Gears of War, Escape from New York No Longer Director-less?

Hunter Linn

hmmmm ...?..

Aug 3 - 07:06 AM

Tim Ahlberg

I just don't understand a remake for 'Escape From New York?! If they must re-visit this why not another sequel or prequel or something.

Aug 3 - 07:10 AM

First Last

Didn't we already have "Escape from L.A.? And didn't that suck?

Aug 3 - 07:14 AM

joe fish

I'd rather them just work on Gears on not do New York.

Aug 3 - 07:25 AM

glenn welsh

the Underworld movies stunk, but Live Free was pretty good despite it being PG-13. if he does the Escape remake, it absolutely must be R. anything less would be an atrocity.

Aug 3 - 07:26 AM

bob jones

am i the only one who thinks wiseman is a complete hack?

Aug 3 - 07:55 AM

Jasper Oosterveld

At least its not brett ratner....

Aug 3 - 08:15 AM

Adam Collins

Why not do an Escape from Cleveland? There has been constant mystery surrounding the Cleveland incident. And wasn't Escape from LA already a re-make of New York?

Aug 3 - 08:16 AM

Jaco Gerber

Nope, that was a sequel. A painfully cheesy sequel. THere's nothing wrong with EFNY in my opinion, except perhaps that their "future" was 1998 or somesuch date. Perhaps they ought to just leave it be.

Aug 3 - 08:35 AM

Todd Foster

EFNY ie one of my all time favorite movies. I just don't think that a remake is necessary. LFODH was better than I expected.

Aug 3 - 08:47 AM

Jason Smith

I think Len Wiseman has great style and use of production to be very fitting for both movies Gears of War and Escape. He can really make John Maclanes character come back to life he can do the same with Snakes. Personally i think its hogwash to belive Escape dosnt need a remake. As good as a movie it is its so hard to watch because of the horrible movie score, and the painfull special effects. And let us not forget how stupid seeing Issac Hayes as the bad guy. I feel, that... yes they need to do an Escape from Cleveland, to put that back story to rest. All the people snake meets always seems to have something to do with that storyline. (Trilogy?) Another major thing they need to make the films seem like there not putting it in a actual time setting so the movie itself dosnt age along with time like, that being the clothes, score, weapons, hairdo. Butler is perfect for the role aswell.

Aug 3 - 09:20 AM

joe smith

WTF!!! is it like a mandatory postion that needs to filled? the "Action Director to be picked on for no reason postition" Since Micheal Bay Vacated that postion by defying all you nea sayers with TF BO sucess! Now its Wiseman?
So FYI!

1) He doesn't suck, when his movies are BO hits all of you will be kissing is *** too!
2) Underworld, both of them don't suck!
3) So go find someone else to pick on for no good reason!

Aug 3 - 09:32 AM

Agro Thehorse

I was hoping the headline would be "Gears of War, Escape from New York No Longer in Production."

Aug 3 - 09:52 AM

Matthew Haynes

I really enjoyed the first underworld and really disliked the second. I will be seeing Die Hard this weekend. Anyway I love Gears and the movie possibility is there and could suit Lenny's skills, hope it gets made and made dark nasty and bad ***. The escape remake isn't necessary...but since studio's don't understand the meaning of the word "necessary" I will just say that at the very least they should put a few more years of distance between the original and remake.

Aug 3 - 10:10 AM

Kurt Farschman

Nogard. If a movie is a box office success or not has about 0% effect on how I feel about a movie or especially the director. I guess your some director golddigger or something? A stockholder? Maybe they should just hand out all the film awards to the top grossing movies? Best Picture = Rush Hour 3 with Best Actor award for Chris Tucker. Yes!

I enjoyed Transformers enough in spite of how stupid it was, but It could make 7 billion dollars and I won't say it's a great movie or that Bay is excellent director.

I think the only people who truly like Underworld are the same people that like Evanescence. Pop goth. Yuck. I just puked a little in my mouth.

Aug 3 - 11:49 AM

Tyson Herritt

One thing for sure, I would riot is Gears got PG-13.

Not so much for the EfNY remake. They should do a sequel or a prequel. And is the real snake gonna be in it? No = Fail.

Aug 3 - 12:18 PM

joe tigano

remaking escape from new york, could be a monumental goof, this is one of those movies like star wars or the wizard of oz that shouldnt be remade period. the story was great the characters were spot on,and the director... well enough said. all i see is a bunch of special effects and a hollow copy of the kurt russel classic, with more stuff getting blown up and more dumbass catchphrases.

Aug 3 - 01:44 PM

Mike Sage

I also agree that the Underworld movies are hugely under-rated. Considering what budget the first was made on (under 20-30M if I recall correctly), Len Wiseman (the prod team and Ms. Beckinsale) deserves heavy praise for his stylish art direction, sexy action and convincing CGI visuals. Sure U2 was all action and most of it cheesy-awesome (that helicopter crashing into the castle to be part of Kate's climactic kungfu battle was the obvious precursor to the heli stunt in LFODH), it's not worse than half the action blockbusters out there.

Michael Bay needs to include some realistic roles for his female characters, but I'd argue he's the BEST director of action sequences in the business right now
(if you didn't sh*t your pants during the train-wheel car chase of the Island or about 75% of Transformers, you were probably just constipated).

Aug 3 - 04:51 PM

Steven Edwards

I hate that they are doing a remake of Escape.

Aug 4 - 02:19 AM

Jason Smith

personally i think Gerald Butler would make a better solid snake (aka) Iroquois Pliskin than snake Pliskin, that is if u know your metal gear... and isn't that soon be be slated for production soon?

Aug 4 - 03:04 PM