No real details as to whether it is a remake, reboot, prequel, sequel,
or spin-off.


Reboot of Iconic '80s Sci-Fi Movie Officially in Works at StudioCanal
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StudioCanal has officially confirmed that a reboot of John Carpenter's
cult classic Escape From New York is now in active development. The
announcement was made this week during the annual exhibition trade
convention in Las Vegas, which is a major push to revive the beloved
anti-hero Snake Plissken for a new generation of moviegoers.

StudioCanal announces Escape from New York reboot
The confirmation came directly from the floor of CinemaCon, where
StudioCanal revealed the Escape from New York reboot as part of its
upcoming slate. The production company remained tight-lipped regarding
casting, plot specifics, or a potential release window (via Variety).

The original 1981 film, set in a grim future where Manhattan Island
operates as a lawless maximum-security prison, featured Kurt Russell
in one of his most iconic roles as the eye-patch-wearing renegade
Snake Plissken. The film's premise, which is a convict forced to rescue
the President from a crumbling, crime-ridden New York, remains a
cornerstone of gritty '80s sci-fi.

The path to this latest Escape from New York reboot has been rocky. For
years, the property has been stuck in a revolving door of creative
talent and stalled development. Most notably, there were previously
extensive talks surrounding a remake spearheaded by Leigh Whannell. The
filmmaker is known for Upgrade and The Invisible Man.

As previously reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Whannell was attached
to write the script for Fox with a specific vision in mind. The outlet
noted that Whannell's approach aimed to retain core elements of the
John Carpenter original while consciously avoiding the "bloated
tentpole remake path" that plagued other 1980s reboots like Robocop and
Total Recall.

It remains unclear whether this newly announced StudioCanal project is
a continuation of that earlier Whannell effort or an entirely new take.
Whannell had been positioned to potentially direct as well, though no
deal was ever finalized. Prior to his involvement, the project had seen
attachments from writer Neil Cross and director Robert Rodriguez, both
of whom eventually left.

With StudioCanal now steering the ship, the Escape from New York
franchise appears one step closer to its long-awaited revival.



<https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2119655-escape-from-new-york-reboot-studiocanal-cinemacon>






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On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:09:50 +1200, Your Name wrote:

No real details as to whether it is a remake, reboot, prequel, sequel,
or spin-off.

Does it matter? It's gonna suck either way.

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On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:09:27 +0200, "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> wrote:

On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:09:50 +1200, Your Name wrote:

No real details as to whether it is a remake, reboot, prequel, sequel,

or spin-off.

Does it matter? It's gonna suck either way.

These things don't /always/ suck.

They just mostly do.

And sometimes the suckiness itself is so bad that it is worth
watching.
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Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

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On 2026-04-16 15:09:27 +0000, s|b said:

On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:09:50 +1200, Your Name wrote:

No real details as to whether it is a remake, reboot, prequel, sequel,
or spin-off.

Does it matter? It's gonna suck either way.

Yep, these silly resurrections years later aways do. :-(

Mind you, the original "sucked" too. :-p



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On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:09:50 +1200, Your Name wrote:

No real details as to whether it is a remake, reboot, prequel,
sequel, or spin-off.

Perhaps, in the current political climate, they should make one called
?Escape *To* New York? ...

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On 2026-04-16 23:27:33 +0000, Lawrence D?Oliveiro said:

On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:09:50 +1200, Your Name wrote:

No real details as to whether it is a remake, reboot, prequel,
sequel, or spin-off.

Perhaps, in the current political climate, they should make one called ?Escape *To* New York? ...

Or base it around Trump the Chump and call it "Kicked Out of New York". :-)


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On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:25:41 +1200, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
wrote:

On 2026-04-16 15:09:27 +0000, s|b said:

On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:09:50 +1200, Your Name wrote:

No real details as to whether it is a remake, reboot, prequel,

sequel,

or spin-off.

Does it matter? It's gonna suck either way.

Yep, these silly resurrections years later aways do. :-(

Mind you, the original "sucked" too. :-p

This is, of course, a matter of taste. And opinion.

But I never liked the original /The Thomas Crown Affair/, finding
Thomas Crown as unlikeable as he was unlikely, but the remake was
somenthing I liked a great deal.

So there are exceptions.

Sometimes it's a matter of attitude: I have both versions of /The
Stepford Wives/. I like the first because it was very scary and had,
at the time, the most frightening ending I had ever seen. I like the
second because it is as if they held the first up by its feet, shook
it until all the humor fell out -- and then used the humor to make the
film.

Sometimes is a matter of approach: I have two versions of /The War of
the Worlds/ (George Pal and Tom Cruise). I like the first because it
opens up the story so we see the higher levels reacting to the
invasion; I like the second because it follows the book much more
closely in that it is focused pretty much on one man's journey through
the chaos of being eradicated.

But there are many that remakes that clearly should never have been
thought of, never mind made. And I suspect this will be another one.
--
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

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On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:25:41 +1200, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-04-16 15:09:27 +0000, s|b said:

Does it matter? It's gonna suck either way.

Yep, these silly resurrections years later aways do. :-(

Mind you, the original "sucked" too. :-p

I'm sensing a pun. Did Snake say something like that? (I forgot.)

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On 2026-04-17 15:50:00 +0000, s|b said:

On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:25:41 +1200, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-04-16 15:09:27 +0000, s|b said:

Does it matter? It's gonna suck either way.

Yep, these silly resurrections years later aways do. :-(

Mind you, the original "sucked" too. :-p

I'm sensing a pun. Did Snake say something like that? (I forgot.)

No idea - never watched it. It's not a film I would want to watch.


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On Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:04:05 +1200, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-04-17 15:50:00 +0000, s|b said:

I'm sensing a pun. Did Snake say something like that? (I forgot.)

No idea - never watched it. It's not a film I would want to watch.

FWIW IMDB rates it 7.2/10. I've seen it several times.

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