Back in October, Emmet/Furla/Oasis revealed that it had greenlit the sequelEscape Plan 2, with originalEscape PlanstarSylvester Stallonereturning to star, although there is no word yet whether or notArnold Schwarzeneggerwill be back as well. Shooting got under way in Atlanta, Georgia this week, and earlier today,Sylvester Stallonesent out the first video from the set, revealing his bloodied face, along with his co-starDave Bautistaand new cast memberJesse Metcalfe. What’s perhaps the most intriguing part of this video, though, is a mysterious robot, thatSylvester Stallonewould only say figures into the ending of the movie.
Sylvester Stalloneshared this video onInstagramjust a few hours ago, where he tried to see if he’s taller than co-starDave Bautistaor not. This video also gave us our first look atJesse Metcalfe, who just recently joined the cast of this action sequel. While this video doesn’t show much of the set, the robot is certainly something fans should keep an eye out for as production continues, ifSylvester Stallonedecides to share more videos from the set. Here’s what the actor had to say about the production on his Instagram page, which reveals the new titleEscape Plan 2 Hades, while also teasing the possibility of a thirdEscape Planmovie.
“On location filmingEscape Plan 2 HadeswithDave BautistaandJesse Metcalfe. The scene was interesting challenge and turned out great … the film it really has a lot of energy and action Very glad to be part of it. I got a feeling they may be wanting to do a third one pretty soon… Count me in.@davebautista #Lions gate #EscapePlan2.”
The cast ofEscape Plan 2also includesJaime Kingas Abigail Ross,Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, who returns as Hush from the firstEscape Planmovie, andPete Wentz, who was revealed on the set in one of several new set photos posted this week by directorSteven C. Miller(Marauders,Arsenal). These photos also include a better look atDave Bautista, who is reuniting with the filmmaker after their 2015 action-thrillerMauraders, along with a shot of the director discussing a shot withSylvester Stallone. The director also shared a brief video from the first day of production on Monday, which teased a high-octane car chase scene.
The originalEscape PlanfollowedSylvester Stallone’s Ray Breslin, a security expert who is set up and sent to the world’s most impenetrable prison. He teams up withArnold Schwarzenegger’s Rottmayer to break out and clear his name once and for all. Escape Plan wasn’t a huge hit domestically, but its overseas take in China is a big reason this sequel is going forward, and is now an official U.S./China co-production.Escape Planonly earned $25.1 million domestically, but it earned an additional $112.1 million worldwide, $40.9 million of which came directly from China. This action sequel is being produced by Beijing-based Leomus Pictures and Emmett/Furla/Oasis, withMark Cantonalso producing, under a $20 million budget. No official plot details have been released as of yet, but until then, take a look at the first videos and photos fromEscape Plan 2 Hades, as production continues in Atlanta.
