Escape From New York'

That ‘Escape From New York’ Remake Doesn’t Sound Like Much of a Remake at All
That ‘Escape From New York’ Remake Doesn’t Sound Like Much of a Remake at All
A remake of Escape From New York has been in development for years, but when Fox hired Luther creator Neil Cross to write the screenplay last fall, it seemed like the project was finally picking up some legitimate steam. It’s been over a year since we last heard anything about the remake of John Carpenter’s cult classic, but a new report has revealed several key plot details from the film — which doesn’t sound like much of a remake at all.
Movies That Should Not Be Made: There’s an ‘Escape From New York’ Reboot in the Works
Movies That Should Not Be Made: There’s an ‘Escape From New York’ Reboot in the Works
There's no doubt that John Carpenter's 1981 sci-fi / action flick "Escape From New York" is one of the coolest movies of all time. But when Air Force One crash lands and the president is taken hostage by the city's leader, The Duke, it's up to eyepatch-wearing antihero Snake Plissken...played by Kurt Russell...to rescue him. Well, since Hollywood can't seem to do anything but remake, reboot and sequelize stuff we've already seen, it's no surprise that there's a new version in the works.