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New Line Cinema ( one-time video distributor of the original ) acquired the rights to the film from co-rights holder StudioCanal, who will control the European rights, and Carpenter, who will serve as an executive producer and said, " Snake is one of my fondest creations.
" Russell has commented on the remake and on the casting of Butler as Plissken, saying, " I will say that when I was told who was going to play Snake Plissken, my initial reaction was ' Oh, man!
" Len Wiseman was attached to direct but he dropped out of the project and rumors were that Brett Ratner would helm the film.
Since Ratner has not formally committed to the new project, the identity of the director is as yet unclear.
The film will not feature a post apocalyptic New York like the original did, rather the New York in the new film will have been built after the bomb.
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