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Cruz Abelita, best known for playing Justin across three seasons on Lionsgate TV’s Step Up: High Water, has signed with Cesd for representation.

The dance drama was a small screen reboot of the popular Lionsgate film franchise. Step Up: High Watch, which followed the students and faculty of High Water, Atlanta’s most cutthroat performing arts school, ran for one season on Starz, before the next two seasons streamed on YouTube’s subscription service.

The series also starred Ne-Yo, Faizon Love, Eric Graise, Terayle Hill, Enrique Murciano and Tricia Helfer. The Lionsgate TV production, after consulting with the family of the late Naya Rivera, cast Christina Milian to replace Rivera in the scripted series after the Glee star died in a tragic accident after going boating with her young son.

The films’ original producers — Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot and Meredith Milton — all executive produced alongside original stars Channing Tatum...

“Them: The Scare” is an eight-episode, live-action horror anthology TV series, starring Deborah Ayorinde, Pam Grier, Luke James, Joshua J. Williams, Jeremy Bobb, Wayne Knight, Carlito Olivero, Charles Brice and Iman Shumpert, with Season 2 now streaming on Prime Video:

“…’LAPD Detective Dawn Reeves’s (Ayorinde) is assigned to a new case: a murder that has left the most hardened detectives shaken. As Dawn draws closer to the truth, something malevolent grips her and her family…”

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Them: The Scare offers suspense and a talented cast to deliver an intense supernatural story filled with mystery and eerie scenes. Season 2 continues the trend of scary moments, following Det. Dawn Reeve as she investigates a gruesome murder with supernatural elements. With strong performances from the cast, Them: The Scare could hold the potential for a third season of the horror anthology show.

Amazon Prime Video's Them: The Scare offers a suspenseful and eerie mystery, and it also boasts an impressive cast to help deliver its intense story and scenes. Them: The Scare is the second season of one of Amazon Prime Video's best horror shows. As an anthology, it features a returning actor in a new role. Along with that returning actor, though, also comes a whole host of new, talented actors that work together to make Them: The Scare's suspenseful, supernatural story work.

Them season 1 featured plenty of scary moments,...

Prime Video’s horror anthology series “Them” returns this week with brand new season “Them: The Scare,” which will premiere worldwide on Prime Video beginning April 25, 2024.

The best news? All episodes will be available upon release. Can’t wait? Whet your appetite for terror by watching an exclusive clip below, featuring the iconic Pam Grier! Intense carrot cutting scenes are a staple in the horror genre, and this is damn sure one of them…

The first season of “Them” (now retroactively dubbed “Covenant”) debuted back in 2021, and this second installment of the anthology series will consist of eight episodes.

“Them: The Scare” will once again be set in Los Angeles…

The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken. Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles,...

“Them: The Scare” is an eight-episode, live-action horror anthology TV series, starring Deborah Ayorinde, Pam Grier, Luke James, Joshua J. Williams, Jeremy Bobb, Wayne Knight, Carlito Olivero, Charles Brice and Iman Shumpert, with Season 2 streaming April 25, 2024 on Prime Video:

“…’LAPD Detective Dawn Reeves’s (Ayorinde) is assigned to a new case: a murder that has left the most hardened detectives shaken. As Dawn draws closer to the truth, something malevolent grips her and her family…”

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Them: The Scare is returning soon for its second season, and Prime Video has released a new trailer and key art for the horror anthology series. Several photos for the upcoming season were released earlier this month.

Season two will have eight episodes and stars Deborah Ayorinde, Pam Grier, Luke James, Joshua J. Williams, Jeremy Bobb, Wayne Knight, Carlito Olivero, Charles Brice, and Iman Shumpert. The story is set in 1991 and follows a detective as she investigates a murder case.

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Spring has officially arrived, and plenty is blossoming at Prime Video this April! The streamer will kick off the month with dozens of film additions, from classics such as “To Catch a Thief,” “Rosemary's Baby,” and “Saturday Night Fever,” to recent Oscar Best Picture nominee “The Holdovers,” starring Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Dominic Sessa.

