Gran Torino

Walt Kowalski is a widower, grumpy, tough-minded, borderline-hateful, unhappy old man who can not get along with either his kids or his Neighbors, a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1973 Gran Torino he keeps in cherry condition .

When his neighbor Tao, a young Hmong teenager, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth.

Drawn against his will into the life of Tao's family, Kowalski is soon taking steps to protect them form the gangs that foul their neighborhood.

Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Written by: Nick Schenk
Cast: Clint Eastwood
Studio: Warner Bros.
Genre: Drama
Official Site: www.grantorinomovie.com
Release Date: December 17, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Quantum of Solace

Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to discover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr. White, who reveals the organization which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.Forensic intelligence links an MI6 traitor to a bank account in Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille, a woman in her own vendetta.

Camille leads Bond straight to Dominic Greene, a ruthless businessman and major force within the mysterious organization.On a mission that leads him to Austria, Italy and South America, Bond discovers that Greene, conspire to keep the total control of one of the world ' s main natural resources, is forging a deal with the exiled General Medrano.

With the help of his associates in the organization, and manipulating his powerful contacts within the CIA and the British government, Greene promises to overthrow the existing regime in a Latin American country, where the general control over the country in exchange for a seemingly barren piece of land.

In a minefield of treachery, murder and deceit, Bond allies with old friends in a battle to obtain the truth.As he gets closer to finding the man responsible for the betrayal of Vesper, 007 must keep one step ahead of the CIA, the terrorists and even M, to unravel Greene's sinister plan and stop his organization.

Directed by: Marc Forster
Written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Paul Haggis
Cast: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Gemma Arterton, Mathieu Amalric, Olga Kurylenko
Studio: Sony / Columbia
Genre: Action
Official Site: www.007.com
Release Date: November 14, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Movie Trivia

- Although the shooting of her character feature May, Eva Green is not a new film footage as Vesper Lynd in the movie. - Names rumored as a potential Bond girls for this trip also Carice van Houten, Abbie Cornish and Sienna Miller. Names rumored for the villains include Goran Visnjic.

- Again, neither the characters of Miss Moneypenny "or" Q "will be part of the story. Also, despite the title, the film will not be using any part of the original short story by Ian Fleming. - This will marked the second time Daniel Craig as James Bond. Executives with MGM have confirmed that they have signed the actor for five films in total (including 'Royale' and these) and the MI6 agent.

- Neal Purvis and Robert Wade completed their draft of the script before April 2007 and the next month "Crash" writer / director Paul Haggis, who had polished the "Casino Royale" script, he began to write again. - Haggis completed his work on the script only two hours before the Writers Guild of America strike officially began in November 2007. He also confirmed that a large part of the original design was polished he was thrown out in early September.

- Roger Michell was negotiated with the direct, but ultimately showed the action. Richard Curtis, Martin Campbell and Paul Haggis were also linked to direct. - Filming will be based on the Federal spiritual home of Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom, including the newly rebuilt 007 Stage.

- Offices and a lodge on the grounds of one of the world's largest telescopes at Paranal Observatory in Chile the Atacama desert acted as an eco-hotel, used by the villain.

- The first took place during the filming of the Palio di Siena horse on Aug. 16, 2007. Fourteen cameras were placed around the arena, and photos of the race will be edited into the film the action. Bond will be seen from the fountain in the middle of the Piazza del Campo at precisely the moment that the horse race ends.

- Plans for the film near the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, Peru was scratched because of the uncertain weather in the area. - A large part of the movie's action takes place in Bolivia, but by that country somewhat third world nature both Panama and Chile were used for the filming location. The move caused much furore in Chile, so much that even the mayor of a city where the filming took place on the set and rode loudly interrupted filming. He was arrested by the police.

- A chase sequence on the rooftops of Siena in Italy was to end with Bond emerging from the underground cisterns at Siena Cathedral. It was cut from the script as it was considered culturally sensitive and disrespectful.

