When asked about whether the film would also be available to stream at the same time it was released to theaters to accommodate those uncertain of the safety of in-theater attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Robitel stated that the film will pursue a standard theatrical release with no streaming alternative because he believes that the darkness of the standard theater room would allow the film to be at its most frightening and thrilling. [18] Home media [ edit ] Additionally, Cornelius Geaney Jr. appears as Zoey's professor while Jessica Sutton portrays her roommate, Allison. Russell Crous portrays Charlie, Jason's assistant; Bart Fouche portrays Gary, Ben's boss; Kenneth Fok portrays Detective Li; and Jamie-Lee Money portrays Rosa, a fake flight attendant who works for Minos. Director Adam Robitel also has a minor role in the film as a character named Gabe.

After a room filled with acid rain kills the final two newbies, Zoey meets Amanda (Deborah Ann Woll) who we assumed had died in the first movie. Lussier, Germain (September 11, 2021). "Escape Room 2 Has an Extended Cut That'll Change the Franchise". Gizmodo . Retrieved September 12, 2021.

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In the extended cut, the film opens with Henry, revealed to be a designer of the escape rooms. When his wife Sonya threatens to divorce him and take their daughter Claire with her, she ends up trapped in the sauna when it turns into an escape room. However, she does not solve it in time to escape and is killed. Jordan, Waylon (January 27, 2020). "Escape Room 2' Has Officially Wrapped Filming in South Africa". ihorror.com . Retrieved January 27, 2020. a b c d e N'Duka, Amanda (October 18, 2019). " Escape Room 2: Sony Sets Lead Cast for Sequel". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 28, 2019 . Retrieved December 21, 2019. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (released in some markets as Escape Room: No Way Out and Escape Room 2: Deadly Game) is a 2021 American survival horror film directed by Adam Robitel and written by Will Honley, Maria Melnik, Daniel Tuch, and Oren Uziel. A sequel to 2019's Escape Room, it stars Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, and Deborah Ann Woll reprising their roles from the first film, alongside new cast members Indya Moore, Holland Roden, Thomas Cocquerel, and Carlito Olivero, and follows a group of six people trying to survive a new series of more deadly escape rooms. Vito Odo, Marco (September 14, 2021). " 'Escape Room 2' Blu-ray Release Will Include Alternate Ending and Extended Cut". Collider . Retrieved September 14, 2021.

a b Squires, John (September 10, 2021). " 'Escape Room: Tournament of Champions' Comes Home This Month With a Longer "Alternate Cut" ". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved September 12, 2021. You might still be thinking that it can't really be that different, can it? Well, let's delve into both versions to show just how different the 'new' version of the movie is. The justly PG-13 film is almost gore-free. Moreover, by not falling into an And Then There Were None template with a regularly scheduled death every ten minutes, the unpredictability of its set-ups, pay-offs and near-misses creates genuine suspense. There is bruised-forearm tension regarding whether the elaborate “escape rooms” will claim a member of the cast, and genuine sadness when a victim doesn’t make it.Escape Room 2 Has an Extended Cut That'll Change the Franchise". Gizmodo. September 10, 2021 . Retrieved March 7, 2022. On August 9, 2017, it was announced that the film, then titled The Maze, had commenced casting, based on an original story created by screenwriter Bragi F. Schut. [7] It was set to shoot in South Africa in late 2017. [8] In January 2018, director Robitel told Syfy that production had wrapped and that the film would be released in September 2018, [9] before the film was delayed multiple times to an eventual early 2019 release.

In Poland, United International Pictures announced that the film's release in the country would be delayed out of respect for the five teenagers who had died in the Koszalin escape room fire, which actually occurred on the day of the film's U.S. release. [14] Reception [ edit ] Box office [ edit ] Bibbiani, William (July 14, 2021). " Escape Room 2 Review: Exciting, Illogical Sequel Sets New Elaborate Traps". TheWrap . Retrieved July 15, 2021. Deborah Ann Woll, Logan Miller to Star in Sony's The Maze". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 13, 2018. Sneider, Jeff (October 3, 2019). "Exclusive: Isabelle Fuhrman Joins Taylor Russell, Logan Miller in Escape Room 2". Collider . Retrieved November 3, 2019. Tartaglione, Nancy; D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 5, 2020). " Monster Hunter Officially Dated Stateside For December; Escape Room 2 Flees To 2021 – Update". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020 . Retrieved October 5, 2020.

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D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 26, 2021). "Sony Moves Up Escape Room 2 To Summer, Lands On Same Date As Studio's Cinderella". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021 . Retrieved April 27, 2021. In February 2019, a sequel to Escape Room was announced as being in active development, with Adam Robitel set to return to direct along with screenwriter Bragi F. Schut and producer Neal H. Moritz. [8] Escape Room: Tournament of Champions was released digitally on September 21 and was released on Blu-ray and DVD on October 5, 2021, by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. [19] The video edition will contain an extended and alternative version of the film with a new plot and characters and a different ending. [20] [21] [7] Extended cut [ edit ] He continued, "We're knee deep in developing the sequel. We're exploring various ideas with how it all plays out." [8]