John Carpenter News

Gerard Butler has quit the upcoming remake of Escape from New York over 'creative differences', reports claim. The 300 star signed up to....

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Veteran director JOHN CARPENTER has defended violence in movies, arguing there is no need for the US government to regulate what can be watched at....

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LATEST: American actor KURT RUSSELL is enraged with the decision to cast Scottish actor GERARD BUTLER in a remake of the 1981 film ESCAPE FROM NEW....

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300 star GERARD BUTLER is set to star in the remake of the 1981 action film ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK. Butler is in talks to play SNAKE PLISSKEN in the....

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Legendary wrestler 'ROWDY' RODDY PIPER has been diagnosed with lymphoma cancer and will begin treatment to fight the disease immediately. The....

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British screenwriter NIGEL KNEALE died yesterday (31OCT06) following a long battle with ill health. He was 84. Kneale is best known for writing the....

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LATEST: Director QUENTIN TARANTINO has confirmed action star KURT RUSSELL will star in his new horror movie collaboration with ROBERT RODRIGUEZ - and....

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KURT RUSSELL has replaced MICKEY ROURKE as the sick killer in QUENTIN TARANTINO's new horror film GRINDHOUSE, according to internet reports. Rourke....

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