Horror-Movies.ca just published the first picture of Death Race, Universal’s remake of the 1975 classic Death Race 2000 which starred Sylvester Stallone.

The synopsis (read below) sounds way different than the original but at least they included the driver Frankenstein. I hope they do not leave out Machine Gun Joe Viterbo, Calamity Jane and the nudity from the first.

Unfortunately it seems they may have left out the best part…killing citizens for points to win the race.

This better be a kick-ass film if they want to makeup for that little faux pas.

“Three-time speedway champion Jensen Ames (Statham) is an expert at survival in the harsh landscape that has become our country. Just as he thinks he has turned his life around, the ex-con is framed for a gruesome murder he didn’t commit. Forced to don the mask of the mythical driver Frankenstein—a crowd favorite who seems impossible to kill—Ames is given an easy choice by Terminal Island’s warden (Joan Allen): suit up or rot away in a cell. 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.”