- Forster is the first Bond director to not come from the British Commonwealth, although he noted that surreptitiously Bond's mother is Swiss, which he needed something to the British icon

- The film was originally scheduled for a May 2, 2008 release date, but have pushed back six months to the series a more regular slot in mid-November release date to allow more time to complete work on the project.

- This film is an ecological theme Bond film, the first to do so, although the "macguffin 'is the control of water. Macguffin federal programs include the control of other natural resources such as oil, gold and diamonds.

- Paul McCartney turned down the offer to write a new James Bond song and recommended singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse for the job.

- The Aston Martin DBS V12 returns in the movie, and comes with some gadgets. Several were used for the production, one of which crashed into Lake Garda in a stunt driver lost control in heavy rain while driving around the lake is windy and narrow roads.

World Release dates

31 Oct, 2008: United Kingdom
November 5, 2008: Belgium, Egypt, France, Indonesia, Jordan, Oman, the Philippines
November 6, 2008: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea , Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates
November 7, 2008: Austria, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Germany, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, India, Italy, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey November 19, 2008: Australia
28 November, 2008: South Africa
December 4, 2008: New Zealand
December 5, 2008: Venezuela

Twilight

"Twilight" is an action-packed, modern love story between a vampire and a human being. Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is always a bit different, never have to worry about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school. When her mother remarried and sent Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, that they do not expect much of anything to change.

Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a boy differently than they ever met. Intelligent and witty, he sees right into her soul. Soon, Bella and Edward attention grew up in a passionate romance and certainly not orthodox. Edward can run faster than a mountain lion, he can stop a moving car with his bare hands - and he has not aged since 1918. Like all vampires, he is immortal.

But he has no fangs, and he does not drink human blood; Edward and his family are unique among vampires in their lifestyle. To Edward, Bella is that thing that he has waited 90 years for - a soulmate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the main attraction of its odor, which could send him into an uncontrollable rage.

But what will Edward & Bella do when James (Cam Gigandet), Laurent (Edi Gathegi) and Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre), the Cullens' mortal vampire enemies, come to town, looking for her? Based on the Stephenie Meyer book.

Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke
Written by: Melissa Rosenberg
Cast: Kristin Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Cam Gigandet, Peter Facinelli, Nikki Reed, Elizabeth Reaser, Jackson Rathbone, Ashley Greene, Bill Burke, Sarah Clarke, Anna Kendrick, Christian Serratos, Justin Chon and Michael Welch
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Official Site: www.thetwilightmovie.com
Release Date: November 21, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Movie Trivia

- Kristen Stewart has naturally green eyes. She wears brown contacts for filming because Bella is deemed to have brown eyes.

- Kellan Lutz intended to keep its natural curls for the role of Emmett Cullen. But his role in the previous _ "Generation Kill" (2008) requires a buzz cut and his hair does not grow fast enough for the filming of Twilight.

- Henry Cavill Stephenie Meyer was the first choice to play Edward, but by the time the film began to see, he was 25 years old, and he saw no longer part of a 17-year-old. He was then part of the Carlisle Cullen, but turned it down because of his commitment to 'The Tudors'

- For the role of Edward Cullen, Robert Pattinson flew from England to director Catherine Hardwicke's house to audition. There, he and Kristen Stewart, who was already cast as Bella Swan, the words "Love Scene" / "Meadow Scene" on Hardwicke's own bed.

- All of the actors playing the Cullens wear topaz colored contacts.

- Taylor Lautner had to wear a wig for his role as Jacob Black.

- More than 5,000 actors auditioned for the role of Edward.

- According to an interview with Network.NationalPost.com July and director Catherine Hardwicke, Kristen Stewart was recommended for the role of Bella Swan by Emile Hirsch her co-star from Into the Wild (2007) and who Hardwicke directed in Lords of Dogtown (2005 ).

- The script was ready in 6 weeks.

- Robert Pattinson said in an interview that this is his first American role, and he had no formal training to perfect his American accent.

- Hardwicke unveiled in an interview with MTV that a song by alternative rock band Muse, later proved to be "super-massive black hole" would be included on the soundtrack of the movie. Hardwicke said that she may record a remix of the song to the "Twilight a little extra stuff to adjust to the scene." They also said that two songs written by Robert Pattinson, who plays Edward, will be included on the soundtrack and

- The Cullen family had to learn how to bat left-handers in baseball scene.

