Death Race 2008

Death Race is an upcoming action film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. The film is a remake of the 1975 film Death Race 2000 and stars Jason Statham in the lead role. The remake had been in development since 2002, though production was delayed by disapproval of early screenplays then placed in turnaround following a dispute between Paramount Pictures and the producer duo Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner. Death Race was acquired by Universal Studios, and Anderson re-joined the project to write and direct. Filming began in Montreal in August 2007, and Death Race is slated for a release on August 22, 2008.

Plot
In a future America, prison inmates are forced to compete against each other in a driving arena. The prison warden (Joan Allen) coerces a prisoner with only weeks before his release (Jason Statham) into becoming a driver. The prisoner becomes a crowd favorite known as Frankenstein.


Directed by :
Paul W. S. Anderson
Produced by :
Paul W. S. Anderson
Jeremy Bolt
Roger Corman
Paula Wagner
Written by :
Paul W. S. Anderson
Starring :
Jason Statham
Joan Allen
Tyrese Gibson
Ian McShane
Natalie Martinez
Distributed by :
Universal Pictures
Release date(s) August 22, 2008
Budget Not Available
Official website :
http://www.deathracemovie.net/