Escape From New York Remake

The Hollywood Reporter revealed that New Line has won the bidding war for the remake of John Carpenter's ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK that first hit the news earlier this week. In a package put together by the CAA agency, Gerard (300) Butler will take over the Snake Plissken role made famous by Kurt Russell, with Ken (BLACK HAWK DOWN) Nolan scripting the new take and Neal Moritz (currently in preproduction on Screen Gems' PROM NIGHT redux) producing. This ESCAPE, for which a director has yet to be signed, will combine the plot of the original film with an examination of Snake's origins; Carpenter is also on board as an executive producer, and tells the trade, "Snake is one of my fondest creations. Kurt Russell did an incredible job, and it would be fun to see someone else try."

- The Monster