Death Race Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the U.S. penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the ''Death Race'', the world's biggest, most brutal sporting event. Five-time NASCAR champion Jensen Ames is a man who has become an expert at survival. After eight years of hard time, he has only six weeks before reuniting with his family. But when Weyland demands a driver to headline the big game, Ames is forced to submit. Donning the costume of mythical rider Frankenstein, the racer becomes an instant crowd favorite, an unequaled sporting superstar. His face hidden by a metallic black mask, one convict will be put through a brutal three day challenge, with the trophy being the ultimate prize: freedom. The only catch is that he must survive a gauntlet of the most vicious criminals in this post-industrial wasteland to claim it. Driving a monster car outfitted with machine guns, flamethrowers and grenade launchers, Ames must now kill or be killed to win the most treacherous spectator sport on Earth: ''Death Race''.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Death Race.

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  Jason Statham

  A Working Man, The Beekeeper

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  Joan Allen

  Zero Day (limited series), The Notebook

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  Ian McShane

  From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, Deep Cover

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  Tyrese Gibson

  1992, Fast & Furious 6

Crew Behind the Film

The Death Race behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Paul W.S. Anderson last directed Monster Hunter and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. The film's writer Paul W.S. Anderson last wrote Monster Hunter and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.

Director

Paul W.S. Anderson

Screenwriter

Paul W.S. Anderson

Producers

Paul W.S. Anderson
Jeremy Bolt
Tom Cruise
Paula Wagner

Production Details

What we know about the Death Race movie production.

Key Facts

• Death Race originally was set up at Paramount as a vehicle for Tom Cruise. The project was among those pushed aside after Cruise's deal at the studio was terminated last year. Cruise and his production partner, Paula Wagner, will produce.

Production Updates for Death Race

Dec 2004

Completed

Changed Death Race movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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