For better or for worse, a new film set in the world of Escape from New York is reportedly in the works, but the original film’s director apparently isn’t involved. Last month, reports of a new take on the classic film emerged when it was announced that Radio Silence, the team behind the new Scream films and Ready or Not, would be setting their sights on Escape from New York. It was noted that their plan is to do a “continuation” of the original film rather than a remake, but there’s not yet been any indication that star Kurt Russell will be involved.
The same can be said for John Carpenter, who directed the original movie starring Russell. In a new interview with Variety, Carpenter was asked about the project. He confirmed that he doesn’t know a single thing about it, revealing that no one has given him a call one way or the other about potentially getting involved. As Carpenter explains:
When Carpenter was informed that Radio Silence were the ones taking on the project, he seemed to be pretty satisfied with that revelation. He then commented on how the last time he’d heard anything about Escape from New York, there were plans to remake the film with a gender-swapped version of Snake Plissken. That concept seems to have been scrapped with Radio Silence eyeing a continuation rather than a remake, but either way, there’s not much else Carpenter can really say about the film. But perhaps it’s better that way.