But mid-April will bring the premiere of the streamer’s long-awaited adaptation of “Fallout,” starring Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, and Walton Goggins. Other premieres this month include the debut of Rudy Mancuso’s “Música,” Season 2 of the Black horror anthology series “Them: The Scare,” and

Find out The Streamable’s top picks for Prime Video’s April additions, and find out everything coming to the platform this month!

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Prime Video has released the official trailer of the horror anthology series ‘Them: The Scare.’

Set in Los Angeles. The story centres on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken. Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles, a city on the razor’s edge of chaos, Dawn is determined to stop the killer. But as she draws closer to the truth, something ominous and malevolent grips her and her family…

The series cast includes Deborah Ayorinde as “Detective Dawn Reeve,” Pam Grier (Foxy Brown, Bones, Ghost of Mars, Jackie Brown) as “Athena,” Grammy-nominated musician and actor Luke James (The Chi, Insecure) as “Edmund Gaines.” Rounding out the cast are Joshua J. Williams, Jeremy Bobb (The Continental, God’s Country), Wayne Knight, Carlito Olivero, Charles Brice, and Iman Shumpert (The...

“Them: The Scare” is an eight-episode, live-action horror anthology TV series, starring Deborah Ayorinde, Pam Grier, Luke James, Joshua J. Williams, Jeremy Bobb, Wayne Knight, Carlito Olivero, Charles Brice and Iman Shumpert, with Season 2 streaming April 25, 2024 on Prime Video:

“…’LAPD Detective Dawn Reeves’s (Ayorinde) is assigned to a new case: a murder that has left the most hardened detectives shaken. As Dawn draws closer to the truth, something malevolent grips her and her family…”

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Them is coming back for a second season!

Prime Video just dropped the trailer for the return of the horror anthology series, which will now be title Them: The Scare.

This installment will continue to be set in Los Angeles, but will now take place in 1991, decades after the events of season one.

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Here’s a synopsis: The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken. Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles, with a city on the razor’s edge of chaos, Dawn is determined to stop the killer. But as she draws closer to the truth, something ominous and malevolent grips her and her family…

Starring in this season include Deborah Ayorinde as Detective Dawn Reeve; Pam Grier...

The official trailer for Prime Video’s Them season two, Them: The Scare, reveals the anthology series’ new setting and characters. Season one’s Deborah Ayorinde returns as a brand new character, starring as an LA detective hunting for a killer.

Joining Ayorinde in the second season are Pam Grier (Jackie Brown) as Athena and Grammy-nominated musician Luke James (The Chi) as Edmund Gaines. Joshua J. Williams (Cloak & Dagger), Jeremy Bobb (The Continental), Wayne Knight (Seinfeld), Carlito Olivero (This Is Me… Now), Charles Brice (Homeland), and Iman Shumpert (The Chi) also star.

“Them will once again be set in Los Angeles. The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken,” reads Prime Video’s synopsis. “Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles, with a city on...

"No human is capable of that kind of evil." Amazon MGM Studios has revealed the official trailer for Them: The Scare, the follow-up next season of Little Marvin's horror anthology series "Them" from Prime Video. This second set of episodes, The Scare, are streaming later in April – this time it's set in 1991 in L.A. Little Marvin's Them: The Scare centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken up. Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles, with a city on the razor’s edge of chaos, Dawn is determined to stop the killer. But as she draws closer to the truth, something ominous and malevolent grips her & her family... "With Them: The Scare, we wanted to combine our love of horror with a look at Los...

Prime Video has released the official trailer for their horror anthology series “Them: The Scare,” which will be premiering worldwide on Prime Video beginning April 25, 2024.

The best news? All episodes will be available upon release. Can’t wait? Whet your appetite for terror by watching the haunting official trailer for “Them: The Scare” below.

The first season of “Them” (now retroactively dubbed “Covenant”) debuted back in 2021, and this second installment of the anthology series will consist of eight episodes.

“Them: The Scare” will once again be set in Los Angeles…

The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken. Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles, with a city on the razor’s edge of chaos, Dawn is determined to stop the killer.

But as she draws closer to the truth,...

