1997 Escape from New York revival loses its directors

Bad news for the revival Of 1997: Escape from New Yorkwhich had been entrusted to the care of the Radio Silence collective, which it confirmed to be exited the project who ventured a sequels / soft reboot / gift to the cult directed by John Carpenter and played by an unforgettable Kurt Russellin the role of Jena Plissken. What will happen now to the film project 20th Century Studios (ex-Fox)?
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The authors exit the sequel / remake of 1997: Escape from New York, project suspended?

Maybe someone will breathe a sigh of relief, but the “homage” to 1997: Escape from New York (1981) by Carpenter, initially described as remake then became a sequels (we were probably thinking of the classic “soft reboot“), Yes is stranded after two years. The project had been entrusted to the collective Radio Silencecomposed of the directors Tyler Gillett & Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and from Chad Vilellaalready authors of the latest ones Scream and horror Abigail, in cinemas from May 16th. Let’s remember that there had already been an official sequel, signed by Carpenter and Russell, Escape from Los Angeles (1996), not exactly memorable. What happened? ComicBook.com spoke to Gillet, who explained the situation:

Unfortunately We’re not working on it anymore. I think stocks like that bounce around for a while and I think they have I’ve already tried several times to get it started. I understand that in the end there is one complex issue regarding rights. Time is running outthere is a countdown, and at the end of the story we we were in no condition to arrive in time. But who knows? In hindsight, it seems absurd that we actually thought, after Scream, about diving into a John Carpenter saga. There is still an interest, we have discussed it from time to time, but we are no longer officially linked to the project.