Death Race

Posted by Richard Robello on June 3, 2008

Paul W.S. Anderson is reinventing the 1975 cult-classic “Death Race 2000,” and 2 time video game, where in a future America, prison inmates are forced to compete against each other in a driving arena. Three-time speedway champion Jensen Ames, played by Jason Statham, is an expert at survival in the harsh landscape that has become our country.

With just 3 weeks to go until his release from prison, the warden of Terminal Island, played by Joan Allen, frames the convict for a gruesome murder he didn’t commit, forcing him into becoming a driver. Donning the mask of the mythical driver Frankenstein, a crowd favorite who seems impossible to kill.

His face hidden by a metallic mask, one convict will be put through an insane three-day challenge. Ames must survive a gauntlet of the most vicious criminals in the country’s toughest prison to claim the prize of freedom. Driving a monster car outfitted with machine guns, flamethrowers and grenade launchers, one desperate man will destroy anything in his path to win the most twisted spectator sport on Earth.

The guys over at Jalopnik have managed to get some pics from the set in Canada; the one that captured my attention is the s197 Mustang pictured at the top of this blog. To see the rest of the pics and details of each of the cars follow the link –> http://jalopnik.com/394718/the-cars-of-death-race

VIDEO: The “Dreadnuaght” driving by; on the set

VIDEO: Trailer of “Death Race 2000″ starring David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone

VIDEO: Euthanasia Day… (Clip from Death Race 2000)