Back in 2021, Prime Video aired the first season of the horror anthology series Them (you can read our review Here), which creator Little Marvin and executive producer Lena Waithe put together with the intention of telling stories that will “explore terror in America.” All eight episodes of the second season, which is called Them: The Scare, are set to be released through Prime Video on Thursday, April 25th – and with that date just four weeks away, a trailer for the new season has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.

A press release notified us that Them: The Scare will be, like its predecessor, set in Los Angeles. The first season, which is subtitled Covenant, took place in Compton circa 1952, while the new episodes move the time frame forward to 1991. The story of the second season centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned...

Today, Prime Video has released the official trailer for the horror anthology series Them: The Scare from series creator Little Marvin. This second installment will consist of eight episodes and will premiere on Thursday, April 25, 2024.

Them: The Scare will be available in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. All episodes will be available upon release.

Them: The Scare will once again be set in Los Angeles. The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken.

Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles, a city on the razor’s edge of chaos, Dawn is determined to stop the killer. But as she draws closer to the truth, something ominous and malevolent grips her and her family…

“With Them: The Scare, we wanted to combine our love of...

Prime Video released new images for Them season 2, revealing returning and new cast members. Them season 2 subtitled Them: The Scare will shift to the 90s setting with Detective Dawn Reeve. Season 2 will premier in April 2024, three years after season 1 ended.

Prime Video has released new images for Them season 2. The horror anthology is set in the 1950s and follows the Emorys, a black family who have to contend with evil forces after moving to an all-white neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. Following the show’s debut back in 2021, Amazon Prime confirmed it had greenlit two seasons for the show, with Them season 2 expected to premiere in April 2024.

Now, with the release date of Them season 2 drawing near, Prime Video (via Bloody Disgusting) has unveiled a couple of images from the horror series’ new season.

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The images reveal that Debby Ayorinde, who gave an outstanding performance in season 1 as Livia Emory,...

“Salem’s Lot” Will Skip Theaters to Stream Exclusively

The long-in-development film adaptation of Stephen King’s “Salem’s Lot” is being made, after all, but will no longer premiere in theaters, opting for a Max-exclusive streaming premiere this year with an official date to be announced later.

Originally intended for a September 2022 theatrical release, New Line Cinema pushed the film to 2023 citing the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown for delays before removing it from its release calendar entirely. King’s 1975 novel was first adapted for the screen with CBS’s 1979 miniseries starring David Soul.

“Salem’s Lot” is written and directed by Gary Dauberman (“Annabelle”). The new version will see Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) return to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot looking to come up with an idea for a new novel but discovers his hometown’s residents are becoming vampires.

The ensemble also features Alfre Woodard, Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, Spencer Treat Clark,...

Them: The Scare is coming soon to Prime Video, and the streaming service has released the first images for the second season of the horror anthology series. All eight episodes will arrive for binging in April, and stars Deborah Ayorinde, Pam Grier, Luke James, Joshua J. Williams, Jeremy Bobb, Wayne Knight, Carlito Olivero, Charles Brice, and Iman Shumpert.

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Prime Video's "Them" gets a second season as an anthology series, exploring LA's history in the 90s with a new twist and returning cast. "Them: The Scare" promises a gripping murder mystery in a chaotic 1991 Los Angeles. The horror series delves into LA's past with rich storytelling and iconic actors, combining history with a fearless look at the chilling unknown.

When it was released back in 2021, Prime Video’s Them was met with high praise, mainly thanks to the efforts of Deborah Ayorinde and Ashley Thomas, while at the same time being criticized for its graphic nature. Now, the horror series from creator Little Marvin is returning for a second season with Them: The Scare, which turns the show into an anthology series in the same vein of American Horror Story, with the returning cast portraying a whole new crop of characters.

Prime Video has revealed that all eight episodes...

Pam Grier (Athena) and Deborah Ayorinde (Dawn) in ‘Them: The Scare’ (Photo Credit: Prime Video)

Prime Video released the first photos from season two of the horror anthology series Them. Season one, Them: The Covenant, premiered in April 2021, and season two, Them: The Scare, will debut with the release of all eight episodes on Thursday, April 25, 2024.

