Escape from New York News

Gerard Butler Gives Up His Escape from New York Stint

October 31, 2007 01:10:44

From now on, New Line Cinema has to look for a new actor to play Snake Plissken in its "Escape from New York." That's simply because Gerard Butler is no longer joining the project to portray the role.

Sad to say, but it's happening for real, Variety has just brought in a report that the "300" star has taken decision to quit the action flick, a remake of John Carpenter's 1981 movie of the same name. Reason for his departure is described to be of creative differences, which are not further explained.

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Brett Ratner Replacing Len Wiseman in New Escape from New York?

October 05, 2007 04:10:38

A surprising news has been brought up by IESB.net regarding the one to direct "Escape from New York." The site revealed that Brett Ratner has stepped in to take over the helming duties for the project previously assigned to "Live Free or Die Hard" director Len Wiseman, giving a guarantee that the scoop is one hundred percent fact.

Admitted to have contacted a source at New Line Cinema, the studio producing the flick, IESB further informed that though Wiseman is still attached to "Gears of War", chance seems little for him to handle the task. The same source told that New Line apparently has concerns over the swelling budget of the movie and will most likely not move forward with it at all.

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Escape from New York to Be Len Wiseman's Next Directing Project

August 15, 2007 12:08:30

Eager to have another gun-banging action after "Live Free or Die Hard", Len Wiseman is close to get "Escape from New York" as his next helming stint.

Variety has revealed that the Fremont-born filmmaker is currently in final negotiations with the studio producing the flick, New Line Cinema, for the task, which will require him to develop the actioner from Ken Nolan's script.

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New "Escape" to Tell Snake Plissken's Early Years

March 24, 2007 12:03:54

Yes, our one-eyed hero Snake Plissken is going to retreat to the start line instead of merely repeating his heroic yet thrilling attempt in rescuing the U.S. President.

Neal Moritz, producer of the recently-announced "Escape from New York", has revealed in a brief interview posted in the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly that the project will positively recount "how Snake became Snake" and present "almost an origin story" in it.

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Gerard Butler Performs a Smooth "Escape"

March 13, 2007 05:03:57

Still hot from his role in epic action movie "300", Gerard Butler now is shifting to modern action flick. Variety reveals that the actor has been picked up to be the leadstar in "Escape from New York", a remake of John Carpenter's 1981 work of the same name.

Assuming the role originated by Kurt Russell, Butler will portray the one-eyed convict Snake Plissken who gets assigned to breach into the inescapable maximum security prison formerly known as Manhattan to liberate the U.S. president. Script will be worked by "Black Hawk Down" scribe Ken Nolan with Neal Moritz being attached as the producer.

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