
The "Cimbria SS" name came from but I do not know how accurate is that info.

It should be illegal to do that to a Corvette, even a 1968

#Death race 2000 movie
I’m thrilled and inspired to work with the good folks at Blumhouse and Universal to bring this monster back to life in our collective unconscious,” said Cianfrance.īeyond Cianfrance’s Wolfman, a new take on the 1941 classic, it sounds like Blumhouse is also working with Universal Studios on other fresh takes on the classic Universal Monsters.According to the Internet Movie Database, it's based on a Chevy Corvette. Coupled with the opportunity to collaborate with Ryan again, this is truly a dream come true. “Horror movies were my first love – my entry into what cinema was capable of narratively, psychologically and aesthetically. The original pitch, Deadline also notes, came courtesy of Gosling himself.
#Death race 2000 update
Leigh Whannell ( The Invisible Man) was originally in negotiations to direct the film for Blumhouse, but today brings an update from Deadline that Whannell is off the project.ĭerek Cianfrance, who previously directed Ryan Gosling in the exceptional films The Place Beyond the Pines and Blue Valentine, will be reuniting with Gosling for The Wolfman!Ĭianfrance is now also writing the script, with Jason Blum producing.ĭeadline notes, “It’s unknown what the new take on Wolfman will look like, though it is believed to be a modern take and not a period piece like the one starring Benicio del Toro.” It was announced back in 2020 that Universal was prepping a new take on The Wolfman, with Ryan Gosling attached to star as the title character/classic Universal Studios monster. The film will be available exclusively on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD in 2016. Roger Corman’s Death Race 2050 is an original release from Universal 1440 Entertainment, a production entity of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. “Roger Corman’s Death Race 2050 puts the pedal to the metal to bring this enduring franchise to a whole new level.” “This is an amazing opportunity for me and millions of Death Race 2000 fans to experience the intensity, thrills and dark humor of the original, fueled by a terrific young cast, spectacular vehicles and side-splitting action, literally” said Corman, the trailblazing writer, director and producer. Among the most enduring of the prolific producer’s legion of memorable films, Death Race 2000 has inspired a growing fan base that continues to propel the popular franchise as it marks the 40th anniversary of its original release. In the decades since well-known independent film pioneer and Academy Award winner Roger Corman first put the iconic anti-hero Frankenstein into the driver’s seat in Death Race 2000, this over-the-top cult classic has hurtled headlong toward cinematic immortality. Echternkamp, and produced by Roger Corman ( Death Race 2000) and Luis Llosa ( Anaconda). Echternkamp from a script by Matt Yamashita ( Sharktopus vs.

The reigning champion and popular favorite is half-man, half-machine Frankenstein - but little does he know he’s taken on a rebel spy as his co-pilot.”
#Death race 2000 drivers
The event of the year is the Death Race, where a motley assortment of drivers compete in a cross-country road race, scoring points for running down pedestrians and killing each other. “In the not-too-distant future, America is controlled by an all-powerful corporate government that keeps the masses placated with violent virtual-reality entertainment. Roger Corman’s Death Race 2050 stars Manu Bennett (pictured in 30 Days of Night, The Hobbit franchise) as Frankenstein, as well as Malcolm McDowell ( Halloween, A Clockwork Orange) as the Chairman, Burt Grinstead (“NCIS”), Marci Miller ( Viper), Folake Olowofoyeku ( The Beaver), Anessa Ramsey ( Southbound, The Signal, Footloose), Yancy Butler ( Hard Target) and Charlie Farrell ( Cantar). This all-new film drops the flag on a phalanx of automotive gladiators who earn points for killing pedestrians - and their fellow drivers. Echternkamp, who starred in Lionsgate’s incredibly suspenseful Hard Candy, directs this latest reboot that’s said to be “filled with the full-throttle mayhem and black-hearted humor.” An “outrageous action-packed” film and reboot of the original Death Race 2000, Roger Corman’s Death Race 2050 began filming February 8 in Peru, Bloody Disgusting just learned.