World Release Date

12 Dec., 2009: South Korea
19 Dec., 2009: Italy
25 Dec, 2009: Argentina
January 8, 2009: Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines
January 9, 2009: Australia, United Kingdom
22 Jan., 2009: Germany
13 Feb, 2009: Finland, Norway
March 6, 2009: Sweden
March 20, 2009: Venezuela

Passengers

After a plane crash, a young therapist, Claire (Anne Hathaway) is assigned by her mentor (Andre Braugher) to counsel the flight's five survivors. When they share their memories of the incident - some even say an explosion that the airline claims never happened - Claire is intrigued by Eric (Patrick Wilson), the most mysterious of the passengers.

Just as Claire's professional relationship with Eric - despite her better judgment - thrives in a romance, the survivors begin to disappear mysteriously, one by one. Claire suspects that Eric may hold all the answers and he is determined to discover the truth, whatever the consequences

Directed by: Rodrigo Garcia
Written by: Ronnie Christensen
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson, David Morse, Andre Braugher, Clea DuVall, Dianne Wiest Studio: Sony Pictures
Genre: Thriller
Official Site: www.thepassengersmovie.com
Release Date: 24 October, 2008
Trailer: www.youtube.com

World Release dates

18 September, 2008: Greece
26 Sept., 2008: Spain
10 Oct, 2008: Italy
24 Oct., 2008: UK
December 4, 2008: Australia

Changeling

Clint Eastwood directs and Angelina Jolie John Malkovich in a provocative thriller based on actual events: Changeling. In the film, Christine Collins' (Jolie) prayers are met when her kidnapped son is returned. But amid the madness of the photo-op reunion, she realizes this child is not hers. Facing corrupt police and a skeptical public, they desperately search for answers, only to be confronted with a truth that will change her forever.

Los Angeles, 1928: On a Saturday morning in a working-class suburb, Christine said goodbye to her son, Walter, and went to work. When she came home, she discovered he had disappeared. A fruitless search results, and months later, a boy who claims to be supported by the nine-year-old returned. Blinded by the swirl of agents, reporters and her struggle emotions, Christine allows him to be able to stay overnight. But in her heart, she knows that he is not Walter.

As she pushes authorities to keep searching, she learns that in Prohibition-era LA, women do not challenge the system and live to tell their story. Slandered as delusional and unfit, Christine finds an ally in activist Reverend Briegleb (Malkovich), which helps in the fight against the city in search of her missing son. On the basis of the actual incident that rocked California legal system, Changeling tells the shocking story of a mother's search for her son, and that will not stop until they silence her.

Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Written by: J. Michael Straczynski
Cast: Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan, Colm Feore, Amy Ryan, Michael Kelly
Studio: Universal Pictures
Genre: Thriller
Official Site: N/A
Release Date: October 24, 2008 (limited) / November 7, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Movie Trivia

- It premiered in competition at the 61st Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2008, where he received laudatory reviews.

- Ron Howard was originally slated to direct, but the planning problems and Universal desire to fast track the project led to his replacement by Eastwood.

- The film is set in the 1920s and is loosely based on real life murders Ohio Wine Chicken.

- In what is described as a "technical innovation", Eastwood and Stern used wireless hand-held video screens to watch the live feed of a certain image.

- Eastwood was clear childhood memories of living in Los Angeles in the years 1930 and attempted to recreate some details in the film.

- Change Ling is the first film by Eastwood for a studio, with the exception of Warner Bros. because the absolute power in 1997, and is also its first director for Universal since the Eiger Sanction in 1975.

World Release dates

12 Nov., 2008: Belgium, France
28 November, 2008: UK
December 4, 2008: Netherlands
12 December, 2008: Sweden
19 Dec., 2008: Spain
16 Jan, 2008: Denmark
22 January, 2008: Argentina, Chile
30 Jan., 2008: Norway
March 24, 2008: Germany

Quarantine

Television reporter Angela Vidal (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman (Steve Harris) are assigned to spend the night with a shift of Los Angeles Fire Station. After a routine 911 call takes them to a small apartment building, they found the police already on the scene in response to blood curdling screams from an apartment of the units. They learn quickly that a woman living in the building is infected by something unknown.

