Twentieth Century Fox and The Picture Company are set to produce a remake of director John Carpenter's cult film
Escape From New York.
According to early reports, Charlie Hunnam and Chris Hemsworth are considered for the role of Snake Plissken.
Director Carpenter will executive produce the remake.
In the original film, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a prison which houses the world's most brutal inmates. When the President of the United States crash lands inside, the notorious outlaw and former special Forces war hero Snake Plissken is brought in to save him.
In the United States
Escape From New York is already out on Blu-ray, but local distributors Scream Factory are prepping a Collector's Edition which will use a brand new high-definition transfer struck from original elements. You can see our announcement of this upcoming release
here.