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Jill St. John as Tiffany Case in Diamonds Are Fore Jill St. John as Tiffany Case in Diamonds Are Forever. 

Several actresses were considered for the role of Case, including Faye Dunaway, Jane Fonda and Raquel Welch. According to director Guy Hamilton, St. John landed the role in part to her friend, lawyer and heavy-duty 'fixer' Sidney R. Korshak. He had helped the Bond film secure Las Vegas locations and then suggested St. John to be cast in the film. She was coincidentally was one of his clients and also he was having an affair with her at the time.

At first producer Cubby Broccoli felt St. John could play Plenty O'Toole, however Hamilton believed she would be better suited as Tiffany Case and the deal was done. St. John became the first American Bond Girl. 

St. John said about Tiffany Case, "She's a very smart lady. She's a survivor. In some ways, she's a lot like me."

During filming, there were rumors St. John and Sean Connery were dating. Connery was estranged from his wife at the time of production. However, these reports were denied - at the time. Years later it was revealed Connery was not only dating St. John, but also Lana Wood, who ended up playing Plenty O'Toole. 

It's said that there has been a decades long feud between St. John and Wood ever since the film.

Also, St. John had dated George Lazenby prior to Diamonds Are Forever. It's an interesting thought that had Lazenby stayed on as Bond she might've been his leading lady in the film.

#jamesbond #diamondsarefoever #jillstjohn #bondgirl
Carole Bouquet as Melina Havelock in For Your Eyes Carole Bouquet as Melina Havelock in For Your Eyes Only.

Bouquet was a popular French model and actress when she was cast as Melina Havelock in For Your Eyes Only at the age of 24. Bouquet was dubbed in the final film.

Because Bouquet suffered from a pre-existing sinus condition, she was unable to perform in any of the underwater scenes. So the filmmakers used a 'dry-for-wet' approach to accomplish it.

Bouquet and Moore were filmed in slow motion with wind machines blowing their hair. A narrow fish tank was placed in front of the camera lens to add bubbles to the scene. When the film was played back at normal speed it gave a pretty good illusion of the actors being underwater.

In a 1981 article in the New York Times it said Bouquet was intentionally left out of the publicity for the film because of issues with her behind the scenes. It reads:

"So far, Miss Bouquet has been keeping a low profile in relation to the new film. She was the only major star to be excluded from the film's publicity tour, and one reason, according to Myer Beck, the New York representative for the film's producer, Albert R. (Cubby) Broccoli, is that she was ''unprofessional and troublesome while making the film; she even went to sleep on the set.'' It probably did not help help matters during production when she gave an interview in which she said that Roger Moore was old enough to be her father rather than her lover (Mr. Moore is 53). Miss Bouquet could not be reached for comment."

Bouquet has said she has mixed feelings about her experience working on the film. In later interviews she has said that while the Bond films are "fun to watch, they are awfully boring to do because you fake everything". She reportedly found all the waiting around on the set got very tiring. 

I'm not sure how true any of those problematic stories of her during filming truly are. Maybe some Bond fans know of some more-behind-the-scenes tales. 

Still, Bouquet's Melina has remained one of the most popular and favorite Bond Girls to many fans.

#jamesbond #foryoureyesonly #carolebouquet #bondgirl
Goldfinger, 1964, behind the scenes. The golf sce Goldfinger, 1964, behind the scenes.

The golf scene in Goldfinger was filmed at Stoke Park Country Club in Buckinghamshire, England. The location was also used in Tomorrow Never Dies.

It was during the golf scenes where Sean Connery fell in love with the game and it became a lifelong passion.

Stoke Park embraced its connection to 007, hosting Bond-themed golf tournaments and events over the years. In 2021, Stoke Park Country Club, Spa and Hotel sold for $79 million to a new owner.
Madonna and Die Another Day. 2002's Die Another D Madonna and Die Another Day.

2002's Die Another Day was going to mark the James Bond film's 40th anniversary, so they really wanted a famous, high-profile artist to do the theme song and help bring 007 into the 21st century

The Bond films had approached Madonna in the past and she had always turned the offer down. At the time she had a recent success with the song 'Beautiful Stranger' for Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. Maybe she'd be up for doing a 007 song now. She was.

