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25 Years Ago, A Sci-Fi Legend's Most Infamous Flop Could Have Been Radically Different

Far be it from us to question John Carpenter, but we do have one small suggestion...

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45 Years Later, John Carpenter's Eccentric Dystopia Changed Sci-Fi Forever

First Leningrad, and now this.

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The Internet Is Big Mad About Zack Snyder's Upcoming Escape From New York Remake

It’s almost like The Duke is already on the hunt…for the filmmakers

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30 Years Later, The Most Deranged Post-Apocalyptic Sequel Ever Just Got A Huge Upgrade

John Carpenter and Kurt Russell's ridiculous, rollocking post-apocalyptic sequel 'Escape from LA' comes to 4K UHD Blu-ray in time for its 30th anniversary.

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45 Years Later, Zack Snyder is Reimagining An Action Cult Classic

The iconic director of epics is tackling a remake of John Carpenter's classic dystopian film.

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Rebel Moon Director Set to Take on a Kurt Russell Classic

Zack Snyder, the director behind Rebel Moon, is taking on the remake of a 1981 cult classic, Escape from New York. It’s a thrilling announcement, given Snyder’s amazing direction in sci-fi and hero movies. According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Picture Company, StudioCanal, and Stone Quarry will be partnering up…

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Snake voice actor David Hayter was befuddled by Metal Gear Solid's convoluted plot: 'I'd be like 'what does this mean?' and they'd say 'just say it''

"That's what makes Metal Gear, Metal Gear."

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Metal Gear Solid's Snake actor didn't want to sound like the character Hideo Kojima took so much inspiration from it reportedly nearly got him sued

Escape from Escape from New York

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45 Years Later, One Of The Best Dystopian Thrillers Is Getting A Remake

A timely political dystopia action thriller is getting a brand-new remake.

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Snake Plissken Is Back: CinemaCon 2026 Announces a New ‘Escape From New York’ Film

Call me Snake.

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43 Years Later, a Legendary Apocalyptic Thriller Just Got a Huge Upgrade

John Carpenter’s most badass movie set the tone for an entire decade. Grab it now with this new Blu-ray release.

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History of a defaced Statue of Liberty

"Bring me your tired, your poor, your huddled audiences," say marketers for "Civil War" to "Cloverfield"

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The internet's favourite new film critic is video game creator Hideo Kojima

Twitter users enamoured by the Metal Gear creator’s tweets have created the ‘Kojima scale’ for his prolific reviews

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Kurt Russell gives thoughtful and nuanced answer about why he wouldn't voice Snake in Metal Gear Solid 3, also seems to think the character is actually Snake Plissken

"I'm a movie guy."

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Kurt Russell's Explanation For Turning Down Metal Gear Solid's Snake Is Another Reason Why We Love The Escape From New York Actor

When asked about a rumor that he was approached to voice Metal Gear Solid's lead, Kurt Russell had the perfect response.

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Kurt Russell rules out return as Snake Plissken in sequel

Kurt Russell reflects on the legacy of his iconic character Snake Plissken in John Carpenter's Escape From New York and discusses his approach to reprising...

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'Incredible!': Monarch's Matt Shakman Talked To Us About Directing Kurt And Wyatt Russell, And The Name Snake Plissken Came Up

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters stars both Kurt and Wyatt Russell, and director Matt Shakman told CinemaBlend how “incredible” it was directing them.

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All 5 Kurt Russell Performances In John Carpenter Movies, Ranked

Kurt Russell and John Carpenter are a match made in Little China, and we're ranking Russell's work in each of his Carpenter movies!

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I Watched All The Riddick Movies For The First Time, And I Want To Go To Furya Now

After finally deciding to check out Pitch Black and its sequels, I have a new favorite Vin Diesel character in Riddick.

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