The long-gestating reboot of John Carpenters beloved sci-fi action flick Escape from New York has sadly taken a major step backwards as it loses directing duo Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, aka Radio Silence. The filmmaking pair behind the likes of Scream and Ready or Not have now confirmed in a conversation with Comicbook.com that they have left the project due to a tricky rights issue thing.