ROTTEN TOMATOES: Is the New "Escape from New York" a Prequel?

Is the New "Escape from New York" a Prequel?

by Scott Weinberg | March 22, 2007

First came word that Gerard Butler would be starring in a remake of John Carpenter's "Escape from New York," but the filmmaker seems to think the new movie might be more of a prequel than a remake.

In a recent interview in which the new "Escape" came up, Mr. Carpenter had this to say: "I don’t know that it’s a remake. I think it’s a lot about Snake before he gets to New York." But the guy's not really all that involved with all these remakes. (He's already been remade on "Assault on Precinct 13," "The Fog," and Rob Zombie's upcoming "Halloween," don't forget.) "My main involvement is I read the scripts and make sure the character is the same character that we wrote originally. I think that would be cool. My other main involvement in this project is to extend my hand and have a check placed in it."

Gotta love the guy's honesty, eh?

Sources: Suicide Girls, IGN Movies

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privatepilesleftnipple writes:
on Mar 22 2007 03:38 AM

keep saying the same thing.....

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GreenBastard writes:
on Mar 22 2007 05:56 AM

Your Mum keeps saying the same thing!

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frogleg writes:
on Mar 22 2007 06:06 AM

I always love hearing what Carpenter says about this stuff.

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theatrefreshman writes:
on Mar 22 2007 07:56 AM

Escape from Leningrad or Escape from Cleveland?

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CFM writes:
on Mar 22 2007 09:06 AM

Maybe the point of the first two films is Snake Plissken, not "liberal societies".

Kurt Russell is the Man!

"Call me Snake."

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lazarus28 writes:
on Mar 22 2007 03:05 PM

Man, I sure thought they had him back in Cleveland.

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