John Carpenter & Kurt Russell to "Escape from Earth"?

[Michael Allred]

According to http://bloody-disgusting.com/index.php?Show=6944&Template=newsfull

It has been 25 years since Kurt Russell made his first appearance as the bad ass Snake Plissken in John Carpenter's Escape from New York, now it looks like Russell and Carpenter are teaming up once again, this time to leave Earth. Escape From Earth is the title of the third entry to the franchise, according to our anonymous scooper. Inside you can read the unconfirmed scoop, which we'll be looking into this week...
"A major meeting was held at Paramount last week with both John Carpenter and Kurt Russell in attendance. The topic -- preparing for a third entry in the Snake Plissken chronicles entitled Escape From Earth.
Apparently, Carpenter completed a script for the project eight years ago but the studio has now taken an interest in it after Russell demanded doing it before signing on with the studio for a three picture deal.
Although the screenplay is being kept under tight wraps, I'm told (by another anonymous) who was lucky enough to take a peek at the first thirteen pages that the script takes off immediately where the previous left off and features our planet en-route to Armageddon.
It looks as though Carpenter will push-off the production of Psychopath with Titan Productions and collaborator Todd Farmer in order to ready this entry for a 2008 release.In the first film, which takes place in 1998, the US President crashes into Manhattan, which is now a giant max. security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in for a rescue.

My fingers are crossed.

 

[Warhammer]

Wowzer.

 

[Movies205]

I liked Escape from New York it had some charm but it didn't blow me away, and in my opinion could be so much more and from what I hear Escape from LA sucks balls. And also Bloody-Digusting is wrong 80% of the time, so I wouldn't put much stock into it till it hits more reliable source.

 

[deathshead2]

I highly doupt this will happen even if it does the budget will be super low and it will fail at the BO like most of JC movies. But that doesn't mean it won't be badass and hopefully its not a remake of New york like LA was.More than likely I will enjoy it.

 

[deathshead2]

I liked Escape from New York it had some charm but it didn't blow me away, and in my opinion could be so much more and from what I hear Escape from LA sucks balls.

La was just a remake of New York.

 

[Movies205]

La was just a remake of New York.

That's not a bad thing look at Evil Dead 2 if it add something new but I heard Escape from LA doesn't at all.

 

[tzarinna]

I'm so not feeling this,the title alone made me sick

 

[Speedball]

How is he gonna escape from Earth?
That world seems like space Travel would be the last thing on anyones mind.

 

[deathshead2]

That's not a bad thing look at Evil Dead 2 if it add something new but I heard Escape from LA doesn't at all.

It added thinks but they weren't really that mind blowing or anything. Like the basketball game that was really lame. But I still love that ending only reason to watch the movie for that.

 

[deathshead2]

How is he gonna escape from Earth?
That world seems like space Travel would be the last thing on anyones mind.

I forgot at the end of the movie a EMP goes of so how can Snake escape earth if theres no power.

 

[Under The Rose]

Escape from Newyork was great proper classic with some great one linners and great direction.

Escape from LA was pretty cool as well i thought, had a much bigger budget that NY but didn`t let that go to its head. Plus it has Bruce campbell in some wacky prosetics.



As for Earth, this has been going on for years, and i sure as hell would love to see it, as long as it were done correctly.

deathshead2: Im sure JC would find away to get off

 

[Lord Blackbolt]

I thought they were gonna make this a Anime movie a while back?

 

[ShaneHelms]

I wouldnt mind seeing this installment, If Russel can pull himself together and step back into the boots of Plissken. Not too sure on the storyline, I feel Carpenter cut himself off from many future storylines when he had Snake shut down the worlds power supply with the E.M.P device.

 

[cryptic name]

That's not a bad thing look at Evil Dead 2 if it add something new but I heard Escape from LA doesn't at all.

evil dead II isn't really a remake. the first 10 minutes are just a recap of the first. if you watch it from the right point, it takes place exactly where the first left off.

 

[aaron]

This movie will be so good!

 

[U.S War Machine]

I'm up for it

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Escape from LA is terrible.

The problem here is that the bigger budget you give John Carpenter, the worse the film is. He's not a guy who can handle special effects and action set pieces, or even spectacle. He's a master of low-key characterisation, thrills and tension.

 

[zanos]

What the hell has happened to John Carpenter and all the great horror directors of the past?

 

[Mentok]

Escape from LA is terrible.

The problem here is that the bigger budget you give John Carpenter, the worse the film is. He's not a guy who can handle special effects and action set pieces, or even spectacle. He's a master of low-key characterisation, thrills and tension.

Bingo

 

[xwolverine2]

one can only hope...............like MK3(mk2 remake)

 

[Hunter Rider]

An anonymous source tells me this movie wont be made

 

[Under The Rose]

What the hell has happened to John Carpenter and all the great horror directors of the past?

They started doing Spiderman, scream, and ghosts of mars.....

 

[Kevin Roegele]

They started doing Spiderman, scream, and ghosts of mars.....

Yesterday's rookie independent movie kids are today's studio franchise-handlers.

 

[Lex Luthor]

I thought they were gonna make this a Anime movie a while back?

Thats what I thought as well.

 

[Furious Styles]

I always imagined you guys as a little taller.....

Kurt Russell and John Carpenter together again? I'll be there....