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Zack Snyder to Direct Remake of Escape From New York

Zack Snyder will direct a remake of John Carpenter's dystopian classic, "Escape From New York," set in a future Manhattan transformed into a maximum-security prison.

Consequence·Jun 1, 2026·via Consequence

Zack Snyder to Direct Remake of Escape From New York

Zack Snyder will direct a remake of the John Carpenter cult classic Escape from New York, the Hollywood Reporter reports.

The original starred Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken, and was set in a dystopian America where the island of Manhattan has been converted into a maximum security prison. Details are scarce, including on who gets to wear the eye patch this time around. But Snyder has done some of his best work on remakes; in fact, his highest-rated movie on Rotten Tomatoes is his 2004 debut, Dawn of the Dead.

_Originally reported by [Consequence](https://consequence.net/2026/06/zach-snyder-remake-escape-from-new-york/)._

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