Jason Statham (Crank, The Transporter) is in talks to star in “Death Race” a remake of Roger Corman’s 1975 cult hit “Death Race 2000”. Paul W.S. Anderson (Event Horizon, AVP) is writing and directing the remake. The original film starred David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone as Machine Gun Joe Viterbo.
Synopsis: A champion of a brutal cross-country car race of the future where pedestrians are run down for points has a change of heart while being hounded by rivals and a conspiracy seeking to stop the race. (Courtesy IMDB.com)