Escape From New York Remake: 10 Actors Who Should Play Snake Plissken
3. Karl Urban
If you can pull off playing Judge Dredd (something Sylvester Stallone never managed) then you should be able to throw yourself into the role of Snake Plissken with gusto.
Both characters are comic book anti-heroes on a mission, the biggest difference between them being that Plissken only believes in his because of the micro explosives in his arteries. They both represent the law (if not order), but Dredd’s such a cold fish you can never imagine him telling anyone to “Call me Snake.”
Escape From New York is being mooted as Fox’s next big action franchise, the likes of which Urban is no stranger to with Star Trek, Lord Of The Rings and Riddick under his belt. Perhaps Mega City One’s loss could be New York’s gain?