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Flee the Facility is a 2022 American animated action sci-fi-thriller horror film produced by New Line Cinema and ROBLOX Studios, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It marks the first film in the ROBLOX Game Cinematic Universe as well as the first ROBLOX movie outside of the ROBLOX: The Movie universe.
It received positive reviews, with praise for the Performances, Snyder's Direction, action sequences, visual effects, faithfulness to games, and antagonists, though the runtime was criticised.
Synopsis[]
After scientist Jack Morgan accidentally unleashes The Hammer Of The One's power across the facility, a beast is attracted to the hammer's power and wanders into the facility and begins killing everyone to find the Hammer. After the Beast enters the facility, it kills as many people as it can so it can find the hammer. Jack, Elizabeth and the remaining scientists try to escape the facility after the Beast locked the exists; with the only was to open the doors is to hack the computers.
Plot[]
TBD
Cast[]
- Matt Damon as Jack Morgan- The main protagonist of the film and the master of The Hammer.
- Angelina Jolie as Elizabeth Hailey- One of the main protagonists of the film and Jack's girlfriend.
- Alian Howard as Professor Hedwig- One of the main protagonists of the film.
- Tye Sheridan as Dr. Daniel Lynch- One of the supporting protagonists of the film.
- Will Smith as Dr. Elijah Ross- One of the supporting neutral characters of the film.
- Lawrence Pugh as Dr. Cassandra Anderson- One of the supporting protagonists of the film.
- Tom Henders as Hedley Jedediah- A cult leader from the woods who enters the facility to kill the scientists, thinking they are planning to destroy the forest. He is a supporting character and an antagonist.
- Kingsley Ben-Adir as Dr. Michael- The CEO of the facility. He is a semi-minor protagonist.
- Omlan Dear as News Reporter Tom- A newsreporter for the New Blox. He is a semi-minor neutral character.
- Benny Bernard as Officer Hellio- The police officer that tries to enter the facility to save the scientists. He is a recurring character.
- Paul Rudd as Duncan Pine- A artefacts dealer who sneaks in at the end of the film and steals the Hammers gem with him. He is a minor character.
- Tony Bradley as The Beast- The main antagonist and a monstrous Beast who is in search of the hammer.
- Additionally, Kim Fields, Han Lee, Lisa Herizqpao, Dan Uniorfe, Lisa Epperson, Olly Hider, Geneva Roberto Yuort portray Jack Morgan's mom and dad, Officer Marks, Daniel; Jack's friend, Officer Kepall, Scientist Lisa and Barry.
Connections to the RGCU[]
Being the first film in the ROBLOX Game Cinematic Universe, Flee the Facility will set up the following films:
Flee the Facility: Airport[]
- A direct sequel to this film.
- During a mid-credits scene, we see Jack and the gang preparing themselves for another Beast attack, with another Beast crashing down through the hallway, meaning that the Hammer of The One's energy is still attracted Beasts and even more beings.
Neon District[]
- A post-credits scene shows a representative from The Watch (the police force of the Neon District) named Ad Jansen being forced to speak during a press conference. He begins with, "We have decided to spread out all of our divisions to ensure worldwide protection. The Watch will now be an international peacekeeping society determined to help our future generations become powerful and brave. Let the games begin!" The scene ends after that speech.
- Several officers from The Watch appear during the facilities investigative aftermath scene.
Mad City[]
- The Beast is shown attacking Mad City through a news report.
Broken Bones[]
- During the museum investigation aftermath scene, Duncan Pine, the main character of the Broken Bones movie, is seen stealing from a store called Ancient History and from the aftermath of the Facility. He steals valuables and history of world from Ancient History and steals the Gem from the Facility after the Beast broke in.
Phantom Forces[]
- A woman on the street during an attack by the Beast in a city during a news report says, "Help! We need all the help we can get! Call the Phantom Forces! Anyone! Please!"
- During a Beast attack preparation, Jack casually says, "Where's the Phantom Forces when you need them?"
Jailbreak![]
- In one scene, Jack is locked up in a prison cell for letting the Beast go. He then meets up with some of the other prisoners who will be featured in the Jailbreak! movie (Vlad, Mark, Dustin and Cooper) who inform him that Professor Hedwig had payed his bail and that he would be leaving. The prison in the scene is the same exact prison shown in the Jailbreak! movie.
- The Beast is shown attacking the Jailbreak! prison through a news report. The prisoners happily flee the prison because it has been destroyed, while the cops are both in shock and angry that not only was the prison destroyed, but also the prisoners had broke out.
Welcome to Bloxburg[]
- The Beast is shown attacking Bloxburg through a news report.
Home media[]
The film was released digitally on May 24th, 2022 and on DVD, Blu-Ray, and 4K UHD on June 7th, 2022 in North America. The international release was on June 14th, 2022 for DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K UHD. The film was not released on Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime Video. It was released on Paramount+ and AppleTV.
Reception[]
Critical reception[]
- Rotten Tomatoes: 83%- critical consensus: "Being both a good horror ROBLOX movie and an enjoyable movie on its own, Flee The Facility brings a dark direction to ROBLOX while also setting the stage for the ROBLOX Game Cinematic Universe."
- IMDb: 8.0/10 based on 312 votes.
- CinemaScore: A-
- Common Sense Media: 4/5
Box office[]
The film opened with 4,175 theatres grossed $18.3 million on its opening weekend, then proceeded to gross $300.5 million in the U.S. and Canada and $371.3 million in overseas territories for a worldwide total of $678.9 million; It was a commercial success.
Sequels[]
Flee the Facility: Airport is a direct sequel to Flee the Facility and takes place 4 months after the events of the first film. There are also rumours for a third movie centred around the beast's origin story in Phase 4 of the RGCU.