Len Wiseman to Direct 'Escape from New York' Remake

Published: August 15, 2007, 5:02 am

Tags: escape from new york, escapefromnewyork, gerard butler, gerardbutler, kate beckinsale, katebeckinsale, ken nolan, kennolan, kurt russell, kurtrussell, len wiseman, lenwiseman

Filed under: Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, New Line, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and SequelsLen Wiseman did the nearly unthinkable this summer and made me like (not love, mind you, but certainly enjoy) a fourth Die Hard film. I was mighty concerned going in that the guy would dump all over one of the greatest movie series ever made, but instead Wiseman made a solid flick with some very cool action scenes (loved that tunnel "lights out" sequence in particular). Miraculously, the movie didn't make me cringe once. Live Free or Die Hard won't join "The Thrillogy" in my DVD collection, but it impressed me with all the mistakes it didn't make. I never saw Wiseman's Underworld films, but now there's a much greater chance I'll queue the suckers up. And Wiseman must be feeling pretty cocky these days, (being married to Kate Beckinsale probably helps) because he's following up LFODH with another project that could potentially tick off action fans.The Hollywood Reporter has

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