Batman and Snake Plissken

 

I have read that Kurt Russel was considered for the role of Batman that eventually went to Michael Keaton.  While Keaton was great in the role, I bet Russell would have been very cool as the caped crusader.  He would have probably performed the different Bruce Wayne and Batman personalities well.  We did eventually get to see him in as a superhero in Sky High, but that was a different type of movie.

Snake Plissken Vs. Predator

 

Thank you to Mike Shirley, a Patron of this blog, for suggesting this match up! It really does seem like a natural for a man known for getting out of inhospitable places to go up against a hunter that won't stop until he lands his prey.  Let's just hope that Dutch gave Snake a few pointers on this particular threat, I think he may need them!

Snake Plissken and Indiana Jones

I can still remember going over to my friend's house right after he saw Raiders of the Lost Ark when it first came out.  He was raving about how good it was, and told me, "There's more action in the first 10 minutes than in most other complete movies!"  I was a giant Stephen Spielberg fan since seeing Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, so I was already interested, and this  reaction really made me want to see it.  I did soon after, and it did not disappoint. It still has better action than most other movies out there, not to mention the great performances, score, sets and locations.

The Hulk and Snake Plissken

Marvel Studios hasn't shied away from bringing back characters even after we have seen them perish on screen, either by the use of flashbacks or other means.  Maybe there's hope that we will see Kurt Russel's Ego again.  I'd love to see The Living Planet face off against Galactus should they ever give the World Devourer a detailed back story.

Snake Plissken and Mister Miracle

While I have reservations about DC using Jack Kirby's Fourth World villains for the upcoming Justice League movies (hard to get excited about Steppenwolf and Darkseid may be too close to Marvel's Thanos plans) - one side effect that I do like is the door will be opened so some of the cooler New Gods character to show up down the line.  I'd love to see a film chronicling Scott Free's escape from Granny Goodness and meeting with Big Barda to make their way to Earth.

The Thing and Snake Plissken

This one was a request form a friend and I wasn't sure that I would be able to fulfill it at first. Upon a little bit of searching, it turns out there have been a few series based on Kurt Russel's Escape From New York character. It really is amazing how many movies have not just been adapted into comics, but expanded and extrapolated upon by them. That's another great aspect of the hobby, readers can see sequels and continuations of a lot of their favorite film properties, even if the movie versions don't provide them.

I have heard rumors of a cinematic reboot of Escape From New York, and that seems like an unnecessary remake. The original still holds up pretty well.