In the 1980s, action flicks ruled Hollywood. Theaters were overrun with iconic bad-asses like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and the one and only Chuck “Frakkin’” Norris! It’s time to grab your headband and machine gun, because we’re counting down the top 10 macho movies of that decadent decade.
Seeing as how a slew of John Carpenter’s classic early films—Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween, The Fog, and The Thing—have generated crappy remakes (well, The Thing remake hasn’t been released yet, but it has generated a really crappy trailer), it stands to reason that one of JC’s crown jewels, the Kurt Russell-starring Escape from New York, would earn it’s own remake as well. And, after several false starts and attempts, New Line and Warner Bros. have abandoned their numerous attempts to remake the film.
Back in April it was announced that Breck Eisner (The Crazies) would direct the remake of John Carpenter’s 1981 film, Escape From New York. New Line Cinema acquired the rights to the property in 2007 and let it sit in development hell before hiring a director and getting down to business. Eisner recently spoke to Coming Soon, about the project and gave a status update on the script and discussed the changes being made to make the story relevant for today’s society.
Breck Eisner, the director of this year’s The Crazies has landed a new film and it will center on a one eyed anti-hero who’s named after a reptile. According to THR, Eisner will direct the remake of John Carpenter’s 1981 cult hit Escape from New York. New Line Cinema acquired the rights to the property in 2007 and originally had Gerard Butler in mind to star as the main character, Snake Plissken.
