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Butler to Escape NY? Mar. 13, 2007
Source: Variety   by: Mike Sampson

Prior to 300 most people (aside from his rabid PHANTOM OF THE OPERA fans) weren't all that knowledgable about Gerard Butler. Now with the $70 million-plus opening of 300, I don't think Butler will have that problem anymore. Case in point: a bidding war has erupted over a remake of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK with Butler set to star. CAA put together the package with Butler starring, Neal Moritz producing and a script by Ken Nolan (BLACK HAWK DOWN). Butler would star in the Snake Plissken role Kurt Russell made famous in John Carpenter's cult classic. I'm not sure I fully support a ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK remake (especially one remade by Neal "STEALTH" Moritz) but if there has to be a guy to step in for Russell in Plissken's shoes, Butler is definitely that guy. Butler can be seen next in the dramedy PS, I LOVE YOU with Hilary Swank.

Extra Tidbit: Butler played Renton in the British stage production of TRAINSPOTTING.

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DevilsRejects on Mar 16 2007, 1:56:56 AM writes:

I'd prefer if they just resurrected the character of Snake Plissken with Gerard (kinda how they did every decade or so with James Bond), and just add to the first two films (both of which I love, almost too much). Either way, if Gerard Butler is on board, I'll give it a shot.
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WalterKovacs on Mar 14 2007, 10:02:31 AM writes:

The original really wasn't that good at all, so it could probably stand for an update. We'll see.
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HelBoy on Mar 14 2007, 6:09:06 AM writes:
COUNT ME IN.
well, the original, by definition, sucked ASS. so, a remake with Mr. Butler can only be a good thing. count me in.
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blk_flower on Mar 13 2007, 9:10:57 PM writes:

come on man! Unless if we get a video or something of Carpentr allowing a remake of his movie, fine, but this just makes my fucking week even more miserable.
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TheFilmSausage on Mar 13 2007, 9:05:06 PM writes:
WHY?
If they want another Snake Plissken movie, why not get Carpenter and Russell in on it? It could an original Escape. How about "Escape from Hollywood" where Snake tries to outwit dumbarse film execs in order to make an original film. Or have Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg write a spoof of the originals. It could be "Escape from Mexico" and Snake is trying to cross the border to America, oh how HILARIOUS would that spoof be!

Butler will lose any respect he earned from "300" if he does this.

I have a better idea than a "Citizen Kane" remake...How about a prequel called "Citizen Kane: Vicious Kane" in which Charles Foster Kane is a young enforcer for the mob, and he kills lots of people with guns and bazookas, directed by Michael Bay, starring Ryan Reynolds as a witty young Kane.

I'm working on a script as we speak!
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White Dragon on Mar 13 2007, 6:04:32 PM writes:
OH
GOD NO!!!! :( if i want to see escape from new york ill just go get the original...geezus :(
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APzombie on Mar 13 2007, 4:07:44 PM writes:

poor carpenter, first The Fog, then Halloween, then The Thing, now another remake. I wonder if people will remember his name in ten years....
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501stVadersFist on Mar 13 2007, 3:51:24 PM writes:

How about a sequel to 300 called like Platea. I wanna see xerxes get his ass kicked by 30,000 Spartans,Athenians,ect

now thats something that should be done
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HoyleHaw on Mar 13 2007, 2:40:04 PM writes:

I actually wouldn't mind a sequel to "Citizen Kane" as Dark Knight suggested, simply because it would be such a ridiculous thng to undertake, and a sure-fire failure at that. This, on the other hand...NO. I do agree Butler has a bit of a likeness to Kurt Russell, but that isn't grounds for a remake. Remaking cult classics is wrong, especially ones remembered as fondly as that one. The sequel sucked, so why should a remake be any better?
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PackBacker on Mar 13 2007, 2:28:28 PM writes:

I thought Snake Plisskin was dead. Lord I wish...better than a remake.
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