Action movies sometimes get a bad reputation for being mindless entertainment, but if there's one director who proved that ...

Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken in 'Escape From New York' The premise is spectacular: in the future (1997!), a 400 percent increase in violent crime has led to a bold correctional solution — seal off ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Well, what do we have here? During StudioCanal’s panel at CinemaCon 2026, the studio announced that it is taking quite the big ...

Does John Carpenter's Escape from New York still offer pure escapism today?

At CinemaCon 2026, StudioCanal announced that both “Escape from New York” and “The Howling” have reboots currently in development.

Cinemacon kicks off today in Las Vegas, and we already have our first huge piece of news this evening as THR reports that StudioCanal has partnered with The Picture Company to develop a “reimagining” ...

Escape from New York is a 1981 science fiction action film that was directed by John Carpenter. The film takes place in a dystopian New York City that has grown so out of control that the entire ...

Fans of John Carpenter’s Escape From New York missed out on an incredible game based on the film, and a recent leak shows what was lost. Despite being an action classic that should have spawned more ...

New takes from filmmakers like the Radio Silence team, Robert Rodriguez, and producer Joel Silver have all failed to materialize. Will this one be different? Maybe it’s because Snake Plissken is still ...

Well, what do we have here? During StudioCanal’s panel at CinemaCon 2026, the studio announced that it is taking quite the big swing at a John Carpenter classic. There’s an Escape from New York reboot ...