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Death Race is a 2008 American Science fiction action thriller film produced, written, and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and starring Jason Statham.Though referred to as a remake of the 1975 film Death Race 2000 (based on Ib Melchior's short story Read More..

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Description	Death Race is a 2008 American Science fiction action thriller film produced, written, and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and starring Jason Statham.Though referred to as a remake of the 1975 film Death Race 2000 (based on Ib Melchior's short story "The Racer") in reviews and marketing materials, director Paul W.S. Anderson stated in the DVD commentary that he thought of the film as a prequel.A 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 (the latter was the producer without Cruise in the film). 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 the completed project was released on August 22, 2008.Two direct to video prequels were released: Death Race 2 (2011) and ' (2013).
Description	Death Race is a 2008 American Science fiction action thriller film produced, written, and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and starring Jason Statham.Though referred to as a remake of the 1975 film Death Race 2000 (based on Ib Melchior's short story "The Racer") in reviews and marketing materials, director Paul W.S. Anderson stated in the DVD commentary that he thought of the film as a prequel.A 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 (the latter was the producer without Cruise in the film). 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 the completed project was released on August 22, 2008.Two direct to video prequels were released: Death Race 2 (2011) and ' (2013).

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Director	Paul W. S. Anderson
Director
Story
Story
Screenplay
Screenplay
Writer	Paul W. S. Anderson
Writer
Based on
Based on
Cinematography	Scott Kevan
Cinematography
Editing	Niven Howie
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Starring	{{Plain list \| , Jason Statham , Joan Allen , Tyrese Gibson , Ian McShane , Natalie Martinez}}
Starring
Music	Paul Haslinger
Music
Runtime	110 minutes
Runtime
Country	United States
Country
Language	English
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PRODUCTION

Producer	{{Plain list \| , Paul W.S. Anderson , Jeremy Bolt , Roger Corman , Paula Wagner}}
Producer
Studio	{{Plain list \|, Relativity Media, Cruise/Wagner Productions, Impact Pictures}}
Studio
Distributor	Universal Pictures
Distributor
Released	2008/8/22
Released
Budget	$45 million
Budget
Gross	$75.7 million
Gross