Zack Snyder’s Escape From New York Remake

[chad]

After the project was announced earlier this year, Snyder himself is finally opening up about his approach to the material. In a wide-ranging conversation with the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the filmmaker explained his take on the story.

“The movie is going to be set in ’97, from the perspective of 1981,” Snyder confirmed. “I set the movie [in] the war between the United States Police Force and the elements, criminal elements. [It] takes place, I think, July 9th, 1981, which is the release date of the original movie … The rest is pretty much Escape from New York.”

He added, “Talk about a movie that’s the perfect combination of kitsch and camp. It’s all the things, that’s why I love it. But also, it’s [in] a way that’s satire and can get to us. We can make comments about government and all the overreach or whatever you want to call it, the People’s Liberation Front of America, all that stuff is very … That’s in the headlines. It’s quite current, in some ways.”

When asked if Snyder has an actor in mind for Snake, he confirmed, “I may,” and when pressed for more details on if it’s an actor he has worked with before, he rebuked, “I’m not going to say.”

Keeping in line with this being a straightforward remake, Snyder detailed, “He better look like Snake, or I’ll walk out.”

https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/...story-casting/

[Andrew NDB]

A sequel with Kurt Russell back or even his son as the same character would have been neat. Zero interest in a full remake.

[ZariusTwo]

A lot of this info only comes because he's doing a press tour talking about all the backlash he's gotten over his independent movies.

I try not to badmouth Zack for old friend's sakes, but it doesn't sit well with me that he continually gives fresh rounds to his fanbase, who insist to this day he's going to work with WB and blood money Saudis to revive his DCEU universe with an aging, washed or long-since cancelled cast and somehow fix superhero cinema.

It's nice for that to be the pipe dream of edgy teenagers growing up on reruns of his movies, but not 40 to 50 year olds who ought to know better.

[frank_one]

I would be more interested in a prequel of the first movie, with Kurt' son as a younger Snake.

[Andrew NDB]

It seems weird to make it another period piece of 1997 through the lens of 1981 for a remake. It seems like the only compelling thing to do in an actual remake would be to frame it through what is going on now, in 2026, and set it a few years in the future. Like, a Mamdami's New York on crack, in the future.

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

I try not to badmouth Zack for old friend's sakes, but it doesn't sit well with me that he continually gives fresh rounds to his fanbase, who insist to this day he's going to work with WB and blood money Saudis to revive his DCEU universe with an aging, washed or long-since cancelled cast and somehow fix superhero cinema.

It's fun to imagine how that would even work. Obviously Ezra Miller would HAVE to be replaced as Flash but Snyder would probably feel compelled to replace him with an actor that's LIKE Ezra Miller. With Cryborg, though, I think Zack would be stuck with him (it would be too awkward to boot him, given their mutual rapport) and that would cause big problems for everyone down the line when he goes back into his old bag of tricks.

If it were up to me, it'd be a soft reboot right now. Some of the old DCEU movies/stories happened but that's not important now. Cavill back as Superman, Gal Gadot as WW, Momoa's Aquaman, and a younger Batman if Affleck doesn't want to do it anymore. Recast everybody else. Have Zack Snyder direct a new Superman movie but keep him away from the script. We can have Zack Snyder in the room when creative decisions are being made but he should have no real power. Find the DC equivalent of Kevin Feige who is not James Gunn and put him in charge.

[ZariusTwo]

I think Snyder's bold enough to maybe find new characters to include in the League if he can't recast Affleck, Ezra or Amber.

A young Batman? So maybe promote Tim Drake or bring in Terry McGuiness?

[Autbot_Benz]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

I try not to badmouth Zack for old friend's sakes, but it doesn't sit well with me that he continually gives fresh rounds to his fanbase, who insist to this day he's going to work with WB and blood money Saudis to revive his DCEU universe with an aging, washed or long-since cancelled cast and somehow fix superhero cinema.

Its not a fanbase it’s a cult