Escape Room 2 has had its release moved forward to July this year. The horror sequel will now hit theaters on July 16, 2021.

　　As reported by Variety, Escape Room 2 will be with us six months earlier than previously scheduled. The movie was set to arrive in January 2022, having moved back a year from its initial January 2021 date.

　　Escape Room 2 is directed by Adam Robitel, who helmed the first movie, as well as Insidious: The Last Key. The cast includes Taylor Russell (Lost in Space), Logan Miller (Escape Room), Isabelle Fuhrman (The Hunger Games), and Thomas Cocquerel (The 100). The first movie was released in January 2019, and focused on a group of strangers who take part in an escape room challenge that turns increasingly deadly. It was a box office hit, grossing $155 million from a reported production budget of $9 million.

　　Escape RoomThe decision to return Escape Room 2 to this year coincides with increasingly positive signs that the US box office is slowly recovering. Godzilla vs. Kong has been the biggest movie of the past 12 months, making $86.6 million in the US to date. Mortal Kombat, which hit theaters last Friday, scored $22.5 million in its first three delays of release.

　　The first big horror movie to get a theatrical release this year will be Spiral: From the Book of Saw, which hits theaters on May 14, 2021. For more, check out GameSpot's guide to the biggest upcoming horror movies of 2021.