It became known back in April at the CinemaCon presentation that Carpenter's dystopia, released in 1981, will be remade. Carpenter himself will serve as executive producer. The film is planned to be released exclusively in theaters. Let us remind you that the original 'Escape from New York' became one of the most influential science fiction action films in history. The film introduced audiences to the one-eyed anti-hero Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) – a veteran of an elite special forces unit who became a federal criminal. According to the plot, he is forced to rescue the President of the United States from Manhattan, which in an alternate world has been turned into a maximum-security prison. Made for just six million dollars, the film grossed over 50 million worldwide and spawned a sequel, 'Escape from L.A.', 15 years later. Zack Snyder is currently in the final stages of production for the dramatic action film 'The Last Photograph' about a former Drug Enforcement Administration agent and war photographer searching for missing children in South America.