SCREAM VI Filmmakers Say Their ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK Film Will Actually Be a "Requel"

It was previously reported that the directing team Radio Silence, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and Chad Villella, who previously helmed Ready or Not and Scream, are now developing a reboot of John Carpenter’s Escape From New York for 20th Century Studios. Carpenter is on board to serve as an executive producer on the project, and the directing team, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and Chad Villella, are making their intentions for the film clear, sort of.

The trio sat down with ComicBook, and said the film is not exactly a reboot or a sequel, but more of a "requel". They elaborated:

"It's a great question. I don't think we know enough about the movie yet to be able to say anything, but yes 'requel' is the idea. There's no way to remake how great that movie is, would be a fool's errand to try. So, you know, we'll try to borrow what we love from it and find a new way to put the package together."

When asked who is more daunting to follow, Wes Craven or John Carpenter, the duo laughed. "We are gluttons for punishment. I don't know what we're doing." 

In the original film’s story, a major war between the United States and the Soviet Union is concluding, and the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a giant maximum security prison. When Air Force One is hijacked and crashes into the island, the president (Donald Pleasence) is taken hostage by a group of inmates. Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell), a former Special Forces soldier turned criminal, is recruited to retrieve the president in exchange for his own freedom.

Are you looking forward to their new take on Escape From New York?