Smokin’ Aces 2 goes to DVD, I hear they’re making S.W.A.T. 2 for DVD and yesterday Universal DVD line has started production on DEATH RACE 2: FRANKENSTEIN LIVES, the sequel/prequel to the 2008 remake by director Paul W.S. Anderson…
Starring names that you kind of understand why they get cast in gigs like this, Sean Bean, Danny Trejo, Luke Goss, Ving Rhames, Lauren Cohan.
The only thing missing are Cuba Gooding Jr. and Steven Segal.. their involvement would’ve round up the cast perfectly.
Written by Tony Giglio, based on a story by Anderson who’s not returning to direct this. That job goes to Roel Reiné (The Marine 2, The Lost Tribe)
Universal describes it as the adrenaline-fueled chronicle of Frankenstein (featured as the masked man in the remake) the greatest Death Race driver of all time, in an all-out thrill ride through a dystopian future.
I actually enjoyed Paul W.S Anderson‘s Death Race starring Jason Statham, it was explosive, action-packed, violent and entertaining.. the best topping of that movie was Natalie Martinez.. mmm
If I had one thing to complain is the ending that was a bit too nice.. all of them together in a junkyard playing small happy family.
The movie didn’t do so hot at the box office though, it only earned $75 Million worldwide.
Here’s the plot for DEATH RACE 2: FRANKENSTEIN LIVES…
Takes place in the very near future, as the United States economy begins to decline and violent crime starts to spiral out of control. To contain the growing criminal population, a vast network of for-profit, private prisons springs up, creating a lawless subculture ruled by gangs, cold-blooded killers and sociopaths. The worst of these prisons is Terminal Island. Convicted cop-killer Carl Lucas arrives on the Island to serve his life sentence just as ruthlessly ambitious television personality September Jones launches the ultimate reality show, Death Race. A brutal prison yard demolition derby that pits prisoners against each other in steel reinforced, heavily armed vehicles, Death Race offers the winner the ultimate prize: freedom — if he can survive to enjoy it. When Lucas signs up to be a driver, the stage is set for the birth of a legendary racer.
