It was introduced final month that Radio Silence, the filmmaking group consisting of Tyler Gillett, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, and Chad Villella, could be tackling a remake of John Carpenter’s Escape From New York. As extra particulars emerged, it grew to become clear that the venture wouldn’t be a remake, however would really be a continuation of the unique film. Radio Silence confirmed this whereas talking with Leisure Weekly in regards to the upcoming venture.
Tyler Gillett advised EW that the Escape From New York venture is “not a remake,” including that it’s “a kind of properties that you would be able to’t [remake], it’s kind of untouchable to us, and lives in its personal stratosphere when it comes to how necessary it’s to us, and the way a lot we like it. So it’ll be not not like Scream, I believe, a nod to, and a continuation of, what we love about these characters and that world.” Chad Villella added that they’re nonetheless within the “very, very early phases” of improvement, however are “very excited to be working with twentieth Century on that. We’re creating our take, and hopefully, it will likely be going to script someday within the New Yr, and simply actually beginning to lay the groundwork for that. However very early phases.“
There have been a number of makes an attempt at getting an Escape From New York remake off the bottom, with Leigh Whannell (The Invisible Man) being the final particular person to give it a shot earlier than Radio Silence took over. The unique movie occurred within the futuristic 12 months of 1997 and located Manhattan having been became an enormous maximum-security jail. When Air Power One is hijacked by terrorists, the President of america makes it to an escape pod which crashes in Manhattan. Determined to recuperate him, the federal government turns to Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell). Earlier than Radio Silence units their sights on Escape From New York, they’ve Scream VI on the way in which. The upcoming sequel follows the 4 survivors of the Ghostface killings as they go away Woodsboro behind and begin a recent chapter. The primary teaser trailer was launched yesterday and located Ghostface beginning a brand new homicide spree in New York Metropolis. Scream VI will hit theaters on March 10, 2023.
