Lauren Cohan to star in ‘Death Race 2’ (DVD)
Lauren Cohan (Bela Talbot) will star in Death Race: Frankenstein Lives, the prequel to Paul W.S. Anderson's 2008 Death Race. The screenplay is by Tony Giglio, from a story by Anderson. Roel Reiné directs. Death Race: Frankenstein Lives began principal photography on February 13, 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa.
The movie, to be released directly to DVD, also stars Luke Goss, Ving Rhames, Sean Bean, Danny Trejo, and Frederick Koehler.
"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.… Read More
