John Carpenter, director of both movies, has given the comic his blessing. Carpenter feels Metal Gear Solid is a rip-off of Escape from New York, however urged CanalPlus not to pursue Konami for damages.
Meanwhile, Kurt Russell has given the Big Trouble in Little China movie remake his blessing too.In addition, Boom! Studios will be publishing two non-fiction books by Tara Bennett and Paul Terry to mark Big Trouble in Little China's 30th anniversary. Matt Porter is a freelance writer based in London. Make sure to visit what he thinks is the best website in the world, but is actually just his Twitter page.