyes fall out looking for all the little x-wings flying around. Acting, atmosphre and the right cast and director with passion for the project. This it was made EFNY a classic film. Nuff Said.

By: Schu

Schu — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:24:31 +0000

Just ignore it. Maybe it’ll go away…