“With Them: The Scare, we wanted to combine our love of horror with a look at Los Angeles’s rich history and evolution,” stated creator, executive producer, and showrunner Little Marvin. “This second installment is a new story set in the ’90s, one of the most iconic decades for film, music, and fashion, particularly in Los Angeles. I’m also excited about our amazing cast: Deborah Ayorinde returns as a completely new character, Luke James delivers an unforgettable performance, and the legendary Pam Grier, who has played so many iconic and beloved roles on screen,...

Them is at long last ready to unleash new horror.

Prime Video has announced that Season 2 of the horror anthology — dubbed Them: The Scare — will release all eight episodes on Thursday, April 25, more than three years after Them‘s freshman run dropped.

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Them will once again be set in Los Angeles but leap forward nearly 40 years, to 1991, where it will follow LAPD...

Prime Video’s social horror series “Them” originally premiered back in 2021, and this week we’ve learned that the series officially becomes an anthology with “Them: The Scare.”

Today, Prime Video has released first-look images of the horror anthology series. This second installment will consist of eight episodes and will premiere on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. All episodes will be available upon release.

“Them: The Scare” will once again be set in Los Angeles.

The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken. Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles, with a city on the razor’s edge of chaos, Dawn is determined to stop the killer.

But as she draws closer to the truth, something ominous and malevolent grips her and her family…...

Back in 2021, Prime Video aired the first season of the horror anthology series Them (you can read our review Here), which creator Little Marvin and executive producer Lena Waithe put together with the intention of telling stories that will “explore terror in America.” All eight episodes of the second season, which is called Them: The Scare, are set to be released through Prime Video on Thursday, April 25th, and today a batch of first look images have arrived online to give a preview of the new season. You can check them out at the bottom of this article.

A press release notifies us that Them: The Scare will be, like its predecessor, set in Los Angeles. The first season, which is subtitled Covenant, took place in Compton circa 1952, while the new episodes move the time frame forward to 1991. The story of the second season centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve,...

Dawn Wilkinson, who has partly directed the third season of drama series ‘Step Up’, has shared that the show features stories which are socially relevant but at the same time, they are very entertaining and engage the audience on an emotional plane.

Commenting on the storyline of the show Dawn, who has directed five of the season’s ten episodes said: “I love the way the characters are written, and Holly (showrunner) has created storylines where there are parallels between the characters. The stories are socially relevant but still entertaining and that engages an audience; makes them want to watch and makes them feel for the characters.”

Based on the cult film, ‘Step Up’, this series follows the drama, scandalous romance, and rivalries told through the intersection of the worlds of music and dance within a highly sought-after performance empire.

“I’ve always felt like that is the best way of storytelling.

It looks like High Water is closed for good this time. Starz has cancelled the Step Up series, so there won't be a fourth season. The third season is currently airing on Sunday nights on the cable channel.

A dramatic series, the Step Up TV show (formerly titled Step Up: High Water) stars Rebbi Rosie, Keiynan Lonsdale, Enrique Murciano, Terayle Hill, Christina Milian, Ne-Yo, Faizon Love, Jade Chynoweth, Carlito Olivero, Terrence Green, Eric Graise, Tricia Helfer, Kendra Oyesanya. The drama follows the students and faculty of the prestigious and cutthroat High Water Performing Art School in Atlanta. It's a next-level incubator for new artistic talent, where danger, corruption, suspicions, desires, resentments, and ambitions collide in and out of the halls. High Water founder and megastar In season three, Sage Odom (Ne-Yo) faces criminal charges, financial ruin, and powerful...

Starz has canceled the “Step Up’ series after just one season on the network, Variety has confirmed.

Produced by Lionsgate TV, the first two seasons of the show were released on YouTube. Starz revived the show in 2020 after it was left in limbo when YouTube took a step back from producing original scripted content. At the time, news of the move seemed a sensible transition considering that Lionsgate is Starz’ parent company.

According to the series description, the musical drama followed the students and faculty of High Water, “an incubator for new artistic talent where founder Sage Odom (Ne-yo) and his partner Collette Jones (Christina Milian) struggle to maintain their empire.”

In Season 3, viewers witnessed Sage, Colette and their relationship challenged as they faced criminal charges, financial ruin, and powerful political enemies who wanted to destroy Sage and High Water. The Season 3 finale, which will now serve as the series finale,...

