Neil Cross, who created the BBC series
Luther, will write the script for the new
Escape From New York film. The upcoming film will be produced by Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman and distributed by Twentieth Century Fox.
John Carpenter, who directed the original film, will serve as executive producer.
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.
Earlier this year, independent U.S. distributors Scream Factory produced a new Collector's Edition Blu-ray release of
Escape From New York. You can see our listing and review of this release
here.