Escape From New York III

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/35408/fox-scores-escape-from-new-york-reboot

The old thread didn't come up in searches which might be a sign of how long this has been touted. Seems to be finally happening though as it's being reported that 20th Century Fox have won the rights to reboot the franchise. All earlier work seems to be out the window and Fox will approach this from afresh but with John Carpenter on board as Exec Producer and as a Creative Consultant.

[QualityChimp]

Well, they're determined to remake this, so if they really must, I'd love to see the Director and Writer team behind The Guest and You're Next, Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett, have a crack at this.

The Guest felt a lot like a John Carpenter film.

[JazzFunk]

Hope they keep Kurt in, love the ageing/ancient hardmen of the last decade (Neeson? NEESON?! ffs!!) and I think his inclusion would make me bother enough about this to go see it at the cinema. Unless it's a splashily violent, noirish '18' that nails the score and vibe dead-on, that would also be a good motivator. I reckon Nicolas Winding Refn'd do an interesting job but that's not happening so I'll shut me gob.

[QualityChimp]

I know it probably makes a unicorn die somewhere, but I'd actually welcome a new film in the series.
I'd love to see some further adventures of Snake, especially as I heard he was dead.

A sequel, not a remake though.

[Dogg Thang]

Same. I'd take another if it was set in the same world and featured Kurt Russell. But without that, there isn't a chance in hell I'd ever see this.

[JazzFunk]

Despite what anyone says about it, I loved Death Proof and Kurt was badass in it, still got the natural physicality, I reckon? Like, with Harrison Ford in Kingdom Of The Crystal Rmoxon, he had that 'dead pork sausage' HGH look, almost like dead meat stimulated by electrons. Not our Kurt, no. I reckon he could still kick doors in with the best of them.

[Dogg Thang]

Kurt's different. Old Ford is kind of sad. Old Russell is weathered and dangerous.

[Brad]

He was great in death proof!

[JazzFunk]

Lovin' the support for the cause! Weathered. Dangerous. The man inspires such heady superlatives, he is obviously integral to the franchise's appeal and he can still rock that metal badass image good, could be the guy's last stab at a good action movie before them jowls start to sag.

[Neon Ignition]

Kurt ain't done yet! He's gonna be the best thing in Fast 7

[JazzFunk]

Lovin' that news, man is a viking.

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/whannell-to-pen-escape-from-new-york/

Leigh Whannel, Upgrade & Insidious, is to pen the remake

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.darkhorizons.com/whannell-talks-escape-from-ny-remake/

Whannell says he's open to the idea of casting Kurt Russell's son Wyatt Russell as the new Snake Plisskin and says he wants to avoid making the film a big budget reboot affair

[QualityChimp]

https://www.darkhorizons.com/whannel...rom-ny-remake/
Whannell says he's open to the idea of casting Kurt Russell's son Wyatt Russell as the new Snake Plisskin and says he wants to avoid making the film a big budget reboot affair

Also taking from that is that Leigh Whannell is involved. I really liked Upgrade and actually had a bit of a Carpenter vibe to it - low budget/high concept.

His take on The Invisible Man is getting a good buzz at the moment too.

Wyatt Russell was in "Overlord", which I've been meaning to watch.

[Neon Ignition]

Radio Silence Could Direct "Escape from NY" - Dark Horizons
The team behind Scream 5 and Ready or Not are said to be looking at this project now