New Line has been trying to remake
John Carpenter's
Escape From New York for years. Directors like
Len Wiseman,
Brett Ratner and
Breck Eisner have all been attached to direct, and the rumor mill has occasionally churned with possible actors to play the character Snake Plisskin, originally played by
Kurt Russell.
But those plans are now dead, as New Line and Warner Bros. have let the
Escape From New York remake option lapse.
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