After a couple of the residents are viciously attacked, they tried to escape with the news crew in tow, only to find that the CDC has quarantined the building. Telephone, Internet, television and mobile phone access have cut-off, and officials are not relaying information to those locked inside. If the quarantine is finally lifted, the only evidence of what took place is the news crew of the videotape.

Directed by: John Erick Dowdle
Written by: John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle
Cast: Jennifer Carpenter, Jay Hernandez, Columbus Short, Dania Ramirez
Studio: Sony/Columbia
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Official Site: www.ContainTheTruth.com
Release Date: October 17, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Movie Trivia

- The film is a remake of the Spanish horror film.

- Sony Pictures has launched a viral marketing campaign for the film, including a MySpace page, Facebook page, and the official website, a similar approach to Clover Field, which the film style is similar. Knotts Halloween Haunt will be to promote the film with a maze of hedges in the 2008 event.

- This movie has 21 years in the making.

World Release date:

23 Oct., 2008: Argentina
24 Oct., 2008: Venezuela
14 November, 2008: UK
20 Nov, 2008: Australia
21 November, 2008: Estonia
27 Nov., 2008: Germany, Romania, Russia
28 November, 2008: Italy
December 4, 2008: Singapore
December 5, 2008: Brazil, Denmark, Finland, Sweden
10 Dec, 2008: Belgium
11 Dec, 2008: Netherlands
31 December, 2008: France
January 7, 2009: Egypt

Body Of Lies

Based on the Washington Post columnist David Ignatius' 2007 novel about a CIA agent, Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio), who uncovers a lead on a major terrorist leader suspected of operating out of Jordan. When Ferris consider a plan to infiltrate his network, he first won the support of cunning CIA veteran Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe) and the collegial, but perhaps suspect, head of the Jordanian intelligence service.

Although ostensibly his allies, Ferris questions how far he can really trust these men without putting his entire operation - and his life - on the line.

Directed by: Ridley Scott
Written by: William Monahan, Steven Zaillian
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Carice van Houten
Studio: Warner Bros
Genre: Thriller
Official Site: www.body-of-lies.com
Release Date: October 10, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Movie Trivia

- DiCaprio wanted to follow the role because he considered it a reminder of the political films in the 1970s such as The Parallax View (1974) and three days of the Condor (1975).

- Crowe lost 30 pounds to his role. The actor said that as a result of the film explore the American government and foreign policy, "I do not think it will be very popular, but that has never been a part of my project selection process."

- Mark Strong attributed its acquisition of the role of his performance in the 2005 film Syriana and Oliver Twist. - Both the novel and film were formerly called "penetration".

- Scott wanted to film in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, but the Confederation of National Media Council refused permission of the Director due to the script of the politically sensitive nature. As a result, scenes that in the Middle East were instead filmed in Morocco.

- A part of a neighborhood in Washington DC has been converted to resemble a winter Amsterdam to film ten to fifteen seconds of a car bombing.

- A major scene's spectacular explosion is not a digital input, it was a real (though controlled and safe) pyrotechnic blast - much to the joy (or, in some cases, surprise) near bystanders.

- If there are exactly looking at a massive pyrotechnic explosion while not damaging buildings still inhabited district, technicians used a "chucker car" (instead of the force of the explosion) to hurl a vehicle with violence. The refrigerator-door-sized steel plate has a powerful spring-hinge device can catapult cars for certain distances.

- Costume standards were such that performers portrayed British police wore full regalia including a tie, utility belt, regimental badge and a bulletproof vest, although none of these were visible under their emergency responders police Bles yellow rain jackets.

- Locations in Baltimore was also in Manchester, England and Munich, Germany.