Madonna brought some ideas of what the song could be. Rather than the traditional brassy orchestras of past Bond theme songs, she told Larry King, "James Bond needs to get techno."

Did any Bond fans feel the same way? 

Anyway, the title track of Die Another Day was made. Director Lee Tamahori and Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson were at first skeptical about the song. It really didn't sound like any other Bond song that had come before. They finally gave it the 'okay'. They knew it was a bold gamble, but thought Madonna and this new techno/dance Bond song could help to promote the film.

Not only did Madonna get to do a Bond song, but she also gets a cameo in the film, playing Verity, a fencing instructor.

How did Madonna's unconventional Bond theme song go down? Well, Die Another Day was a massive hit and Madonna's song was popular on the charts and it got plenty of play in dance clubs at the time

As for the song itself, there's A LOT of opinions on it. It has taken heavy criticism . I often see it ranked towards the bottom on lists of the Best Bond Theme Songs. It's not one of my favorites.
Jeff Goldblum in The Fly, 1986. Director David Cr Jeff Goldblum in The Fly, 1986.

Director David Croenberg decided to do a remake of the 1958 classic horror film The Fly because he believed the campy monster movie could be turned into a deeper story of tragedy.

Goldblum was his only choice to play Seth Brundle.

20th Century Fox execs weren't keen on the casting of Goldblum, feeling he wasn't a bankable enough name to be the lead in the film. Other actors considered were Pierce Brosnan, John Malkovich, John Lithgow and Michael Keaton. However, Cronenberg won out and Goldblum got the role.

Geena Davis was dating Goldblum at the time and suggested her to Cronenberg to play Veronica. Reluctant at first, Cronenberg was won over by Davis' audition and she was cast.

Goldblum had to endure a grueling makeup process throughout filming, but said he embraced the physical challenges of his character's transformation. The film would win the Oscar for best makeup and be a box office hit. 

Croenberg has said he feels The Fly is one of his most completely realized and successful films. It was a major turning point in Goldblum's career that helped move him into leading man roles. He remains very proud of it and even has said he would do another Fly film if Croenberg was directing it. I'm not sure exactly how that would work. It seems pretty unlikely that would ever happen. Also, The Fly II didn't exactly ignite any excitement for more Fly films. 

But the Cronenberg's 1986 film is one of the few remakes that could be said surpasses the original film. Don't you think?
Halle Berry plays Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson in Die A Halle Berry plays Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson in Die Another Day.

Berry was asked how she got the part. "Jinx found me, actually. I got a call from Barbara Broccoli and MGM and they wanted to make an offer. So I got the script. And I was excited initially. I loved Bond movies and I'd even loved the women of Bond movies and I thought, Let me read it. So when I got the script, I was delighted to see that it was a Bond girl that had a lot of character. She had a little toughness to her, a little bit of an edge that I would hope to, you know, be able to bring to the screen as a Bond woman. It was already there."

Landing a part as a Bond girl and being Pierce Brosnan's co-star was a big event. Berry was already a popular star and during production she would win the Best Actress Oscar. She stood alongside Brosnan for countless photos and interviews to promote the film.

Even before the had been released, speculation began of Jinx getting her own spinoff film. During the promotional interviews Berry was asked if this was a possibility. She said, "It's been mentioned, mainly by the press. I don't know if that's real or not real. It certainly hasn't come my way in a real legitimate way, as of yet. There was talk of this happening for Michelle Yeoh and it never actually happened, so... I can tell you this: I loved being a part of Bond, I loved Jinx, she was great fun, it offered a new challenge for me. So, you never know what the future will hold."

Work on a Jinx spinoff film did indeed happen and Berry was onboard, until it was abandoned. Could Jinx possibly return in the Amazon Era of Bond Films? Berry recently said about a Jinx film, “I think that time has passed.”

#jamesbond #dieanotherday #halleberry #bondgirl
The August 11, 1986 issue of People magazine hits The August 11, 1986 issue of People magazine hits newsstands with Pierce Brosnan on the cover and the headline, "Take This Job And Shove It".

Yep, it was about him losing the role of James Bond. Any Bond fans remember all this 007 drama?  Fans got all their Bond news from magazines and entertainment shows. It feels like the Dark Ages today.

Brosnan had already signed his 007 contract in June '86. He visited Pinewood Studios, posed for photos with Bond producers Cubby Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, director John Glen - the world was just waiting for the official announcement. They just had to wait out a 60 days for his Remington Steele contract to expire. 

