Um, okay so we get that remakes suck. And we get that remaking DEATH RACE 2000 is ridiculous. But wait until you hear everyone behind it. Hollywood Reporter announced that UK hottie Jason Statham (CRANK, THE TRANSPORTER) is in talks to star in the new movie, now titled DEATH RACE 3000. Oh and Sylvester Stallone showed his ass in the original, so here’s to hoping Statham will shed some clothes. And while that is pretty good news, I have to remind you that Paul W. S. Anderson is directing this potential piece of garbage.
DEATH RACE 3000 is being produced by Tom Cruise’s C/W Productions (responsible for the ELIZABETHTOWN bomb and the upcoming Tom Cruise 2008 Romantic Comedy. I’m not even joking here) as well as Anderson’s own Impact Pictures (responsible for the ass awful RESIDENT EVIL and ALIEN VS. PREDATOR series).
The original DEATH RACE 2000 starred cult icon David Carradine and Italian Stallion Rocky Balboa, uh I mean, Sylvester Stallone. The “death race” took place in the future with the President ruling over the cross country proceedings, where the drivers score for killing civilians and innocent bystanders. Now, with a premise like that, a director like this, and a production company like nothing ever seen before, this is either destined to be a classic or to make a lot of money it doesn’t deserve.
- Molly Celaschi
