Neeson To Star In ‘Escapist’ Remake

A few years back there was a little British thriller titled ‘The Escapist’, about a man hatching a plot with other inmates to bust out of the joint, so he could see his daughter before she died.  The film starred Brian Cox, it was a fair effort but slightly overrated in my opinion.

So maybe then it’s ripe for a remake.

Turns out that Liam Neeson is in talks to star in this movie. Sean O’Keefe is writing the screenplay, but no director is attached at present. “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” helmer Rupert Wyatt made his directorial debut on the original, you should probably check it out all the same.

Still, Neeson or not, it surely cannot come close to the GOAT prison break movie, Escape From Alcatraz, with Clint Eastwood (and Fred Ward).  I could watch that movie every month to be honest.