Jailbreak: Shankton State Pen

Action & Adventure • 2027 • R

Jailbreak: Shankton State Pen is a 2027 American prison action film directed by Patty Jenkins and produced by Zack Snyder and Jerry Bruckheimer from a screenplay by Jenkins and Frank Darabont. The sequel to Jailbreak and the second installment in the Jailbreak film series, it stars Sasha Calle returning as Elena Diaz, alongside Laurence Fishburne, Nina Dobrev, Eiza González, Chris Hemsworth, and Diego Tinoco, with Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Colin Farrell, and Russell Crowe also returning. The film follows Elena as she decides to rescue her wrongfully convicted siblings from Shankton State Pen, a maximum security prison that is run by the ambitious warden Michael Alberto. The film was released in theaters on December 20th, 2027; like the first film, it was a critical and financial success, grossing over $953 million worldwide against a budget of $127 million. Critics and audiences praised its action sequences, direction, visual style, editing, score, and performances (especially Calle's). It received numerous award nominations, with Calle winning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. A sequel is in development.

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