Escape Plan (film series) (original) (raw)

Escape Plan is an American prison action thriller film series based on characters created by Miles Chapman and Arnell Jesko. The series is centered around Ray Breslin, a security analyst and escape artist who helps design supermax prison by posing as an inmate to find their flaws; later films center around his security and hostage rescue firm. The series stars Sylvester Stallone, with a supporting cast including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dave Bautista and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson as allies and associates of Breslin. All entries in the series since the second film have primarily been released direct-to-video, though they have also been released in some theaters. The series has received a mixed-to-negative critical response.