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So, what about Snake himself, you may ask? There were some noteworthy details revealed of the contract between John Capenter and New Line. Apparently, he was very particular as to how the iconic character, originally portrayed by Kurt Russell would be portrayed.
"Good ol' Snake remains largely the same. Legally, he has to be. We learned that in order to land the rights, New Line had to sign a contract with John Carpenter stipulating, among other things, that Plissken "must be called 'Snake'"; "must wear an eye patch"; and that he would — and we're not making this up — "always be a 'bad-ass.'"
Read more: http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/70...#ixzz0fGvM7Apz
"Good ol' Snake remains largely the same. Legally, he has to be. We learned that in order to land the rights, New Line had to sign a contract with John Carpenter stipulating, among other things, that Plissken "must be called 'Snake'"; "must wear an eye patch"; and that he would — and we're not making this up — "always be a 'bad-ass.'"
Read more: http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/70...#ixzz0fGvM7Apz