Step Up, which originally aired on YouTube Red (remember that?) before relocating to Starz, has been canceled after three seasons, TVLine has confirmed.

Inspired by the film franchise of the same name, the Step Up TV series was set at High Water, “a next level incubator for new artistic talent, where danger, corruption, suspicions, desires, resentments, and ambitions collide in and out of the halls,” per the show’s official description.

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“High Water founder and megastar Sage Odom faces criminal charges,...

If you’re looking for a heart-pounding, suspenseful way to spend an evening, you must check out the best escape room movies. These edge-of-your-seat thrillers will have you trying to piece together clues and solve puzzles along with the characters on screen. And, once you’ve seen one, you’ll be hooked. If you take any escape room puzzle movie, it is filled with thrill and excitement.

The “Escape Room” movie series is about a group of five strangers who find themselves working together to get out of a series of dangerous and elaborate puzzle rooms. If anyone can’t get out, they’ll die. The sole player who survives the rooms to the end is the winner. There are puzzles and death traps galore!

You’ll love these psychological thrillers if you’re a fan of movies such as The Cube, the saw movies, Fermat’s room, or the Netflix series Squid Game.

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Horror anthology Them has lined up the cast for its second season on Amazon’s Prime Video.

Deborah Ayorinde — who also starred in the show’s first season — Pam Grier and Luke James will head the cast for the season, formally titled Them: The Scare. Joshua J. Williams and Jeremy Bobb will also be regulars in season two, and Wayne Knight, Carlito Olivero, Charles Brice and Iman Shumpert will recur.

Them will once again be set in Los Angeles County (the first season, subtitled Covenant, took place in Compton circa 1952) but will move the time frame forward to 1991. The story centers on LAPD Detective Dawn Reeve (Ayorinde, Apple TV+’s Truth Be Told, Prime Video’s forthcoming Riches), who is assigned to a new case: a gruesome murder that has left the most hardened detectives shaken. As Dawn draws closer to the truth,...

Starz has released the official trailer for Season 3 of its hit drama series Step Up, which gives us the first look at Christina Milian as Collette Jones, the role originated by the late Naya Rivera.

Starz also announced the third season of the series, inspired by the Lionsgate film franchise, will launch on Tuesday, October 16.

In addition to Milian, Ne-Yo returns for Season 3 in his co-starring role as Sage Odom. Series also stars Faizon Love, Eric Graise, Terayle Hill, Enrique Murciano and Tricia Helfer.

The hit franchise follows the drama, scandalous romance, betrayals and rivalries told through the intersection of the worlds of music and dance within a highly sought-after performance empire.

Here’s the logline: “Welcome to High Water – a next level incubator for new artistic talent, where danger, corruption, suspicions, desires, resentments, and ambitions collide in and out of the halls of the headquarters. As the label’s talent roster grows,...

Step Up is stepping back inside the halls of High Water, and this time, the drama — and dance moves — will be hotter than ever before.

The franchise’s third season (which premieres Sunday, Oct. 16 at 10/9c on Starz) will continue unraveling the betrayals, romances and rivalries of High Water, the cutthroat and highly sought-after performing arts school that serves as an incubator for new talent. “As the label’s roster grows, High Water founder and megastar Sage Odom (Ne-Yo) faces murder charges, financial ruin and powerful political enemies,” reads the official description. “His partner in business and in love, Collette Jones...

Game Master Exposed In Exclusive Extended Cut Of Escape Room: Tournament Of Champions With Over 25 Minutes Of All-new Footage Including Alternate Beginning And Ending!

Escape Room: Tournament Of Champions is the sequel to the box-office hit psychological thriller that terrified audiences around the world. In this installment, six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive…and discovering they’ve all played the game before. Thenever-before-seen Extended Cut, available on Blu-ray and Digital, reveals the masterminds behind Minosand features even more deadly escape roomswith over 25 minutes of all-new footage!

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• Theatrical and Extended Cuts of Escape Room: Tournament Of Champions

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• Director Adam Robitel on Raising the Stakes

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• Go Inside the...