NBC was really excited that they could have James Bond signed up on one of their shows. After reviving Remington, the network said it would gladly work around the filming schedule of the film to allow Brosnan to do it, BUT it was a dealbreaker for Broccoli. 

The article said, "The net result for Brosnan is a career catch-22. Because Remington was cancelled, Brosnan could do Bond. But because he might be Bond, Remington was uncancelled. And because Remington was uncancelled, Brosnan may not be able to be 007. The choice for Brosnan seems clear: Bond or bondage."

The article goes on to say how now there's a worldwide scramble for another Bond as shooting for The Living Daylights was postponed until September. It said "The producers talked to 60 aspirants in one recent week alone. Earlier Mel Gibson and Bryan Brown were considered, but not screen-tested. Australian model Finlay Light was tested and so was Sam Neill, who was a front runner at last check. But the players change constantly."

"After Broccoli saw The Taming of the Shrew in London, new rumors surfaced last week that actor Timothy Dalton was the first choice. If you are a handsome, breathing male with a British accent, you are a candidate." 

Dalton had done his Bond screen-test on July 29, 1986. Eon announced Dalton as the new James Bond on August 5, 1987.

That People magazine cover of Brosnan summed up pretty well how Brosnan must've been feeling.
Filming of Octopussy began on August 10, 1982. T Filming of Octopussy began on August 10, 1982. 

The first scene shot was James Bond (Roger Moore) and M (Robert Brown) arriving at Checkpoint Charlie and 007 crossing into East Berlin. 

The famous crossing point during the Cold War didn’t grant permission to the film crew to enter East Berlin, so they could only work on the West Berlin side. As the Mercedes carrying Bond towards Checkpoint Charlie approaches, the camera zooms in on the famous warning sign indicating you are leaving the American Sector of Berlin.

Without permission to go through the checkpoint (even filming a 007 film didn’t loosen the rules enough), the car carrying Moore had to turn around in no man’s land and return to West Berlin. I’m not sure how many times they filmed the scene, but border guards were keeping a very close eye on the filming - which you'll see how close further down.

The production filmed six days in Berlin for numerous scenes. Before the film crew departed they left a reminder that James Bond had visited. Spray painted on the Berlin Wall they wrote - ‘007 was here Octopussy’.

Decades later after the wall fell, declassified files from the East German Ministry for State Security showed that the filming of the scene was even more tense than originally believed. Reports noted that James Bond's black Mercedes actually "violated" the border four times. When it was turning around for retakes, the car crossed about four meters into East German territory. Apparently, there was some serious discussion at the border of intervening, stopping the car and arresting Roger Moore and the film crew.

Today, Checkpoint Charlie is a tourist attraction and anyone can freely walk right across the spot where Roger had to turn around.
Escape From L.A., 1996. John Carpenter decided to Escape From L.A., 1996.

John Carpenter decided to make the sequel to Escape From New York in large part from Kurt Russell, who had loved playing Snake Plissken so much he encouraged a follow-up film. Carpenter was also eager to have a commercial success after a string of films that weren't hits at the box office. 

Carpenter insisted Russell be a part of the writing process. He's credited as a co-writer of the film alongside Carpenter and Debra Hill.

The return of Snake didn't do very well and left the majority of Escape fans disappointed. Some felt it got too ridiculous, it became too cartoonish, the digital effects weren't up to snuff and they just didn't want a parody of the original film, which was what it seemed to want to be.

Because of its failure, a planned third film Escape From Earth was cancelled. 

Carpenter has said he felt disappointed the film was labeled a massive financial failure, but has come to accept it as a major pattern in his career. He said, "Well, it's familiar to me. I've had so many movie come out that either got bad reviews or were misunderstood, I felt, and then later reassessed. But it's the way of life." 

Of course, there's a new remake/reboot of Escape From New York being planned to be directed by Zack Snyder. So far, Carpenter's only role as part of it as executive producer - and will just be cashing a paycheck. That's a role he's taken for most of the remakes of his films, which he's completely fine with.

Will the remake be more well received than Escape From L.A.? 
We'll see......
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Timothy Dalton is officially announced as James Bond. At the time the news hit, Dalton was working on the film Brenda Starr. He would finish that film on September 28, 1986 and immediately flew to London to Pinewood Studios to sign his contract to be the new 007.

