According to Deadline, the directing team Radio Silence is set to direct the reboot of Escape From New York for 20th Century Studios.
What’s Happening:
- Radio Silence, made up of filmmaking team Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and Chad Villella, is set to direct a reboot of the 1981 John Carpenter film Escape From New York.
- Some of their previous directing efforts include 2022’s Scream and its upcoming sequel, as well as Ready or Not for Searchlight Pictures.
- Word is quiet on the approach for the film, but Deadline sources say a writer search is underway.
- The Picture Company partners Andrew Rona & Alex Heineman will produce the film along with Radio Silence.
- Original filmmaker John Carpenter will serve as executive producer of the film, which is a Studiocanal library title; the French company will hold distribution rights in several territories.
- Steve Asbell and J.R. Young are overseeing Escape From New York for 20th Century Studios.
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