Olyphant wanted for 'Escape From New York'

Escape From New York director Breck Eisner has admitted that he would love Timothy Olyphant to star in the remake.

Speaking to Movieweb, Eisner said that his Crazies lead Olyphant is one of "the few guys" that could take over the Snake Plissken role from Kurt Russell.

"I love working with Timothy Olyphant, and I will be working with him again," Eisner said. "He is an amazing actor. A talented guy. And he's incredibly funny. He needs to do a great comedy, because he is a funny guy. But I will work with him again. I can promise you that."

He continued: "Creatively, he would be great for [Escape From New York]. We have not yet discussed internally within the studio who will play Snake Plissken. There are many factors that go into those discussions. First and foremost, obviously, is the creative one.

"We can't make the movie unless we get the perfect Snake Plissken, and that's a tall order. There are very few guys that could do it. He would definitely be one of the guys who could. There is no question about that."

John Carpenter directed the original Escape From New York in 1981 and its 1996 follow-up that saw Plissken attempt to recover a doomsday bomb from Los Angeles.

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