As a rule I hate remakes..hate them. I will admit that some have been good but I find most unnecessary, difficult to watch and when they are bad I feel disgusted that they insulted the original. That being said, against my better judgment I have always been pumped for them to do a remake of Death Race 2000. The story today is that the film will be directed by W.S Anderson. We get the skinny from our friends over at joblo:
Anderson (a noted videogame enthusiast and slightly more gifted filmmaker than Uwe Boll) was attached to adapt a live-action version of the vampire-battling action games, but according to Dread Central he is no longer involved with the project. Instead he’ll apparently be focusing on the remake of DEATH RACE 2000, which has been slowly inching toward the starting line for years.
This news leaves me full of sorrow. With the exception of Soldier (which was enjoyable but not amazing) I have disliked all of Anderson’s films. Mortal Combat is probably one of biggest pieces of shit I have ever had the displeasure of seeing in a theater. I do not think this is good news at all; but I hope with all the hope that is left in my tender chest (which isn’t much) that he proves me wrong.
