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We’re All Living ‘Simon’: These Dystopian Movies Keep Coming True
I wish all these unhinged movies would quit coming true. Escape From New York. Escape From L.A. Being There. I Am Legend. You name it. Somebody shoots a whacko/dystopian/dysfunctional fantasy. Eventually, we all end up living it.
At the moment, I'm living Brazil—bureaucratic dysfunction. My wife and I bought out a…
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Neil Cross Discusses ‘Hard Sun’, ‘Luther’ Movie, ‘Escape From New York’ Remake
Neil Cross, creator of Idris Elba's BBC1 police drama Luther, is heading back to the small screen with Hard Sun, a six-part "pre-apocalyptic" crime drama that stars Agyness Deyn as Detective Inspector Elaine Renko and Jim Sturgess Detective Chief Inspector Charlie Hicks.
After striking an exclusive overall deal with Fr…
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David Yewdall Dies: ‘The Fifth Element’ & ‘The Thing’ Sound Editor Was 66
David Yewdall, a sound editor and teacher whose long career included work on such films as Escape From New York, The Thing, Twilight Zone: The Movie and The Fifth Element, has died. He was 66. His family confirmed to Deadline that Yewdall died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem…
Robert Rodriguez To Direct ‘Escape From New York’
EXCLUSIVE: Robert Rodriguez is getting the gig to direct Escape From New York, the remake of John Carpenter’s iconic 1981 film that’s set up at 20th Century Fox. The studio won a bidding battle for rights to the reboot in early 2015, with Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman's The Picture Company set to produce. Neil Cross (L…
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Luc Besson Must Pay More For Copying John Carpenter’s ‘Escape From New York’
A Paris appeals court has ruled that Luc Besson must pay more than $500,000 (450,000 euros) in damages to John Carpenter and rights holder StudioCanal for plagiarizing Carpenter’s 1981 classic Escape From New York when he made the 2012 film Lockout. Agence France-Presse reported on the ruling today.
This comes after…
‘Escape From New York’ Remake Rights Deal Won By Fox
EXCLUSIVE: Snake Plissken is back! Fox has emerged from competitive bidding and closed a deal to remake the 1981 John Carpenter-directed cult classic Escape From New York. Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman's The Picture Company will produce.
The original was released by Avco Embassy, and the rights were owned by…
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