Escape Plan Information

Escape Plan (formerly known as Exit Plan and The Tomb) is an upcoming action thriller film starring Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Caviezel, 50 Cent, Vinnie Jones, Vincent D'Onofrio and Amy Ryan. Escape Plan is being directed by Swedish filmmaker Mikael Håfström, and is written by Miles Chapman (screenplay) and Jason Keller (rewrite). The film will follow Stallone's character Ray Breslin, a structural engineer who is wrongly convicted of a crime, and is incarcerated in a prison of his own design, aided in his escape by his cellmate Rottmayer (Schwarzenegger).

Cast

• Sylvester Stallone as Ray Breslin: Ray Breslin is a top structural engineer who is wrongly convicted of a crime and is serving his sentence in a maximum security prison of his own design.
• Arnold Schwarzenegger as Swan Rottmayer: Rottmayer is a wise and soulful inmate of Breslin's, and aids Breslin in his plan.
• Jim Caviezel as Hobbs: Jim Caviezel has been revealed to be the main antagonist in the film, and the 'bad guy' that Schwarzenegger and Stallone are going to fight against in the film. Producer Mark Canton revealed on The Matthew Aaron Show that Jim Caviezel has been signed onto the film to star as the prison warden.
• 50 Cent as Hush: In Mid-April, 50 Cent confirmed his involvement in the upcoming action film Escape Plan. He has stated that his character is a computer expert who has been incarcerated in the past for cyber crimes, and now he is going to help Stallone's character in his escape. 50 Cent has been quoted to media:

  "I'm Stallone's assistant. It's going to be cool. I play a computer expert who has been incarcerated in the past for cyber crimes, and I work for Stallone's character now as he goes in and out of the different systems. It's cool, it's a really cool project. When I read it for the first time I was really excited about it",

• Vinnie Jones as Drake: In April 2012, it was revealed that British actor and former footballer Jones has been signed on to star in Escape Plan, and as the corrupt prison guard Drake, who just like warden Hobbs is ruthless, and not as a part of the trio (Stallone and Schwarzenegger) of escapees as previously thought. It has been revealed that Jones is indeed playing the corrupt guard and antagonist Drake. Jones revealed to British newspaper The Sun that he has been signed onto the film, and Jones has been quoted saying to the newspaper:

  "Start filming April 19 in New Orleans. Biggest blockbuster of next summer " $120 million budget (£75 million). "It's about three cons in prison looking to bust out". "Come on Sweaty!

• Vincent D'Onofrio as Lester Clark: In early April it was confirmed by the media that D'Onofrio has been officially been signed up for a part in Escape Plan, and he has been confirmed to be playing the deputy director of the high-tech prison that Stallone is breaking out of.
• Amy Ryan as Abigail Ross (Breslin's business partner): It has been confirmed along with 50 Cent's and Vincent D'Onofrio's part in the film that Amy Ryan has a role in the upcoming film Escape Plan. It has been confirmed that Ryan's character is Breslin's business partner and possibly his (Breslin's) love interest.
• Sam Neill as Dr. Emil Kaikev: In May, Neill was confirmed for the role of the prison doctor embedded within the Tomb, who is sympathetic to Breslin's plight.
• Matt Gerald as Roag.
• Faran Tahir as Javed.
• Caitriona Balfe as Jessica Miller, a CIA lawyer

Development

It was revealed by producer Mark Canton on The Matthew Aaron Show that Jim Caviezel has signed on to the film and has been revealed to be the main antagonist in the film, the prison warden Hobbs.

It was revealed in April 2012 that British actor Vinnie Jones has been signed on to star in Escape Plan. Vinnie Jones revealed to the newspaper The Sun that there are three inmates escaping from the prison. Jones has been confirmed to be starring in the film, and it has been revealed that Jones is playing the antagonist Drake, the corrupt and ruthless prison guard. Jones stated he starts filming on April 19 in New Orleans.

Variety and other media in the news have stated that Amy Ryan, Vincent D'Onofrio, and 50 Cent, have joined the cast of Escape Plan. It was confirmed in Mid-April that 50 Cent is the computer expert who was once incarcerated for cyber crimes helping Breslin's character escape, D'Onofrio as the deputy director of the high-tech prison and Ryan as Stallone's business partner and his potential love interest.

Production

In an interview with the British newspaper The Sun, Vinnie Jones stated that the film is going to start shooting on April 19 in New Orleans. Shooting for Escape Plan has also been confirmed to take place in Louisiana, in the Spring of 2012. In August 2012, at the Expendables 2 conference, Arnold Schwarzenegger commented on the film and stated that filming has been finished for Escape Plan.

On April 9th, 2013, it was officially announced that the film has been pushed back early to a September 13, 2013 release and the film's title has been changed to "Escape Plan".

On June 27th, 2013, a debut trailer of Escape Plan was released through the gaming website IGN.