Escape from New York is one of the greatest action film of the 1980’s, and 1996’s Escape from L.A. is not too bad either. Remember that disappointment that went through you when you heard that a remake for Total Recall was in the works; well prepare to feel it again
Snake Plissken the lead character portrayed in both films by Kurt Russell will be returning to our screens again in a revamp of the Escape series. Even worse are the two main guys being touted to take on such an iconic role Jason Statham and Tom Hardy, both of whom are British?
Now I am not American but I agree with Kurt Russell when he was against Gerard Butler being cast in the film when rumours were going around a few years ago about a remake. Here is what he said: “When I was told [Butler had been cast], my initial reaction was, ‘Oh, man.’ [...] I do think [Snake Plissken] was quintessentially one thing – and that’s American.”.
I have to agree with him Snake is an American action character; the films themselves are based in America in the future also. I am neither American nor British and I don’t want to see a remake of Snake, but if they are going to plough forward with a film please let the character be portrayed by an American. You couldn’t and wouldn’t want to imagine an American version of James Bond after all!
Escape is a cult classic and a fantastic piece of 80’s cinema, if you have not seen it I recommend you do so before Studio Canal and Joel Silver revamp it. I would like to point out that the information on the casting came from an insider and of course nothing on who will play the iconic role has been confirmed yet.
As I said above the film is a revamp and not a remake of either Escape film that has been released to date. It is rumoured that the film will be a prequel, we all know how that worked out for Star Wars, in the vein of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. It is also said to be the first in a potential trilogy. Be sure to check The Reel World for all the latest developments on this, and more.
Snake Plissken the lead character portrayed in both films by Kurt Russell will be returning to our screens again in a revamp of the Escape series. Even worse are the two main guys being touted to take on such an iconic role Jason Statham and Tom Hardy, both of whom are British?
Now I am not American but I agree with Kurt Russell when he was against Gerard Butler being cast in the film when rumours were going around a few years ago about a remake. Here is what he said: “When I was told [Butler had been cast], my initial reaction was, ‘Oh, man.’ [...] I do think [Snake Plissken] was quintessentially one thing – and that’s American.”.
I have to agree with him Snake is an American action character; the films themselves are based in America in the future also. I am neither American nor British and I don’t want to see a remake of Snake, but if they are going to plough forward with a film please let the character be portrayed by an American. You couldn’t and wouldn’t want to imagine an American version of James Bond after all!
Escape is a cult classic and a fantastic piece of 80’s cinema, if you have not seen it I recommend you do so before Studio Canal and Joel Silver revamp it. I would like to point out that the information on the casting came from an insider and of course nothing on who will play the iconic role has been confirmed yet.
As I said above the film is a revamp and not a remake of either Escape film that has been released to date. It is rumoured that the film will be a prequel, we all know how that worked out for Star Wars, in the vein of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. It is also said to be the first in a potential trilogy. Be sure to check The Reel World for all the latest developments on this, and more.
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