“Escape Room: Tournament of Champions” is getting a new cut for its home entertainment release, and the extended version of the horror film gives a peek behind the scenes at the masterminds who designed the escape room death traps.

The “Escape Room” sequel will be available for digital release and on DVD and Blu-Ray with an additional 25 minutes of footage on Sept. 21. Among the changes are an alternate beginning and ending that hint at the villains behind the curtain of the Minos Escape Rooms.

TheWrap has an exclusive first look at the additional scene that reveals a brand-new subplot that didn’t make the theatrical cut. Here we meet one of the apparent higher-ups at Minos as he converses with his game master — and prisoner — Claire, as she unwittingly helps them design a series of traps that can kill the hero, Zoey.

“Maybe you should’ve built these rooms yourself...

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions Review — Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021) Film Review, a movie directed by Adam Robitel, and starring Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Thomas Cocquerel, Holland Roden, Indya Moore, Carlito Olivero, Jamie-Lee Money, Lucy Newman-Williams, Jay Ellis, Tyler Labine, Nik Dodani, Jaymes Butler and Yorick van Wageningen. [...]

Continue reading: Film Review: Escape Room: Tournament Of Champions (2021): PG-13 Rated Thrills Galore in an Otherwise Standard Horror Film...

The company behind the so-called “escape rooms” of the Escape Room movies is called Minos. King Minos, the Cretan of myth, fed children to his minotaur as a matter of rite. So it’s no wonder that a company taking his name would be heavy on sacrifice, low on ethics, and altogether suspicious; it’s no wonder these games aren’t much fun.

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions is exactly what its title says it is: A gathering of escape room champions, only two of whom — Zoey (Taylor Russell) and...

“Escape Room: Tournament of Champions,” Columbia Pictures’ psychological horror sequel, earned $1.2 million in Thursday night previews at the box office from early shows starting at 3 p.m. in 2,382 locations. The film will open on approximately 2,815 screens this weekend.

The second “Escape Room” film is projected by Sony to earn $7-8 million in its opening weekend, which would be a good start on a budget of $15 million.

For reference, the first “Escape Room” movie from 2019 ultimately grossed $155 million at the worldwide box office. It made $2.3 million in its Thursday preview start in 2019 and would go on to open to $18.2 million.

“Space Jam: A New Legacy” is also opening this weekend both in theaters and HBO Max, but did not open in Thursday night previews.

“Escape Room: Tournament of Champions” is directed by Adam Robitel and is the story of six people unwittingly trapped in a series of dangerous and deadly escape rooms.

Stars: Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Indya Moore, Holland Roden, Thomas Cocquerel, Carlito Olivero, Deborah Ann Woll | Written by Will Honley, Maria Melnik, Daniel Tuch, Oren Uziel | Directed by Adam Robitel

Director Adam Robitel reunites with surviving cast members Taylor Russell and Logan Miller for this sequel to 2019’s puzzles-and-deathtraps franchise-starter. Unfortunately, the film fails to learn any of the lessons from the previous movie and opts for a passable retread rather than bringing anything new to the table.

After a “previously-on-Escape Room” recap, the film picks up not long after the events of the first film, with survivors Zoe (Taylor Russell) and Ben (Logan Miller) desperate to expose Minos, the shadowy company behind the escape room deathtraps. However, they have underestimated their enemy, because no sooner do they arrive in New York than they find themselves trapped on an electrified subway carriage, alongside four other previous escape room survivors, one...

The only one of several same-titled movies in recent years to make a significant commercial dent, Adam Robitel’s 2019 “Escape Room” proved a considerable sleeper hit, making back many times its modest $9 million budget. Ergo “Escape Room: Tournament of Champions,” which brings back the first edition’s director, surviving characters and other elements in another primarily South Africa-shot U.S. production.

This follow-up immediately announces itself as aiming no higher than strict franchise “more of the same”-ness, beginning with a recap of prior events and ending with a de facto kickoff for No. 3. . But with breathless pacing its only real distinction, and zero attention to clever intricacies, character development or background mythology (evil corporation Minos remains a faceless off-screen blank), “Escape Room” is boxing itself into being one of the most charmless, least intriguing big-screen action franchises going.

