Adam Robitel Teases ‘Next Level Madness’ in Escape Room Sequel BTS Video

October 3, 2019

Adam Robitel teases “next level madness” in Escape Room sequel BTS video

Sony Pictures thriller Escape Room proved to be the little engine that could earlier this year, grossing over $155 million at the box office and securing a greenlight for a sequel a month later. Now director Adam Robitel has shared a new behind-the-scenes video for the set work being put into the “next level madness” on the follow-up, which can be viewed below!

No spoilers! We’ve got some huge perils in our @Escape_Room sequel. Next level madness. Shout out to our tireless South African construction crew! pic.twitter.com/46uxvILhAp

— AdamRobitel (@AdamRobitel) October 2, 2019

Escape Room is a psychological thriller about six strangers who find themselves in circumstances beyond their control and must use their wits to find the clues or die.

The movie stars Taylor Russell (Lost in Space, Before I Fall), Logan Miller (Love, Simon, The Walking Dead), Deborah Ann Woll (Daredevil, The Defenders), Jay Ellis (Insecure, Top Gun Maverick), Tyler Labine (Voltron, New Amsterdam), Nik Dodani (Atypical, Murphy Brown), and Yorick van Wageningen (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Papillon).

Escape Room was directed by Adam Robitel (Insidious: The Last Key, The Taking of Deborah Logan) from a screenplay by Bragi F. Schut (Season of the Witch) and Maria Melnik (American Gods). The movie was produced by Ori Marmur, Neal H. Moritz, and Donovan Roberts-Baxter.

Robitel is returning to direct the sequel, with Schut also returning to script and Moritz attached to return as producer, with a release date scheduled for November 30, 2020.