Kurt Russell

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: 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.…

Keith David at a pre-Emmy celebration at Sunset Tower in Hollywood in 2019.Photo: Rich Polk/Getty Images for Audi (Getty Images)Want to bring instant gravitas to your movie, TV show, documentary series, video game, or English-language dub of a foreign animated film? Hire Keith David, whose long career is a testament not just to his charismatic screen presence, but also his uniquely velvety voice.io9 is a huge fan of Mr. David and it was a mighty task narrowing down this list of his best performances, but making it…

Image: Image ComicsMcKenna Grace won’t return as a young Carol Danvers in The Marvels, but she’d really like to. Tenoch Huerta discusses Namor’s role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Plus, take a peek at Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches. To me, my spoilers!The Nun 2Deadline reports Taissa Farmiga will reprise her role as Sister Irene in The Nun 2.The MarvelsHowever, McKenna Grace revealed she was not asked to return as the young Carol Danvers in The Marvels during a recent interview with Comic Book. Oh, my gosh, I wish. That…

When we think about sci-fi, about marching out into the stars and encountering aliens, we think of the future, of a time decades or centuries from now when humanity has technologically evolved to the point of interstellar travel. Stargate, however, took a shortcut. This was a franchise which asked, “what if we could just go out there right now?”What resulted was a story so compelling that it stretched beyond its original movie to over 15 seasons of television across three shows. And although it might not often be counted…

Image: Warner Bros/Universal PicturesOn June 25, 1982, a strange thing happened. Two movies, now considered to be masterpieces of their genres, premiered on the very same day… and tanked. Both received middling to genuinely harsh reviews, both failed to make a significant dent in the box office, and both seemed destined to be minor footnotes in the careers of their esteemed creators. Instead, Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner and John Carpenter’s The Thing have become recognized as two of the greatest movies of all time.While…