Casting: “Escape from New York” Remake

It seems that there may be movement on a remake of John Carpenter’s Escape from New York. Reports indicate that Joel Silver and his Silver Pictures are teaming with StudioCanal to make it happen and current plans are for a trilogy of films.

Like most fans, I really liked Escape from New York.  Although I was happy to see the return of Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell), Escape from L.A. just wasn’t as good.

Which of course begs the question, would a remake (or a trio of Snake Plissken films) work?  The correct answer is, of course, with the right script, actors and director.

So… let’s take a look at who should fill the roles in Escape from New York Remake:

• Snake Plissken was originally played by Kurt Russell should now be played by Guy Pearce.
• Hauk was originally played by Lee Van Cleef should now be played by Stephen Lang.
• Cabbie was originally played by Ernest Borgnine should now be played by Brian Cox.
• The President was originally played by Donald Pleasence should now be played by James Gandolfini.
• The Duke was originally played by Isaac Hayes should now be played by Terry Crews.
• Brain was originally played by Harry Dean Stanton should now be played by Michael Emerson.
• Maggie was originally played by Adrienne Barbeau should now be played by Rosario Dawson.
• Romero was originally played by Frank Doubleday should now be played by Walton Goggins.
• Slag was originally played by Ox Baker should now be played by  Ryan Hurst.

So, what do you think?  Inspired casting or did I miss the mark?