In Search Of A Solid Snake...5 Actors Who Could Play Plissken In The 'Escape From New York' Reboot
Sneer's to you, Joel Silver for having the foresight to re-boot John Carpenter's wickedly fun Escape from New York and expand it, Peter Jackson-style, into a trilogy. Now you and Studio Canal just have to find a young-ish Snake Plissken who can carry three three films with the same sardonic charisma that made Kurt Russell such a joy to behold on the big screen. According to Deadline, the first of the three movies will be an origin story — perhaps one that shows how Snake got the eyepatch and how New York City became a maximum-security prison, or whatever plot twists Silver wants to throw our way since, according to the report, The Matrix producer is planning an "entirely new take" on the story.
Still, Plissken is going to have to ring some familiar bells with the crowd that will be seeing it because they loved the original. And with this in mind, here are some actors who I'd like see don ere are some of actors I'd love to see take on the role of Snake Plissken:
1) Taylor Kitsch: Take a look at his performance in Oliver Stone's Savages and the unfairly maligned John Carter and Kitsch could be the ideal choice to grow some stubble and an attitude for the crowd-pleasing thriller that Silver intends to make. Plus, if he pulls it off, the media will remember him for Escape not John Carter.
2) Jim Carrey: If you put Carrey's is-he-funny-or-just-crazy performance from The Incredible Burt Wonderstone in a blender with his scenes as Colonel Stars and Stripes in the Kick-Ass 2 trailer, you'd get Snake Plissken.
3) Michael Shannon: Plissken would be memorably malevolent and darkly comic in Shannon's hands. He'd also probably be the most substantial Snake of this bunch.
4) Isaiah Washington: Admittedly an unlikely choice — unless you've seen Blue Caprice. Washington is chilling as John Allen Muhammad, the orchestrator of the Beltway Sniper murders. The question is whether he has any comic timing. If he does, he'd be an interesting wild card.
5) Ryan Gosling: An even wilder card, but Gosling does the strong, silent, wisecracking type really well. And Only God Forgives looks brutal. If Silver really does want to defy expectations, then Gosling is his man. If he can land him.
Agree? Disagree? Have a better choice? Leave them in the comments section.
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Norman Reedus 🙂
Jensen Ackles is my #1 guy for this role, if you've seen Supernatural then enough said. Next is Karl Urban, Timothy Olyphant, Joe Manganiello maybe.... Or Johnny Messner
Excellent choice. With a crossbow.
Josh Holloway. All he needed on Lost was an eyepatch and he was already there.
this is the only choice that appeals even a little
Michael Cera!!!!
I'd see that. I'd see Cera in anything really.
Michael cera. Are you retarded?
I think Tim Olyphant would be good.
Olyphant would have been No. 6 if the list was longer. He was so memorably caustic in 'Live Free or Die Hard' that he'd also make a good Snake.
Yip he could also have been a good Judge Dredd!!!
David Boreanaz
everyone is going with the TV stars, I like T Kitsch. I loved EF New York, loathed LA.
Danny Trejo!!! (think about it...)
Danny Trejo is....Machete! One franchise per person, please.
Jim Carey and Michael cera. Are you guys brain dead? Have you even watched escape?
Cera was clearly meant as a joke, but I do think he'd be great if the reboot was done as parody. He'd look hilarious in the eyepatch and a leather jacket. As for Carrey, watch him in Burt Wonderstone. It's not far from Steve Gray to Snake Plissken.
Jim Caviezel would make a great Snake Plissken. Check out his character in the 2008 Outlander and you will understand why.
Yes!!!!Please!!
why not curt russel. Why do a remake to a masterpiece.
Disney is remaking 'Pete's Dragon', for Christ's sake, so why not? I bet Russell makes a cameo appearance in the movie.
Kurt Russell has gotten rather long in the tooth to play a reboot of Snake; the idea is a younger man to see through 3 or more movies. I think, tho, that the selection of the new Snake is how well the actor grows out Snake's trademark hair. That kind of leaves out Isaiah Washington, but then, he's almost as old as Russell, too. I don't know who should play Snake, but I don't think Ryan Gosling is it. Snake is cold and dangerous; Gosling doesn't come off that way at all.
Gosling hasn't played a lot of cold roles, but he's got the chops. I'm telling ya, he'd make a strong Snake, as long as he got to keep his voice to a low hiss.
Joel Edgerton; has the right look, has the talent.
Liam Hemsworth, attitude and long hair
I like Ryan Gosling for the role but then again not a favorite movie and sick and tired of remakes so don't really give a flying duck.
Only Kurt Russell can play Snake Plissken. Please stop with the remakes.
Jamey White, he is unknown but he is Snake
No one can play him better.then kurt.
Maybe jason statham.
Tom Hardy
Karl Urban or Gerard Butler
Yeah forgot about Karl Urban good choice!!!
Gerard Butler or Taylor Kitsch both good fits.
Jim Carrey and the others are you seriously kidding me?
dolph ziggler wwe star
"Fringe" star Joshua Jackson could be another interesting choice!
Kurt Russell cant be replaced, 70 year old Stallone is back why not a 56 year old Russell
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