The remake of John Carpenter’s classic cult picture Escape from New York suffered a wonderful setback earlier this year when it was announced that Brent Ratner wasn’t involved with the project anymore. Unfortunately, the lack of a director led to the news that leading man Gerard Butler wasn’t going to be involved anymore either. It was a sacrifice fans were willing to have made, however, to get Ratner off the remake.
Well, it turns out that Butler news may have been a bit presumptuous. The star is currently making the rounds to promote his new picture, P.S. I Love You and told National Post.com that he hadn’t removed Escape from New York from his plate entirely.
”There is no start time for it yet” Butler said about the remake. The lack of solid details (like a replacement for Ratner) is causing the star to take a “wait-and-see” approach to the picture. Undoubtedly once we know who’s calling the shots, we’ll know how involved Butler plans to be. Personally, I hope he sticks around. I think he’s the best Snake Plissken we’re likely to get, shy of bringing Kurt Russell back to reprise the role (which would be my number one pick).
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I have to say that like most people I am simultaneously happy about the leaving of Ratner and the possible staying on of Butler for this movie, however I am worried by the fact that Butler apparently commented in a piece that I read some time ago that 'the original wasn't very good anyway'?????
Im a big kurt russell fan.And I really like the movie escape from new york.I hope that butler stays.He did a wonderful job in 300.There,s alot of talk about him not being american.I would be really ashamed to say something like that.Being that america is the melting pot.Im african american and native american and Irish.most of all american people great,great,great grandparents was not born here.And I dont think he would make bad comments about the movie,some people are saying because he,s not american that he cant play snake plissken.It,s 2007 Not jim crow days.This is american. Give the man a chance.Im sure If he does The movie It will be one of his greats.From anchorage alaska.
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The remake of John Carpenter’s classic cult picture Escape from New York suffered a wonderful setback earlier this year when it was announced that Brent Ratner wasn’t involved with the project anymore. Unfortunately, the lack of a director led to the news that leading man Gerard Butler wasn’t going to be involved anymore either. It was a sacrifice fans were willing to have made, however, to get Ratner off the remake.
December 13th, 2007 at 05:40
I have to say that like most people I am simultaneously happy about the leaving of Ratner and the possible staying on of Butler for this movie, however I am worried by the fact that Butler apparently commented in a piece that I read some time ago that 'the original wasn't very good anyway'?????