World Release date:

October 9, 2008: Argentina
10 Oct, 2008: UK
15 October, 2008: Belgium
16 Oct., 2008: Greece
17 Oct, 2008: Estonia, Finland, Venezuela
22 October, 2008: Egypt, France
23 Oct., 2008: Germany, the Netherlands, Russia
24 Oct., 2008: Austria, Italy, Spain
31 Oct, 2008: Poland

Eagle Eye

In rapid race-against-time thriller "Eagle Eye" Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan are two strangers who the pawns of a mysterious woman who they never met but who seems to know their every move. Realize they are used to further its devilish plot, they must work together to outwit the woman before she has them slain.

Directed by: DJ Caruso
Written by: Travis Wright & John Glenn and Hillary Seitz
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Anthony Mackie and Billy Bob Thornton
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Thriller
Official Site: www.eagleeyemovie.com
Release Date: September 26, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Movie Trivia

- Screen Writer Dan McDermott wrote the original script for Eagle Eye based on an original idea by Steven Spielberg.

- DreamWorks McDermott bought the script and the preparation of the project to be directed by Spielberg, but he engaged in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and dropped out of the project.

World Release Date

25 Sept, 2008: Argentina, Australia, Chile
26 Sept., 2008: Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela
October 1, 2008: Belgium
October 2, 2008: Hungary, Russia, Singapore
October 3, 2008: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Sweden
October 9, 2008: Germany, Netherlands
10 Oct, 2008: Austria, Italy, Spain
15 October, 2008: Egypt
17 Oct, 2008: UK
18 October, 2008: Japan
24 Oct., 2008: Norway, Turkey
24 Dec, 2008: France

Blindness

A doctor's wife becomes the only person with the ability to see in a town where everyone is struck with a mysterious case of sudden blindness. She feigns illness in order to take care of her husband as her surrounding community breaks down into chaos and disorder. Based on a novel by Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago

Directed by: Fernando Meirelles
Written by: Don McKellar
Cast: Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Gael Garcia Bernal, Danny Glover
Studio: Miramax
Genre: Thriller
Official Site: www.blindness-themovie.com
Release Date: September 19, 2008
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Movie Trivia

- Producer NIV got Fichman interested in the project back in 1999 when he and Don McKellar, who would write the script, flew to the Canary Islands to talk with the Nobel Prize winner Portuguese writer Jose Saramago about giving them the film rights to his book. Saramago One of the conditions was that the film should not be placed in a recognizable countries.

- Chosen as the opening film at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.

- Portuguese Nobel laureate Jose Saramago, author of the novel on which the movie is based, wanted to attend the premiere of the movie at the Cannes Film Festival. His doctors it was not possible to travel, so the driver flew to Lisbon to him the film.

- In addition to cutting, Julianne Moore her signature red hair dyed blond for the movie. This made her very uncomfortable, because the people who were the new color so much attention.

- The novel by the author initially refused to sell for a movie adaptation, they do not want to fall into the wrong hands.

- Meirelles could acquire rights to the condition that the film would be set in an unrecognizable city. The director chose São Paulo as the primary backdrop for Blindness, but also scenes were filmed in Ontario, Canada and Montevideo, Uruguay.

- With all the characters separately from Julianne Moore's character is blind, the cast was trained to simulate blindness.

-The film includes visual signals, such as the 1568 painting the parable of the Blind of Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Allusions to other famous works of art are also made.

- Meirelles also stylized the film to reflect the lack of a point-of-view that the characters would experience.

World Release Date

12 Sept., 2008: Brazil
16 Sept, 2008: Canada
25 Sept, 2008: Netherlands
October 1, 2008: Belgium
October 2, 2008: Australia
October 8, 2008: France
16 Oct., 2008: Greece, Singapore
23 Oct., 2008: Germany
30 Oct., 2008: Argentina
13 Nov, 2008: Portugal
14 November, 2008: UK
15 Nov., 2008: Japan
20 Nov, 2008: Russia
21 November, 2008: Finland

Lakeview Terrace

A young couple (Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington) has just moved into their California dream home when they become the target of their next-door neighbor, who disapproves of their interracial relationship. A stern, single father, this tightly wound LAPD officer (Samuel L. Jackson) has appointed himself the watchdog of the neighborhood.

