Escape From New York Movie

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Escape From New York movie production status is currently Development

November 19, 2022 • Story selection and rights acquired; idea being crafted into usable script; financing and casting attachments sought; aiming for 'greenlight' Radio Silence is on-board to produce and direct.

Who's Involved:

John Carpenter, Andrew Rona, Alex Heineman, Radio Silence

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Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

Set in the future, Manhattan had been turned into an island-sized maximum security prison. When the president of the United States crashes into the decaying city, Snake Plissken, an outlaw, is coerced into traveling inside to rescue him. Plissken is given 22 hours to liberate the president. If he fails, he’s wired to explode.


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A look at the Escape From New York behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Radio Silence last directed Southbound and Devil's Due. The film's writer Ken Nolan last wrote Only the Brave and Transformers: The Last Knight.

Screenwriters

Producers

Alex Heineman
Andrew Rona
Radio Silence

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Production: What we know about Escape From New York?

Key Facts

  1. Leigh Whannell is on-board to write the script with the door open to possibly direct (Hollywood Reporter, 2/1/19). His mandate is to retain elements of the original but bring new ideas to the table.
  2. Remake of the 1981 film by John Carpenter.
  3. At one point, Len Wiseman was attached to direct the project before apparently being replaced by Brett Ratner. As things stand right now, Jonathan Mostow has been brought into to do a rewrite, with an option to direct (10/31/07)

Filming Timeline

  1. 2022 - November: The film was set to Development  status.

    Radio Silence is on-board to produce and direct.

  2. 2019 - February: The film was set to Development  status.

    Leigh Whannell will write the script.

  3. 2017 - March: The film was set to Development  status.

    Robert Rodriguez is on-board to direct.

  4. 2015 - October: The film was set to Development  status.

    20th Century Fox has picked up rights with screenwriter Neil Cross attached to script. Last announced in January 2015.

  5. 2013 - March: The film was set to Development  status.

    Joel Silver‘s Silver Pictures has joined forces with Studio Canal to produce the film. Last set up in March 2007 at New Line but the option lapsed.

  6. 2010 - February: The film was set to Development  status.

Escape From New York Release Date: When is the film coming out?


Escape From New York is coming out as a release To Be Announced (TBA). There are 9,434 other movies coming out on the same date, including The Rosie Project, Praise This and Shrek 5.

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