Heroes and Villains Join the Death Race Squad
Production begins in a few weeks, too.
We already knew that Jason Statham was toplining the new Death Race 2000 remake, but director Paul W.S. Anderson dropped a few cool casting bombs at last week's San Diego Comic Con.
According to IGN Movies, Tyrese Gibson and Joan Allen will be joining Mr. Statham in the futuristic action satire that's based on the 1975 Paul Bartel film of (kinda) the same name. The new one's just being called Death Race, I believe.
Mr. Anderson unveiled that Statham would be playing "Frankenstein" (played by David Carradine in the original) and Gibson would be playing Machine Gun Joe (played by Sylvester Stallone in the original). And get this: Joan Allen's the big bad villain of the piece! "Joan Allen is the big villain baddie of the movie, which I'm very excited about ... She's gonna kick Statham's ass!" That comes from the director himself.
Production on Death Race begins next month in Montreal.
Source: IGN Movies
According to IGN Movies, Tyrese Gibson and Joan Allen will be joining Mr. Statham in the futuristic action satire that's based on the 1975 Paul Bartel film of (kinda) the same name. The new one's just being called Death Race, I believe.
Mr. Anderson unveiled that Statham would be playing "Frankenstein" (played by David Carradine in the original) and Gibson would be playing Machine Gun Joe (played by Sylvester Stallone in the original). And get this: Joan Allen's the big bad villain of the piece! "Joan Allen is the big villain baddie of the movie, which I'm very excited about ... She's gonna kick Statham's ass!" That comes from the director himself.
Production on Death Race begins next month in Montreal.
Source: IGN Movies
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on Jul 31 2007 01:52 PM Joan Allen as the big villan does intrest and amuse me. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 31 2007 02:38 PM do they always have to throw a brother in these remakes? how about just a good actor, like robert patrick or dennis hopper or even david caruso. get rid of all the stupid rappers or singers they all suck all of them. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 31 2007 03:02 PM I hope they still have Euthanasia Day... (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 31 2007 03:17 PM Paul W. S. Anderson... has he ever even made a good movie? Sounds like this will be one to skip. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 31 2007 03:52 PM Wow - I sense a "Rollerball"-style neutering. This movie will be a stinkfest. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 31 2007 11:16 PM man and I liked Death Race 2000. maybe uwe bol should direct it.... (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 31 2007 11:17 PM he's DUE MAN. He's Due (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 01 2007 06:07 AM the first rollerball was terrible, i haven't seen the remake. since it was brought up... the first death race...was ok. i think some of it is lost on me because i didn't grow up in the 70's i guess, but whatever. it wasn't too bad. statham...i'm there. i couldn't careless if he's riding a turtle and spouting out shakespeare while waving pom poms...i'm there. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 01 2007 07:01 AM I'm wondering if they will adjust the cost of hitting pedestrians due to inflation. Wasn't a senior citizen in a wheelchair worth an extra $200 in the original? (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 01 2007 09:18 AM I will reserve all my judgement and laughter until I watch the film. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 01 2007 02:11 PM This could actually be a stroke of genius on Anderson's part. We know when he sets out to make a good movie it ends up bad. Maybe setting out to make a bad movie, which Death Race 2000 was (Cult classic yes, but still a bad movie), it'll actually turn out good ... or it might just ruin what was good about the first one i.e. it's own fantastic sense of it's own ridiculousness. Joan Allen really isn't all that shocking, if you remember the original, and I wouldnt hold it against you if you don't, the big bad IS a matronly type. Kinda like Mom on Futurama. (Reply to this) |
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