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. McGrew, Shannon (July 15, 2021). "[Interview] Adam Robitel for ESCAPE ROOM: TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS". Nightmarish Conjurings . Retrieved December 1, 2021. Jordan, Waylon (January 27, 2020). "Escape Room 2' Has Officially Wrapped Filming in South Africa". ihorror.com . Retrieved January 27, 2020.

Robitel originally planned the film to end with one of the survivors returning home but decided to change the ending to make the antagonists appear more menacing in anticipation of the sequel. [10] Release [ edit ]

However, she survived that fall and became a new puzzle-maker for Minos after they abducted her daughter Sonya and forced Amanda to work for them. She soon turns against Minos though and teams up with Zoey to free Ben from his latest trap.

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.William Bibbiani of the TheWrap wrote: "Make no mistake: Escape Room: Tournament of Champions may be fun, it's also incredibly stupid. The premise makes no sense. The mechanics make no sense. The plot makes no sense. Look elsewhere for storytelling sanity. Look here if you want to see confident, creepy absurdity, with a ghoulish imagination and showmanship to spare." [31] After Zoey escapes to the original location where she finds Ben in an ambulance, it is revealed that Claire was the mastermind all along. When she was younger, she tried to be as bad as possible in an attempt to see if her parents truly loved her as she is. When her mother Sonya said that she was getting her help by sending her away, Claire murdered her in the sauna. Claire ultimately traps her father in her old room and kills him. Nancy Tartaglione; Anthony D'Alessandro (October 5, 2020). " Monster Hunter Officially Dated Stateside For December; Escape Room 2 Flees To 2021 – Update". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 5, 2020. Kennedy, Michael (April 25, 2020). "Everything We Know So Far About Escape Room 2". ScreenRant . Retrieved May 2, 2020.

Isabelle Fuhrman and James Frain appear in the film's alternate version as Claire and Henry, respectively, in a plotline revealing the puzzle maker's story. Tanya van Graan makes an uncredited appearance as Sonya, who is Henry's wife and Claire's mother in this cut. [7] Fleming, Mike Jr. (August 9, 2017). "Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Taylor Russell Enter The Maze". Deadline . Retrieved January 13, 2018.

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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. The first thing you have to know about Escape Room: The Game 2 is that, like its predecessor, you get a huge and slightly noisy bit of plastic in the box. This is the decoder that is going to sit as a hub of anxiety for your group over the next 60 minutes. It’s a timer, it’s where you slot the correct keys to escape, and it’s also covered in clues and cyphers to help you solve the puzzles in your way of escaping. It’s also going to buzz at you and take away a minute every time you get a key wrong and make ambient ‘tension noises’ throughout. It’s surprisingly effective as a way of piling on the pressure. a b c Lambros, Stephen (May 26, 2021). "There's No Way Out Of The Escape Room: Tournament Of Champions Trailer". GameRant . Retrieved June 10, 2021. Bibbiani, William (July 14, 2021). " Escape Room 2 Review: Exciting, Illogical Sequel Sets New Elaborate Traps". TheWrap . Retrieved July 15, 2021. Lussier, Germain (September 11, 2021). "Escape Room 2 Has an Extended Cut That'll Change the Franchise". Gizmodo . Retrieved September 12, 2021.