Death Race
Death Race, also known as Death Race 3000, is an upcoming movie set to be released in September 2008, and is a remake of the 1975 film Death Race 2000. The story involves a futuristic America that pits prison inmates against one another in a deadly car race tournament, and will closely resemble the original movie.
Fast Facts
- Remake of 1975 film, Death Race 2000
- Directed By: Paul W.S. Anderson
- Produced By: Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner
- Starring: Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane and Natalie Martinez
- Distributed By: Universal Pictures
- Release Date: September 26, 2008
- Filming began in Montreal, Canada in August 2007
- Was in development since 2002
- Initially owned by Paramount Pictures
Plot
Death Race is set in a futuristic America where prison inmates are forced to compete against each other in a brutal, gladiator-style car race to the death that is publicly broadcast. A prisoner (Jason Statham) with only weeks to go on his sentence is coerced into the race by the prison warden, and quickly becomes a fan favorite, earning the nickname Frankenstein.
Quotes
"It's not a straight remake at all. The first movie was an across-America race. This will be an around-the-world race. And it's set further in the future, so the cars are even more futuristic. So you've got cars with rockets, machine guns, force fields; cars that can split apart and re-form, a bit like Transformers. Cars that become invisible." -Director Paul W.S. Anderson
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