Filmmaker John Carpenter urged Escape From New York rightsholder CanalPlus not to pursue Konami for damages relating to Metal Gear Solid , even though Carpenter feels it was “kind of a rip-off of Escape From New York.”

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Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about how CanalPlus compelled him to take Luc Besson to court in the wake of Besson’s film Lockout (which resulted in a small settlement in favour of Carpenter and screenwriter Nick Castle) Carpenter added that CanalPlus also wanted to pursue Konami and Metal Gear Solid for similar reasons.“[CanalPlus] wanted to also go after the video game Metal Gear Solid, which is kind of a rip-off of Escape From New York, too, but I told them not to do that,” said Carpenter. “I know the director of those games, and he’s a nice guy, or at least he’s nice to me.”Earlier this month it was reported that Metal Gear Solid director Hideo Kojima had parted ways with Konami following the completion of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, but Konami subsequently denied Kojima had left the company and claims he is on vacation

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