Edited 7/21 at 1231

According to Deadline, New Line is dropping the reboot of “Escape From New York.”

This is great news because I can’t be the only person tired of remakes seemingly for the purpose of name recognition and–I assume–because they’re easier to do in that you’re working in a already established universe that’s slightly tweaked (if that).

Based upon an interview with John Carpenter on Bloody Disgusting, he doesn’t care as long as he gets paid, though it’s clear from the tone of his responses that he doesn’t care for the situation.