Youths Zoey (Taylor Russell) and Ben (Logan Miller) were the only...

As a huge fan of the first Escape Room, I had a really great time with the sequel, Tournament of Champions, which reunites survivors Zoey (Taylor Russell) and Ben (Logan Miller) directly after they survived the deadly games of the mysterious Minos organization. Instead of running, the duo decides to head to New York in search of answers and in hopes of bringing those at Minos to justice. But before they get too far in their investigative efforts, Ben and Zoey find themselves unexpectedly trapped in a new game, but this time not only are the rules different, but they’re also playing alongside other survivors of Minos’ previous escape rooms, too. And the clock is ticking, as they’re forced to decode new clues, avoid perilous traps, and withstand Minos’ tortuous games in this “Tournament of Champions.”

Much like the first film, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions does a...

If you ever wondered what would happen if Walt Disney was also the Jigsaw Killer, then a) you are a very interesting person, and b) these “Escape Room” movies were made for you.

“Escape Room: Tournament of Champions,” the second film in Adam Robitel’s PG-13 horror franchise, solidifies the series’ mission statement to show off a deadly and insidiously complicated amusement park, where the theming is heavy-handed and all the attractions will kill you if you don’t interact with them exactly the way the designers intended.

These aren’t movies about protagonists undergoing a meaningful transformation. They are extended YouTube walkthroughs of the coolest places you’d never, ever want to go.

The original “Escape Room” saw a group of people drawn into a game constructed by the Minos Corporation. Each room they encountered had a different visual theme, and only by solving tricky clues could the heroes escape with their lives.

Adam Robitel surprised many of us with the very entertaining Escape Room and he's back with Escape Room: Tournament of Champions! Due out in theaters on July 16th, here's a look at the new trailer:

"Escape Room: Tournament of Champions is the sequel to the box office hit psychological thriller that terrified audiences around the world. In this installment, six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive…and discovering they’ve all played the game before."

Directed by Adam Robitel, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions stars Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Indya Moore, Holland Roden, Thomas Cocquerel, and Carlito Olivero.

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Sony has revealed the first trailer for Escape Room: Tournament of Champions. This is a sequel to 2019's Escape Room, which turned out to be quite the hit for the studio. As is almost always the case in the world of horror, plans for a sequel were quickly hatched. Now, we have our first good look at the follow-up, which once again sees a group of strangers having to survive a series of deadly rooms. Only this time, we're going to follow a group of people who have already had to survive a similar deadly game and escaped with their lives.

Escape Room 2 is broadening the concept introduced in the first movie. As it turns out, many of these games have taken place at various points. The group we're following in the sequel all had to play once before. Now, they are thrown back in the mix and are...

Sony Pictures has dropped a new trailer for the sequel ‘Escape Room: Tournament of Champions.

The film is the sequel to the box office hit psychological thriller that terrified audiences around the world.

In this instalment, six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive…and discovering they’ve all played the game before.

Directed by Adam Robitel, the film stars Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Indya Moore, Holland Roden, Thomas Cocquerel, Carlito Olivero.

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The film hits cinemas this summer. Unlock the trailer below.

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"It's happening again..." Sony Pictures has unveiled the first trailer for Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, the sequel to the horror Escape Room from 2019. And this isn't even the only "escape room" horror either! Tournament of Champions is the new sequel to the box office hit psychological thriller that terrified audiences. In this one, six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive... and discovering that they’ve all played the game before. Of course. Starring Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Thomas Cocquerel, Holland Roden, Indya Moore, Carlito Olivero, and Jay Erving. Uh, this actually looks pretty damn good! This might be better than the first one. I dig the concept of realistic locations turning into game rooms, and there's some cool references in this. Is that lighthouse a nod to Annihilation? Are the lasers a nod to Cube?...

Ahead of its July 16th theatrical release from Sony Pictures, new images have been revealed from Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, the sequel to 2019's Escape Room.

Directed by Adam Robitel from a screenplay by Will Honley and Oren Uziel and Maria Melnik & Daniel Tuch and a story by Will Honley and Christine Lavaf & Fritz Bohm, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions is produced by Neal H. Moritz and executive produced by Adam Robitel, Karina Rahardja, Philip Waley.