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Jill St. John as Tiffany Case in Diamonds Are Fore Jill St. John as Tiffany Case in Diamonds Are Forever. 

Several actresses were considered for the role of Case, including Faye Dunaway, Jane Fonda and Raquel Welch. According to director Guy Hamilton, St. John landed the role in part to her friend, lawyer and heavy-duty 'fixer' Sidney R. Korshak. He had helped the Bond film secure Las Vegas locations and then suggested St. John to be cast in the film. She was coincidentally was one of his clients and also he was having an affair with her at the time.

At first producer Cubby Broccoli felt St. John could play Plenty O'Toole, however Hamilton believed she would be better suited as Tiffany Case and the deal was done. St. John became the first American Bond Girl. 

St. John said about Tiffany Case, "She's a very smart lady. She's a survivor. In some ways, she's a lot like me."

During filming, there were rumors St. John and Sean Connery were dating. Connery was estranged from his wife at the time of production. However, these reports were denied - at the time. Years later it was revealed Connery was not only dating St. John, but also Lana Wood, who ended up playing Plenty O'Toole. 

It's said that there has been a decades long feud between St. John and Wood ever since the film.

Also, St. John had dated George Lazenby prior to Diamonds Are Forever. It's an interesting thought that had Lazenby stayed on as Bond she might've been his leading lady in the film.

#jamesbond #diamondsarefoever #jillstjohn #bondgirl
Carole Bouquet as Melina Havelock in For Your Eyes Carole Bouquet as Melina Havelock in For Your Eyes Only.

Bouquet was a popular French model and actress when she was cast as Melina Havelock in For Your Eyes Only at the age of 24. Bouquet was dubbed in the final film.

Because Bouquet suffered from a pre-existing sinus condition, she was unable to perform in any of the underwater scenes. So the filmmakers used a 'dry-for-wet' approach to accomplish it.

Bouquet and Moore were filmed in slow motion with wind machines blowing their hair. A narrow fish tank was placed in front of the camera lens to add bubbles to the scene. When the film was played back at normal speed it gave a pretty good illusion of the actors being underwater.

In a 1981 article in the New York Times it said Bouquet was intentionally left out of the publicity for the film because of issues with her behind the scenes. It reads:

"So far, Miss Bouquet has been keeping a low profile in relation to the new film. She was the only major star to be excluded from the film's publicity tour, and one reason, according to Myer Beck, the New York representative for the film's producer, Albert R. (Cubby) Broccoli, is that she was ''unprofessional and troublesome while making the film; she even went to sleep on the set.'' It probably did not help help matters during production when she gave an interview in which she said that Roger Moore was old enough to be her father rather than her lover (Mr. Moore is 53). Miss Bouquet could not be reached for comment."

Bouquet has said she has mixed feelings about her experience working on the film. In later interviews she has said that while the Bond films are "fun to watch, they are awfully boring to do because you fake everything". She reportedly found all the waiting around on the set got very tiring. 

I'm not sure how true any of those problematic stories of her during filming truly are. Maybe some Bond fans know of some more-behind-the-scenes tales. 

Still, Bouquet's Melina has remained one of the most popular and favorite Bond Girls to many fans.

#jamesbond #foryoureyesonly #carolebouquet #bondgirl
Goldfinger, 1964, behind the scenes. The golf sce Goldfinger, 1964, behind the scenes.

The golf scene in Goldfinger was filmed at Stoke Park Country Club in Buckinghamshire, England. The location was also used in Tomorrow Never Dies.

It was during the golf scenes where Sean Connery fell in love with the game and it became a lifelong passion.

Stoke Park embraced its connection to 007, hosting Bond-themed golf tournaments and events over the years. In 2021, Stoke Park Country Club, Spa and Hotel sold for $79 million to a new owner.
Madonna and Die Another Day. 2002's Die Another D Madonna and Die Another Day.

2002's Die Another Day was going to mark the James Bond film's 40th anniversary, so they really wanted a famous, high-profile artist to do the theme song and help bring 007 into the 21st century

The Bond films had approached Madonna in the past and she had always turned the offer down. At the time she had a recent success with the song 'Beautiful Stranger' for Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. Maybe she'd be up for doing a 007 song now. She was.

