StudioCanal has announced the upcoming release of 4K restorations of the John Carpenter classics The Fog, Escape from New York, Prince of Darkness and They Live, which will screen theatrically before arriving on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD this autumn. Antonio Bay, California has turned a hundred years old and is getting ready to celebrate its […]
Neil Cross has received the John Carpenter seal of approval for his Escape from New York script
Back in 2016 it was revealed that Luther creator Neil Cross had been tapped to pen the reboot/prequel to John Carpenter’s Escape from New York, and now Cross has provided an update on the project during an interview with Deadline, revealing that his script has received the seal of approval from Carpenter himself. “Robert Rodriguez […]
Why 1980s Science Fiction Is Huge Right Now
Neil Calloway looks at why dystopias from thirty years ago are the biggest influence on Hollywood… With a new Blade Runner movie opening to rave reviews, a new (and hopefully decent) Terminator film on the way, it looks like 80s science fiction is the way to go if you want to get a movie made […]
Robert Rodriguez in talks to direct Escape from New York
It looks like 20th Century Fox may have found its director for the upcoming Escape from New York remake, with The Tracking Board reporting that the studio is currently in talks with filmmaker Robert Rodriguez. Rodriguez recently finished up production on Alita: Battle Angel for the studio, and should a deal be reached he would […]
Preview of Big Trouble in Little China/Escape from New York #6
Boom! Studios’ Big Trouble in Little China/Escape from New York crossover comes to an end this Wednesday with the release of the sixth and final issue, and you can take a look at a preview right here… Final issue! As the President unleashes his endgame on the world, it will take every good and bad […]
Preview of Big Trouble in Little China/Escape From New York #5
The penultimate issue of Boom! Studios’ Big Trouble in Little China/Escape From New York hits comic book stores this coming Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview for you here… As the United States is thrust into another war, Snake Plissken and Jack Burton must make friends with their greatest foes. Big Trouble in Little China/Escape From […]
Kurt Russell – A Retrospective
Kurt Russell is amazing. That’s all there really is to it, quite frankly. Hell, he’s so cool that when he gets cast in a Marvel superhero movie they decide he’s not going to play a superhero. He’s not even going to play a baddie. He’s going to play a planet! That’s right, a planet – in […]
Preview of Big Trouble in Little China/Escape from New York #4
Boom! Studios has released a preview of Wednesday’s Big Trouble in Little China/Escape from New York #4, and we have it for you here; take a look… Snake and Jack go undercover to join David Lo Pan’s army. Big Trouble in Little China/Escape from New York #4 is out on January 4th, priced $3.99.
Preview of Big Trouble in Little China/Escape from New York #3
Boom! Studios’ Big Trouble in Little China/Escape from New York #3 is out this coming Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview of the issue for you here; check it out… Snake and Jack must team up with their mortal enemies to face the endless threat of magic unleashed upon dystopian America. Big Trouble in Little […]
Escape from New York remake is actually a prequel
Well, it turns out that 20th Century Fox’s remake of Escape from New York isn’t actually a remake after all, but rather a prequel to John Carpenter’s 1981 cult classic, which the studio is hoping to use to relaunch the franchise similar to what they did with 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes. According […]