His nightly foot patrols and overly watchful eyes bring comfort to some, but he becomes increasingly harassing to the newlyweds. These persistent intrusions into their lives ultimately turn tragic when the couple decides to fight back.

Directed by: Neil LaBute
Written by: David Loughery, Howard Korder
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington
Studio: Screen Gems
Genre: Thriller
Official Site: www.lakeviewterracemovie.com
Release Date: September 19, 2008 (wide)
Traile: www.youtube.com

World Release Date

24 October 2008: Iceland, Sweden, Venezuela
30 October 2008: Australia, Russia
31 October 2008: Italy, Spain
19 November 2008: France
28 November 2008: Estonia
3 December 2008: Belgium, Egypt
4 December 2008: Netherlands
5 December 2008: UK
12 December 2008: Finland
18 December 2008: Germany, Portugal

Death Race

Jason Statham leads the cast of an action-thriller set in the post-industrial wasteland of tomorrow, with the world’s most brutal sporting event as its backdrop. A penitentiary full of felons has inspired the jailers to create a grisly pastime ripe for lucrative kickbacks. Now, adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for televised violence and a spectacular arena come together to form the Death Race.

Three-time speedway champion Jensen Ames (Statham) is an expert at survival in the harsh landscape that has become our country. Just as he thinks he has turned his life around, the ex-con is framed for a gruesome murder he didn’t commit. Forced to don the mask of the mythical driver Frankenstein—a crowd favorite who seems impossible to kill—Ames is given an easy choice by Terminal Island’s warden (Joan Allen): suit up or rot away in a cell.

His face hidden by a metallic mask, one convict will be put through an insane three-day challenge. Ames must survive a gauntlet of the most vicious criminals in the country’s toughest prison to claim the prize of freedom. Driving a monster car outfitted with machine guns, flamethrowers and grenade launchers, one desperate man will destroy anything in his path to win the most twisted spectator sport on Earth.

Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
Written by: Paul W.S. Anderson
Cast: Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane
Studio: Universal Pictures
Genre: Thriller
Official Site: www.deathracemovie.net
Release Date: August 22, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Movie Trivia

- In March 2002 has director Paul W.S. Anderson showed that he is directing a remake of 1975's "Death Race 2000", entitled "Death Race 3000" by Paramount Pictures, based on a script by JF Lawton. The remake would be produced by the producer pair Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner.

- Anderson described the remake as a riff on the first film. "It's not a straight remake at all. The first film was a race America. This will be a round-the-world race. And it's set in the future, so the cars even more futuristic. So you 've got cars with rockets, machine guns, force fields; cars capable of breaking up and re-form, a bit like Transformers. Cars that become invisible, "said the director.

- In 2004, producer Roger Corman that he developed an option agreement with producer Tom Cruise and Cruise would portray the lead role. The director said that Cruise was not satisfied with the first two scenarios and that third was underway.

- In August 2006 Paramount has ended its relationship with Cruise / Wagner Productions, and Death Race was placed in turnaround. According to reports, when the project was discovered available, Universal Pictures acquired. Cruise and Wagner resumed their role as producers and Anderson returned to write and direct the film.

- Anderson described that Death Race would take place in a prison, and that the film would be "super-violent" just as his predecessor. "There is little echo of the original - many people get run down, but instead of the points that had no pay off anyway, it is a pure race. It's more like Gladiator, with the last person who - or driving Winning . "

World Release dates:

26 Sept., 2008: Denmark, Estonia, Romania, Turkey, United Kingdom
October 2, 2008: Netherlands
October 3, 2008: Spain
15 October, 2008: Egypt, France
16 Oct., 2008: Hungary
17 Oct, 2008: Finland, Mexico
24 Oct., 2008: Sweden
November 6, 2008: Argentina
14 November, 2008: Italy
20 Nov, 2008: Slovakia
21 November, 2008: Norway
27 Nov., 2008: Germany
December 4, 2008: Australia
24 Dec, 2008: Belgium