Madonna brought some ideas of what the song could be. Rather than the traditional brassy orchestras of past Bond theme songs, she told Larry King, "James Bond needs to get techno."

Did any Bond fans feel the same way? 

Anyway, the title track of Die Another Day was made. Director Lee Tamahori and Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson were at first skeptical about the song. It really didn't sound like any other Bond song that had come before. They finally gave it the 'okay'. They knew it was a bold gamble, but thought Madonna and this new techno/dance Bond song could help to promote the film.

Not only did Madonna get to do a Bond song, but she also gets a cameo in the film, playing Verity, a fencing instructor.

How did Madonna's unconventional Bond theme song go down? Well, Die Another Day was a massive hit and Madonna's song was popular on the charts and it got plenty of play in dance clubs at the time

As for the song itself, there's A LOT of opinions on it. It has taken heavy criticism . I often see it ranked towards the bottom on lists of the Best Bond Theme Songs. It's not one of my favorites.
Jeff Goldblum in The Fly, 1986. Director David Cr Jeff Goldblum in The Fly, 1986.

Director David Croenberg decided to do a remake of the 1958 classic horror film The Fly because he believed the campy monster movie could be turned into a deeper story of tragedy.

Goldblum was his only choice to play Seth Brundle.

20th Century Fox execs weren't keen on the casting of Goldblum, feeling he wasn't a bankable enough name to be the lead in the film. Other actors considered were Pierce Brosnan, John Malkovich, John Lithgow and Michael Keaton. However, Cronenberg won out and Goldblum got the role.

Geena Davis was dating Goldblum at the time and suggested her to Cronenberg to play Veronica. Reluctant at first, Cronenberg was won over by Davis' audition and she was cast.

Goldblum had to endure a grueling makeup process throughout filming, but said he embraced the physical challenges of his character's transformation. The film would win the Oscar for best makeup and be a box office hit. 

Croenberg has said he feels The Fly is one of his most completely realized and successful films. It was a major turning point in Goldblum's career that helped move him into leading man roles. He remains very proud of it and even has said he would do another Fly film if Croenberg was directing it. I'm not sure exactly how that would work. It seems pretty unlikely that would ever happen. Also, The Fly II didn't exactly ignite any excitement for more Fly films. 

But the Cronenberg's 1986 film is one of the few remakes that could be said surpasses the original film. Don't you think?
Halle Berry plays Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson in Die A Halle Berry plays Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson in Die Another Day.

Berry was asked how she got the part. "Jinx found me, actually. I got a call from Barbara Broccoli and MGM and they wanted to make an offer. So I got the script. And I was excited initially. I loved Bond movies and I'd even loved the women of Bond movies and I thought, Let me read it. So when I got the script, I was delighted to see that it was a Bond girl that had a lot of character. She had a little toughness to her, a little bit of an edge that I would hope to, you know, be able to bring to the screen as a Bond woman. It was already there."

Landing a part as a Bond girl and being Pierce Brosnan's co-star was a big event. Berry was already a popular star and during production she would win the Best Actress Oscar. She stood alongside Brosnan for countless photos and interviews to promote the film.

Even before the had been released, speculation began of Jinx getting her own spinoff film. During the promotional interviews Berry was asked if this was a possibility. She said, "It's been mentioned, mainly by the press. I don't know if that's real or not real. It certainly hasn't come my way in a real legitimate way, as of yet. There was talk of this happening for Michelle Yeoh and it never actually happened, so... I can tell you this: I loved being a part of Bond, I loved Jinx, she was great fun, it offered a new challenge for me. So, you never know what the future will hold."

Work on a Jinx spinoff film did indeed happen and Berry was onboard, until it was abandoned. Could Jinx possibly return in the Amazon Era of Bond Films? Berry recently said about a Jinx film, “I think that time has passed.”

#jamesbond #dieanotherday #halleberry #bondgirl
The August 11, 1986 issue of People magazine hits The August 11, 1986 issue of People magazine hits newsstands with Pierce Brosnan on the cover and the headline, "Take This Job And Shove It".

Yep, it was about him losing the role of James Bond. Any Bond fans remember all this 007 drama?  Fans got all their Bond news from magazines and entertainment shows. It feels like the Dark Ages today.

