Luke Goss vs.Sean Bean in ‘Death Race; Frankenstein Lives Movie’ DVD 2011 Release
Luke Goss vs. Sean Bean in ‘Death Race; Frankenstein Lives Movie’ DVD 2011 Release
March 01, 2010 “The Hollywood Reporter”
It’s been rumored for weeks, but it’s official now: Sean Bean is starring opposite Luke Goss in “Death Race 2,” the prequel to Universal’s 2008 Jason Statham-starrer.
Universal is putting out the feature, currently shooting in South Africa, as part of its DVD Originals banner, a line of originals made for home entertainment. “Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball” was the most recent release.
Also in the cast are Lauren Cohan, Ving Rhames, Danny Trejo, and Frederick Koehler. Paul W.S. Anderson, who directed the 2008 movie, is producing with Jeremy Bolt. Roel Reine is directing.
The prequel is serving as the origin story for the character named Frankenstein, a convicted cop killer (Goss) in a declining American Empire where a racing reality show is about to be born in the country’s corrupt prison system.
CAA-repped Bean, seen on screens as Zeus in “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief,” is starring in the pilot “A Game of Thrones,” which is awaiting a series pickup order from HBO.
Synopsis;
DEATH RACE 2 takes place in the very near future, as the United States economy begins to decline and violent crime starts to spiral out of control. To contain the growing criminal population, a vast network of for-profit, private prisons springs up, creating a lawless subculture ruled by gangs, cold-blooded killers and sociopaths. The worst of these prisons is Terminal Island. Convicted cop-killer Carl Lucas arrives on the Island to serve his life sentence just as ruthlessly ambitious television personality September Jones launches the ultimate reality show, Death Race. A brutal prison yard demolition derby that pits prisoners against each other in steel reinforced, heavily armed vehicles, Death Race offers the winner the ultimate prize: freedom — if he can survive to enjoy it. When Lucas signs up to be a driver, the stage is set for the birth of a legendary racer.
Source ‘The Hollywood Reporter’
