ROBERT RODRIGUEZ IN LINE TO DIRECT ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK REMAKE?

Kurt Russell in An Escape from New York. Will the remake actually happen? It’s just a matter of when, surely! And now, we have a very intriguing director circling the project the ultimate reboot or conclusion in some way!

Is Robert Rodriguez the likely choice to helm the remake of the 1981 John Carpenter film? 20th Century Fox has been trying to get the remake off the ground FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW! But it seems like in Rodriguez they found a filmmaker willing to take on the intimidating challenge.

The current script is by Neil Cross (Luther) and Fox wants to “follow the same formula employed by its Planet of the Apes franchise to great success,” whatever that means. (Prequels? God, we hope not.) The one issue is that Rodriguez is currently making Alita: Battle Angel which won’t be in theaters until July 2018. That means Escape from New York probably wouldn’t get started until at least then.

Obviously, you never want to see your favorite movies remade for no reason, and a cult classic like Escape from New York surely has tons of fans. You just have to hope and pray that whoever makes the movie, they bring something to it that gives it a distinct reason to exist.

Culturedemandsgeeks will be keeping a close eye on rumblings from the set if the film gets the ultimate nod of approval!