Sylvester Stallone Returning For Sequel to ESCAPE PLAN

Escape Plan, the 2013 prison break movie that co-starred '80s action icons Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, ended up being a bit of a disappointment for fans who grew up wondering what it'd be like if those two big screen badasses shared the screen together. It was pulpy, but not quite up to snuff on a story level. Now there's a sequel brewing, but it appears that only one of the duo will be returning for it.

Deadline reports that Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films is working on a sequel, and Stallone will reprise his role as prison architect Ray Breslin — only this time, it will be in a supporting capacity. Miles Chapman, who wrote the first film, is coming back to write the sequel, which will gear up for production in Ohio and China (where the film performed extremely well) early next year with a planned start date of March 15th. No word on a possible appearance from Schwarzenegger, so if anything, I think fans should maybe hope for a quick cameo and that's it.

The idea of seeing two big screen titans sharing the screen was appealing, but I didn't feel like Escape Plan lived up to its potential. What do you think about a sequel, especially one without Schwarzenegger involved? I just hope they don't make Stallone a mentor to some bland nobody actor like Jai Courtney in the new one.