Escape From New York

During Kurt Russell’s acting retrospective for GQ, the famed actor gave his thoughts on the ever-constant debate of which survivor is the Thing at the end of John Carpenter’s The Thing. During the shoot, what would be shown of the divisive ending was a matter of contention even for Carpenter himself, who now swears he’s the only one who knows who the Thing is—even though director of photography Dean Cundey has claimed the answer is in the eyes of the final two left standing.Spoilers of the Week: July 22ndSo who does…

Image: AMCThe Walking Dead may be over, but AMC’s spin-off series Dead City will continue the adventures of frenemies Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) in a post-apocalyptic version of Manhattan that evokes a certain John Carpenter classic... except with zombies packed in among the sinister dregs of humanity.“It’s Hard Not to Make Your Own Special Effect Noises When You’re Doing Action” | io9 InterviewCheck out the new trailer below, featuring key artthat not-so-subtly rips off the iconic poster for…

It’s March 17, and we all know what that means. It’s Kurt Russell’s birthday! A group of John Carpenter super-fans have picked this occasion to release their fan film: Call Me Snake, a note-perfect homage to the director’s 1981 sci-fi classic Escape From New York, starring Russell as eye patch-wearing rebel Snake Plissken.Call Me Snake, directed and written by Sean E. McCarthy, takes place in the early 21st century, a time when free-thinkers and hellraisers have fled the U.S., where vices are banned (smoking, drinking,…

Image: ParamountThe directors of the new Escape From New York are making it a reboot-sequel. Bruce Campbell wants to work with Sam Raimi on an animated Evil Dead movie. The Mandalorian drops two new posters. Plus, when to expect the final episode of The Flash. Spoilers, away!Escape from New YorkIn conversation with ComicBook, directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett confirmed their upcoming Escape from New York movie will be a “requel,” presumably ignoringthe events of Escape from L.A. I don’t think we know…

John Carpenter performs on August 26, 2016 in Turin, Italy. Photo: Awakening/Getty Images for City of Turin (Getty Images)Much-beloved genre director John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing, Escape From New York) turns 75 this month, and in a new interview he casually mentions that sure, he’d be up for making another feature film someday—if certain conditions were met, that is.“I’m open to it, given that it’s honestly budgeted and there’s plenty of time to do it—and that people allow for the basketball season and the…

Image: AMCIdina Menzel sings in a new look at Disenchanted. Go behind the scenes of David Harbour’s holiday horror movie Violent Night. Plus, the return of Escape From New York is on the cards, and learn what’s coming on the penultimate episode of Stargirl. To me, my spoilers!Escape From New York 3According to a new report from Giant Freakin Robot, Kurt Russell will return for a third Snake Plissken movie from Scream directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett,and Chad Villella.Streets of RageMeanwhile, Coming Soon…

Will Snake slither his way back to the big screen?Image: FoxYou are not experiencing post-apocalyptic déjà vu. Hollywood is, yet again, attempting to remake John Carpenter’s landmark 1981 film, Escape From New York. This time, from the filmmaking team behind Ready or Not and Scream, Radio Silence.Deadline confirmed the news, which was reported 24 hours earlier on Giant Freaking Robot. The difference between the reports is that Deadline doesn’t mention original star Kurt Russell,while Robot says he’s set to return.…

Actor Ted White passed away on Friday at the age of 96, reports Bloody Disgusting. In horror circles, White is best known for playing slasher icon Jason Voorhees in 1984's Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter.The news came from film producer Sean Clark, who was informed that White passed peacefully in his sleep. “I’ve had the pleasure of knowing him and working with him for close to 20 years. He was my adopted grandpa and hands down the best storyteller you could have ever met,” wrote Clark. “I am going to miss you…

Entertainment trends are always shifting, but you can always count on more zombies, eternally heaving themselves out of the grave and invading screens large and small. While, of course, there’s a certain (splattery) sameness across the genre, these 10 recent projects show just how diverse zombie stories have become—a…Read more... Entertainment trends are always shifting, but you can always count on more zombies, eternally heaving themselves out of the grave and invading screens large and small. While, of course,…

Speaking of Taika Waititi, to me, he’s the Spielberg of today, with a particular strength in sharing stories about found families. (Every time he makes a movie or produces a show by uplifting creatives we need and breaks barriers for the marginalized, I turn into the Jeff Goldblum “you did it” meme.) Boy, released in 2010, is about a kid growing up in New Zealand during the ‘80s (much like Waititi did), and in 2014's What We Do in the Shadows, with its coven of vampire forever flatmates, you really saw how even on the…