In March 2017, it was announced that Rodriguez wouldwill direct the remake of the 1981 dystopian sci-fi action film ''[[Escape from New York]]'', a remake ofwith the dystopian sci-fi action film with original's director [[John Carpenter]] producing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2017/03/robert-rodriguez-escape-from-new-york-director-1202051424/|title=Robert Rodriguez To Direct ‘Escape From New York’|first=Mike Fleming|last=Fleming Jr.|date=March 24, 2017|accessdate=March 28, 2019|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]}}</ref> In February 2019, new development surfaced when [[Leigh Whannell]] and ''[[Luther (TV series)|Luther]]'' creator [[Neil Cross]] were hired by [[20th Century Fox]] to write a new script.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/leigh-whannell-tackle-escape-new-york-remake-1181620|title=Leigh Whannell to Tackle 'Escape From New York' Remake for Fox|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=February 1, 2019|accessdate=March 28, 2019}}</ref>
