Hollywood's ‘Death Race’ begins in this August

Death Race is an upcoming action film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. The film is a remake of the 1975 film Death Race 2000 and stars Jason Statham in the lead role. The remake had been in development since 2002, though production was delayed by disapproval of early screenplays then placed in turnaround following a dispute between Paramount Pictures and the producer duo Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner. Death Race was acquired by Universal Studios, and Anderson re-joined the project to write and direct. Filming began in Montreal in August 2007, and Death Race is slated for a release on August 22, 2008.
Premise
In a future America, prison inmates are forced to compete against each other in a driving arena. The prison warden (Joan Allen) coerces a prisoner with only weeks before his release (Jason Statham) into becoming a driver. The prisoner becomes a crowd favorite known as Frankenstein.
Featuring
Jason Statham as a prisoner, Jensen Ames coerced to drive in the arena, becoming famously known as Frankenstein.
Tyrese Gibson as Machine Gun Joe, a sociopathic racer who looks to escape from prison.
Joan Allen as the prison warden.
Ian McShane as a coach.
Natalie Martinez as Case, Frankenstein's navigator.