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions stars Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Indya Moore, Holland Roden, Thomas Cocquerel, and Carlito Olivero.

"Escape Room: Tournament of Champions is the sequel to the box office hit psychological thriller that terrified audiences around the world. In this installment, six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive…and discovering they’ve all played the game before.

Escape Room 2 is coming to a movie theater near you much sooner than expected. Sony Pictures has opted to bump up the release of the upcoming horror sequel by a full six months. It will now arrive smack dab in the middle of July, putting it right in the heart of the summer movie season, something that was virtually nonexistent in 2020. But that looks to change this year and Sony is trying to get a possible hit on the books sooner rather than later.

Sony will now release Escape Room 2 in theaters on July 16. It was originally slated to hit theaters in August of last year. But theater closures and uncertainty at the box office prevented that from happening, as was the case with many movies from various studios in 2020. Sony had previously delayed the sequel to 2019's Escape Room until January 7, 2022, seemingly content to wait until the time was right.

Updated: Escape Room 2 will now open on July 16 instead of next year, where it had been scheduled for the first weekend of 2022. Sony already has the Kay Cannon-directed Camila Cabello musical Cinderella on July 16. For now, that movie will stay there as Sony monitors overseas markets.

There’s a chance that both Escape Room 2 and Cinderella will stay on that date given that they are targeted at different demographics. Warner Bros also has its HBO Max release Space Jam 2 on July 16 as does Searchlight with its Sundance horror acquisition The Night House.

Previously, January 25: Sony/Screen Gems Escape Room 2 will now open on Jan. 7, 2022.

The sequel to the $155M-plus horror film was recently taken off the theatrical release calendar. Previously Sony had the movie set to open on Dec. 30, 2020, then prior to that, Aug. 14, and then even before that date, April 17.

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“Escape Room 2” has moved up its release to July.

The sequel to the 2019 psychological thriller will now debut on July 16, 2021, nearly six months earlier than its planned release date of Jan. 7, 2022.

With the box office beginning to revive after the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s possible that “Escape Room 2” moved up in the schedule to compete within the summer blockbuster timeframe. The first “Escape Room” was a hit at the box office, earning $155 million. “Godzilla vs. Kong” recently raked in the largest box office gross during the pandemic with $31 million, and this past weekend featured a fierce box office battle between “Mortal Kombat” and “Demon Slayer,” signaling to the industry that moviegoers are certainly eager to return to theaters.

The first “Escape Room” film follows six strangers who are brought together to participate in an escape room game, but soon learn they are pawns in a puzzle that could lead to life or death.

The reimagined Step Up series is starting to take shape at Starz.

The premium cabler announced today that Rebbi Rosie, whose credits include dancing with the likes of Beyonce, Pharrell, J. Lo and Nicki Minaj, has joined the cast of the series along with new series regular cast members Keiynan Lonsdale, and Power alum Enrique Murciano.

Additionally, returning favorite Terayle Hill has been upped to series regular.

Step Up is produced for Starz by Lionsgate Television.

Beginning March 5, the first two seasons of the hit series will be available on Starz across all platforms and airing on Starz Fridays at 8Pm Et/Pt.

Inspired by the Step Up Lionsgate film franchise that grossed over $600 million at the worldwide box office, the series centers on Sage Odom (Ne-Yo) as the legendary founder of Atlanta’s famed High Water Performing Art School.

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Starz has recast the role of Tal Baker for its “Step Up” TV series. The cable channel said Tuesday that Petrice Jones, the actor who played the part when the show’s first two seasons aired on YouTube, will be replaced by Keiynan Lonsdale.

Jones took a series regular role on a different show, so he was not available for the new season of “Step Up,” which was picked up by Starz in May 2020 after the show, formerly known as “Step Up: High Water,” was canceled at YouTube, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap.

Per Starz’ character description, “Once an outcast from Ohio, taken from his mother and dropped in the tough streets of Atlanta. Tal faced persecution for his eccentricities, his sexuality and his refusal to submit to the expectations of others. Dancing his way into High Water, literally, beaten and bloodied, Tal became the pride of Sage Odom...