Zack Snyder, after the absolute failure of Rebel Moon, seems ready to dive into different projects. And as revealed by The Hollywood Reporter, one of his next projects would be a remake. One very unique. It would be a remake of 1997: Escape from New York by John Carpenter.
This film, released in 1981 and starring Kurt Russell, is a cult classic adored by part of the cinephilia for its mix of action, comedic elements, and a brazen political tone influenced by the Watergate scandal. “Too violent, too terrifying, and too strange” for any studio to produce, according to Carpenter himself, the film ended up being produced and released with great success, creating an entire cult phenomenon around it almost immediately.
A remake with over a decade in development
In any case, this remake is anything but a surprise. Its development began in 2007, with Gerard Butler as Snake Plissken, and since then it has changed hands at least five times, including in 2017 with Robert Rodriguez as director and, the most interesting version, in 2017 with Leight Whannell, co-creator of Saw, as director, and Neil Cross, creator of Luther, as screenwriter.
It finally seems that Zack Snyder will be the one to make the film, who already hinted at the movie in one of his previous productions, Army of the Dead, with mixed results.
If you’re curious about this 1997 remake: Escape from New York, you’ll need to be patient. Before even starting to film it, Snyder has another movie in the works, The Last Photograph, a drama about a former DEA operative who must recover his missing nephews in the mountains of South America. So, for better or worse, Snake Plissken will have to keep waiting.
