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Joan Allen and Ian McShane Strap In for Death Race
by Alex Vo | August 09, 2007
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Summary

Joan Allen, who you recently saw reprising her role as a CIA spook in The Bourne Ultimatum, is teaming up with Universal again for another action flick: Death Race. Allen will play the prison warden who coerces Jason Statham's character into the titular competition of doom. Back to Article
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Johnny Rainbow
Johnny Rainbow writes:
on Aug 09 2007 07:04 PM

Top Story: Hollywood scrapes bottom of barrel, breaks through.

I was a little excited when I first read the headline, but then I saw that it's being directed by the man responsible for Alien Vs. Predator and has a role for Tyrese Gibson just to make sure there'll be more than a nominal similarity to "2 Fast 2 Furious."

Normally I don't complain about remakes, but the original, strangely enough, actually has a lot of sentimental value to me.


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KubrickIsG-d
KubrickIsG-d writes:
on Aug 10 2007 07:44 AM

How could Ian Mcshane go from being the best actor on TV (Deadwood) to doing this. Why!!!????

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Prosper761
Prosper761 writes:
on Aug 10 2007 08:04 AM

In reply to this comment (#1026641)
The answer: Money. There are no real artists in Hollywood, anymore. Just shameful whores who'll make any piece of crap if the money is right. Just at some of the big names Uwe Boll gets for his craptacular movies.

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Bigbrother
Bigbrother writes:
on Aug 10 2007 08:22 AM

McShane would have actually have been perfect in the role of Machine Gun Joe if they were serious about this.

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High School With Money
High School With Money writes:
on Aug 10 2007 10:48 AM

If Joan Allen was one of the drivers, this could've actually been buzz worthy. As is, it sounds like Anderson's roundabout way of making a [i]Twisted Metal[/i] film.

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Callpacas
Callpacas writes:
on Aug 10 2007 11:34 AM

I watched Deathrace 2000 last month...and hell, what's all the fanfare about? "Its so bad it good.??' Any remake could only be better. take it frame by frame and it would be blasted by the critics.

Now, making it Twisted Metal 2 would go no wrong/


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Ashron
Ashron writes:
on Aug 10 2007 01:40 PM

In reply to this comment (#1027311)
I agree, the first was great when I was like 10, but I saw it a few years back and boy, what a piece of crap. A remake can only be better, especially with the talent involved.

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Boss Fan
Boss Fan writes:
on Aug 10 2007 06:31 PM

I liked "Death Race 2000" for the obvious siht it was. You really need to "get" Roger Corman to enjoy one of his films in this era. 4 words for this remake: BRING BACK SYLVESTER STALLONE! (Hell, he's remaking all his other films anyway).

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