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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jan 13, 2015 19:37:02 GMT -6
www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/escape-from-new-york-remake-back-on-john-carpenter-to-produce-300Important breaking news here, guys: the ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK remake that has long been rumored but recently thought dead ("I heard you were dead") is back on. According to Deadline: 20th Century Fox won the rights in a bidding war and will set about remaking the classic action flick for a modern age. Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman’s The Picture Company will produce - but even more importantly, John Carpenter is involved. Word is he'll executive produce the film and will "exert creative influence over the project." While we can all groan over the idea of an ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK remake - lord knows we did when Len Wiseman was involved - the idea that Carpenter is a part of it changes the game a bit. Naturally, it remains to be seen just how involved he is, but this is at least some reason for optimism. More on this at it comes in.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jan 14, 2015 9:36:08 GMT -6
variety.com/2015/film/news/fox-to-reboot-john-carpenters-escape-from-new-york-1201404524/Fox to Reboot John Carpenter’s ‘Escape From New York’ Fox has obtained the remake rights to John Carpenter’s iconic “Escape From New York,” starring Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken. StudioCanal sold the rights to Fox, which topped several bids. Carpenter will exec produce the remake. Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman’s the Picture Company is also producing. The original “Escape From New York,” released in 1981, took place in a dystopian 1997 Manhattan after it had been turned into a maximum security prison. The story centered on Plissken being recruited to rescue the U.S. president (Donald Pleasence) after the hijacked Air Force One crashes. Russell also starred as Plissken in Carpenter’s 1996 sequel “Escape From L.A.,” set in 2013. The news was first reported by Deadline.com.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Mar 25, 2017 16:17:20 GMT -6
www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/robert-rodriguez-talks-direct-escape-new-york-remake-988707Robert Rodriguez in Talks to Direct 'Escape From New York' Remake John Carpenter, who directed and co-wrote the original, is executive producing the project, which is targeting a production start later this year. Robert Rodriguez is in negotiations to direct Escape From New York, 20th Century Fox’s remake of the 1980s cult classic that starred Kurt Russell. Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman of The Picture Co. are producing the feature project, which the studio is hoping to launch as a franchise in the same mold of its Planet of the Apes series. The original 1981 movie was set in a future (then 1997) where Manhattan had been turned into an island-sized maximum-security prison. When the president of the United States crashes into the decaying city, an outlaw is coerced into traveling inside to rescue him. Neil Cross, the creator of the BBC crime series Luther, wrote the script. John Carpenter, who directed and co-wrote the original, is executive producing the project, which is targeting a production start later this year. Michael Ireland is overseeing.
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