ESCAPE ROOM (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Taylor Russell (Before I Fall), Logan Miller (Love, Simon), Deborah Ann Woll (Ruby Sparks), Tyler Labine (Tucker & Dale vs. Evil), Jay Ellis (Breaking Through), Nik Dodani (Other People), Adam Robitel (2001 Maniacs), Kenneth Fok (The Deal), Yorick van Wageningen (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Adam Robitel (Insidious: The Last Key), director; Maria Melnik (film debut) and Bragi Schut (Season of the Witch), writers; Ori Marmur (Passengers) and Neal H. Moritz (Fast & Furious 8), producers; John Carey (They Fight) and Brian Tyler (Crazy Rich Asians), composer; Marc Spicer (Lights Out), cinematographer; Steve Mirkovich (Darkness Falls), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Six strangers are invited to complete a series of immersive escape rooms, but soon discover that they are surrounded by deadly traps and must now use their wits to solve the puzzles and survive…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Escape Room takes the popular activity and makes a chilling, intuitive and entertaining horror movie out of it, kind of like a Saw film only (presumably) without as much gore.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 1ST FEBRUARY 2019

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