So this is pretty much the exact premise as ESCAPE PLAN... The DTV version? I'm cool with that.
As for directors, John Hyams might be a long shot... So might Isaac Florentine. Jesse Johnson, William Kaufman, or even Ernie Barbarash (who's frequently collaborated with JCVD) could make this look good... As long as Serafini and Timothy Woodward steer clear of this, it could be okay.