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 kurt russell did an incredible job and it would be fun to see someone else try" 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 [russell winces] i do think that character was quintessentially one thing and that is american"