The Metal Gear Solid movie has competition, as an Escape from New York remake has been officially unveiled

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Subscribe to our newsletter It was more or less inevitable, but an Escape from New York remake is officially on the way.According to The Hollywood Reporter, StudioCanal announced during a presentation at CinemaCon that an Escape from New York remake is officially a go...

though we don't know which director or writer will helm the project.You might recall that Radio Silence was previously attached to direct, with Leigh Whannell set to pen the script.

This went out the window in 2024, with both Whannell and Radio Silence citing "scheduling issues."Article continues below The 1981 sci-fi action pic, directed by legend John Carpenter, famously stars Kurt Russell as former Green Beret and current federal prisoner Snake Plissken, who has just 24 hours to rescue the President of the United States in exchange for immunity.

The film was a critical and commercial success, spawning the sequel Escape from L.A.Funny enough, a live-action Metal Gear Solid movie was also just announced a few days ago (with Final Destination: Bloodlines directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B.

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Stein at the helm) ## Editor's Note The gaming community will surely have mixed reactions to this news. Source: [GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/action-movies/the-metal-gear-solid-movie-has-competition-as-an-escape-from-new-york-remake-has-been-officially-announced/)