Seeing as how both their solo movies (“The Last Stand,” “Bullet to the Head”) fizzled at the box office earlier this year, it’s only natural that Stallone and Schwarzenegger would try to team up for an action movie. They’ve done just that in the upcoming “Escape Plan” and it’s the action pairing we always wanted… 25 years ago. Even so, maybe putting them together when they’re pushing 70 could actually be fun? It can be our generation’s “Grumpy Old Men,” but set in prison and with much more violence. How fitting. Still, the question remains, can a Stallone-Schwarzenegger pairing be enough to get the audiences’ butts in the seats or will they only find success in the action hero ensemble ‘Expendables‘ franchise? Perhaps a few more clips from “Escape Plan” can help people decide.
Along with Stallone and Schwarzenegger, the movie stars Jim Caviezel, Vinnie Jones, 50 Cent, Amy Ryan, Sam Neill, and Vincent D’Onofrio. Stallone plays security expert, Ray Breslin, who designs inescapable high-tech prisons for a living, until one day, he finds himself locked up in one. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Emil Rottmayer (yes, that’s really his name) who aids Breslin in his attempt to escape. The two clips from the movie find Stallone and Schwarzenegger in similar situations. Each trapped in separate rooms, Jim Caviezel’s character walks into each of them, taunting one and demanding answers from the other. Who gets taunted? Who is the one he’s demanding answers from?
You can find out in the clips below, along with B-roll footage and tons of new pics. “Escape Plan” comes out October 18th.
Look at Vinnie and his mates' armours. Ridiculous.
WOW. This site went ahead and corrected their mistake without even providing an update that they were incorrect. I'm pretty sure if there were more than 5 readers these comments would likely be deleted so know one knew that a reader pointed out the error.
"Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Swan Rottmayer (yes, thatâs really his name)"
No, it's really not. It's Emil Rottmayer, based on the official website and IMDB. Besides already just destroying it's journalistic reputation right there (takes 2 seconds to fact check), this site always seems to have it out for this movie every single time a new story is posted. Funny that everyone reported positive reviews from the test screenings and at Comic Con, and I for one am actually excited to see these two team up. Would I have rather seen it 20 years ago? YES. Absolutely. But for me putting Jesus as a villain in an R rated action film is good enough!