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Death Race Prequel Begins Principal Photography With Luke Goss & Sean Bean Starring

By • March 2, 2010 • 2 Comments

I am sort of wondering why this movie is going straight to dvd with such a decent cast lined up for this prequel to the Jason Statham film but I got my answer in a press release from Universal. So whats up with this prequel? Well first off it has a bad ass cast, secondly its already in production with principal photography.

The prequel based on the Roger Corman cult classic stars Luke Goss (Hellboy 2: The Golden Army), Ving Rhames (Con Air, Pulp Fiction), Sean Bean (National Treasure, Lord of the Rings trilogy), Danny Trejo (Planet Terror, Burn Notice), Frederick Koehler (Oz, Touching Evil) and Lauren Cohan (Supernatural) and promises even more outrageously outfitted muscle cars and death-defying stunts in a deadly driving competition.

Director Roel Reiné takes the helm of the adrenaline-fueled chronicle of Frankenstein, the greatest Death Race driver of all time, in an all-out thrill ride through a dystopian future.

Death Race 2 began principal photography on February 13, 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa.

So why is this going to dvd? Well the answer is simple, the stars aren’t bankable for the big screen but really the reason lies in Universal’s Home Entertainment strategy. Since its introduction in 2005, Universal’s extensive DVD Originals, slate of new live-action and animated content has dominated sales charts, scored impressive ratings on television network and cable outlets, performed successfully in multi-international markets and helped to shape the made-for-DVD arena.

The high profile string of hits includes multiple installments of the powerhouse Bring It On and American Pie franchises as well as the epic saga Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior and most recently the explosive action release, Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball.

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  • dave

    with a decent enough budget this could be alright. some good actors in the line up. luke goss was good in hellboy and blade 2, ving rhames and sean bean always give solid performances. got a feeling sean bean will be the typical typecast brit baddy lol.

  • dave

    with a decent enough budget this could be alright. some good actors in the line up. luke goss was good in hellboy and blade 2, ving rhames and sean bean always give solid performances. got a feeling sean bean will be the typical typecast brit baddy lol.