Snake Plissken Is Back: CinemaCon 2026 Announces a New ‘Escape From New York’ Film
Kurt Russell’s classic franchise is making a comeback. Snake Plissken has been one of his more memorable roles and now Escape From New York is coming back in a new way. At CinemaCon 2026, it was announced that StudioCanal will be taking on Snake’s world once more.
Hugh Spearing of STUDIOCANAL announced that the studio was partnering with producers The Picture Company to bring Snake Plissken back to the big screen. The John Carpenter film, released in 1981, told the story of Snake must save the president.
With the news, Spearing simply told us at CinemaCon that it is happening but did not give information past that. Previously, the reimagining was tied to the Radio Silence duo but STUDIOCANAL did not say one way or another, just that it ws happening.
Escape From New York is described as follows: “In 1997, a major war between the United States and the Soviet Union is concluding, and the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a giant maximum security prison. When Air Force One is hijacked and crashes into the island, the president (Donald Pleasence) is taken hostage by a group of inmates. Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell), a former Special Forces soldier turned criminal, is recruited to retrieve the president in exchange for his own freedom.”
The 1981 film was followed by Escape From L.A.with Russell returning as Snake. The new adaptation of the Carpenter classic does not have a cast attached yet and there is no news about whether or not Russell will be involved in the reimagining.
As someone who loves the Russell and Carpenter films, it will be hard to really nail the vibe and their magic but if Radio Silence really is attached, it is going to be something special. And hey, new Snake Plissken is a win for me.
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