John Carpenter Still Makes Movies

/Film has the teaser poster for John Carpenter's new film Riot, starring Nicholas Cage. The poster is a generic mess but that's besides the point: John freaking Carpenter is making another movie! It's been about seven years since Carpenter last made a movie (and it was the terrible Ghosts of Mars). Actually, now that I think of it, not only has it been a really long time since Carpenter directed a movie but it's been awhile since he directed anything good. Still, this could be the one, right? Sure it does have Nicholas Cage in it (who hasn't been a good movie in years) and it does have a really generic poster with a lame tag-line ("Uncaged?" Please don't tell me that's referring to the film's star...). But, hey, it's John freaking Carpenter and he made The Thing. For me, that's all I need to know.

For those who don't know, Riot was originally titled Scared Straight. Its screenplay was written by Joe Gazzam and was on the 2005 black list, which is a list of the best unproduced screenplays of that year. So, as far I know, the script is at least good. It deals with a youth who is taken hostage in a prison riot during the middle of a Scared Straight program. 

There are a lot of things pointing to this being really lame but since the script is supposed to be good and Carpenter is involved, I'll consider myself modestly looking forward to this. Modestly. Plus, how cool is it just to see John Carpenter's name above a movie title again? Man, I nerding out like crazy tonight.

And, of course, this topic was just an excuse to post a video from Carpenter's cult classic Big Trouble in Little China. Enjoy.

Kurt Russell FTW. If only he was in Riot instead of Nicholas Cage. Now that would be something to see.

Source: /Film