Brosnan had already signed his 007 contract in June '86. He visited Pinewood Studios, posed for photos with Bond producers Cubby Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, director John Glen - the world was just waiting for the official announcement. They just had to wait out a 60 days for his Remington Steele contract to expire. 

NBC was really excited that they could have James Bond signed up on one of their shows. After reviving Remington, the network said it would gladly work around the filming schedule of the film to allow Brosnan to do it, BUT it was a dealbreaker for Broccoli. 

The article said, "The net result for Brosnan is a career catch-22. Because Remington was cancelled, Brosnan could do Bond. But because he might be Bond, Remington was uncancelled. And because Remington was uncancelled, Brosnan may not be able to be 007. The choice for Brosnan seems clear: Bond or bondage."

The article goes on to say how now there's a worldwide scramble for another Bond as shooting for The Living Daylights was postponed until September. It said "The producers talked to 60 aspirants in one recent week alone. Earlier Mel Gibson and Bryan Brown were considered, but not screen-tested. Australian model Finlay Light was tested and so was Sam Neill, who was a front runner at last check. But the players change constantly."

"After Broccoli saw The Taming of the Shrew in London, new rumors surfaced last week that actor Timothy Dalton was the first choice. If you are a handsome, breathing male with a British accent, you are a candidate." 

Dalton had done his Bond screen-test on July 29, 1986. Eon announced Dalton as the new James Bond on August 5, 1987.

That People magazine cover of Brosnan summed up pretty well how Brosnan must've been feeling.
Filming of Octopussy began on August 10, 1982. T Filming of Octopussy began on August 10, 1982. 

The first scene shot was James Bond (Roger Moore) and M (Robert Brown) arriving at Checkpoint Charlie and 007 crossing into East Berlin. 

The famous crossing point during the Cold War didn’t grant permission to the film crew to enter East Berlin, so they could only work on the West Berlin side. As the Mercedes carrying Bond towards Checkpoint Charlie approaches, the camera zooms in on the famous warning sign indicating you are leaving the American Sector of Berlin.

Without permission to go through the checkpoint (even filming a 007 film didn’t loosen the rules enough), the car carrying Moore had to turn around in no man’s land and return to West Berlin. I’m not sure how many times they filmed the scene, but border guards were keeping a very close eye on the filming - which you'll see how close further down.

The production filmed six days in Berlin for numerous scenes. Before the film crew departed they left a reminder that James Bond had visited. Spray painted on the Berlin Wall they wrote - ‘007 was here Octopussy’.

Decades later after the wall fell, declassified files from the East German Ministry for State Security showed that the filming of the scene was even more tense than originally believed. Reports noted that James Bond's black Mercedes actually "violated" the border four times. When it was turning around for retakes, the car crossed about four meters into East German territory. Apparently, there was some serious discussion at the border of intervening, stopping the car and arresting Roger Moore and the film crew.

Today, Checkpoint Charlie is a tourist attraction and anyone can freely walk right across the spot where Roger had to turn around.
Escape From L.A., 1996. John Carpenter decided to Escape From L.A., 1996.

John Carpenter decided to make the sequel to Escape From New York in large part from Kurt Russell, who had loved playing Snake Plissken so much he encouraged a follow-up film. Carpenter was also eager to have a commercial success after a string of films that weren't hits at the box office. 

Carpenter insisted Russell be a part of the writing process. He's credited as a co-writer of the film alongside Carpenter and Debra Hill.

The return of Snake didn't do very well and left the majority of Escape fans disappointed. Some felt it got too ridiculous, it became too cartoonish, the digital effects weren't up to snuff and they just didn't want a parody of the original film, which was what it seemed to want to be.

Because of its failure, a planned third film Escape From Earth was cancelled. 

Carpenter has said he felt disappointed the film was labeled a massive financial failure, but has come to accept it as a major pattern in his career. He said, "Well, it's familiar to me. I've had so many movie come out that either got bad reviews or were misunderstood, I felt, and then later reassessed. But it's the way of life." 

Of course, there's a new remake/reboot of Escape From New York being planned to be directed by Zack Snyder. So far, Carpenter's only role as part of it as executive producer - and will just be cashing a paycheck. That's a role he's taken for most of the remakes of his films, which he's completely fine with.

Will the remake be more well received than Escape From L.A.? 
We'll see......
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