Paul W.S. Anderson Revving Up ‘Death Race’ Prequel

The backstory of Frankenstein and the origins of the Death Race game are about to be revealed.   According to Shock Till You Drop, Paul W.S. Anderson has set the task to screenwriter Tony Giglio (writer and director of ‘Timber Falls’) to write a prequel to Anderson’s 2008 action remake, ‘Death Race.’   Giglio may also be directing the film with Anderson’s Impact Pictures backing it.

In Anderson’s remake of the 1975 cult classic, Frankenstein was a racer who had been scarred over years of car crashes and explosions.   David Carradine, who played Frankenstein in the Paul Bartel-directed original, voiced the role in the opening moments of Anderson’s film.   Jason Statham, who plays the role of Frankenstein for the majority of the remake, is not likely to return, as this film will be about Frankenstein’s origins.

The new film will be based on a story Anderson has devised.   He and Impact Pictures will begin working on the film once ‘Resident Evil: Afterlife’ finishes production.