There were rumours last week that the Escape From New York remake had found a director in Len Wiseman. And now 'tis true! Depending on your opinion of Die Hard 4.0, Wiseman's last job as director, your reaction to this news will likely be either a) That's awesome! Die Hard 4.0 rocked! Bruce Willis had a fight with a plane on a motorway! or b) That's awful! Die Hard 4.0 sucked! Bruce Willis had a fight with plane on a motorway!
The New Line movie seeks to revamp John Carpenter's 1981 original, in which Snake Plissken (bow down before Kurt Russell), an eye-patched war hero/convict, is sent into Manhattan, now a maximum security prison rather than Starbucks breeding ground, to rescue the US President after his plane is brought down by the criminal inhabitants. The new version has found its Snake Plissken in 300's Gerard Butler, who you have to agree is a pretty good choice when you need a badass.
So, is Wiseman fit to lick Carpenter's boots? He's got the commercial clout (Die Hard 4.0 took $335million worldwide) and knows how to blow crap up. But should anyone be raising Snake Plissken from retirement? Have at it, readers!