

The group realizes they have to collect subway tokens to escape the train as it rapidly gets more electrified. Zoey and Ben learn that the others are survivors of previous Minos escape rooms. Minos reveal themselves to be yet again pulling the strings and the train becomes electrified, becoming another escape room. The train seals Zoey, Ben, and other passengers Rachel, Brianna, Nathan, and Theo inside. The train car separates from the rest of the train and is redirected to a remote station. She and Ben give chase, being led into a subway train car and stuck inside. The pair find the Minos headquarters derelict and are accosted by a vagrant who steals Zoey's necklace. Zoey is encouraged by her therapist to move on from her trauma and to get over her aerophobia but Zoey opts to drive with Ben instead of flying. Nonetheless, it a was commercial success, grossing over $34.3 million worldwide against a production budget of $15 millionĪfter escaping the "sole survivor" escape rooms orchestrated by the Minos Corporation, Zoey Davis and Ben Miller decide to confront the shadowy organization after finding coordinates to their New York City-based headquarters in Minos' logo. It received mixed reviews from film critics, who praised Taylor Russell's acting and elaborating puzzles, but criticized its inability to improve on its predecessor. release on July 16, 2021, by Sony Pictures Releasing, following several release date delays. Filming took place on Cape Town, South Africa, from August to September 2019.Įscape Room: Tournament of Champions was released in Australia on July 1, 2021, and had its U.S. Robitel returned as the director with Schut writing the script, and Russell and Miller reprising their roles alongside the addition of new cast members.
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The film follows a group of six people trying to survive a new series of increasingly deadly escape rooms.Īfter the first film became a surprise hit in 2019, Columbia Pictures approved a sequel. The film stars Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Isabelle Fuhrman, Thomas Cocquerel, Holland Roden, Carlito Olivero, and Indya Moore. Production Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (also known as Escape Room 2 and Escape Room: No Way Out) is a 2021 American psychological horror challenge film directed by Adam Robitel, a sequel to 2019's Escape Room.
