Roger Corman’s Gloriously Cheesy DEATH RACE 2050 Gets a Red Band Trailer

Death Race 2000 was the first film I saw by b-movie legend Roger Corman, and as someone who was far younger than he should be watching a movie like that, I was loving every minute of this sci-fi exploitation cult classic. Now, many decades (and several bad reboots) later, Roger Corman is back in the driver’s seat with Death Race 2050, which looks to lovingly pay homage to the zaniness of the original.

Universal will be releasing the film on VOD platforms and Blu-ray January 17th.

Legendary filmmaking icon, Roger Corman, is back with his most outrageous film yet in this sensational, action-packed and darkly humorous reboot of the original Death Race 2000! It’s the year 2050 and America is controlled by an all-powerful corporate government ruled by The Chairman (Malcolm McDowell). The masses have been brainwashed with violent virtual-reality entertainment. The event of the year is the Death Race, in which a motley crew of violent drivers compete in a cross-country road race, scoring points for shamelessly running people over and driving each other off the road. The reigning champion and fan favorite, Frankenstein (Manu Bennett), who’s half-man half-machine, wants to take the crown, but his rebel spy co-pilot threatens his legacy.