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'''''Death Race 2''''' is a 2010 [[action film]] directed by [[Roel Reiné]] and written by [[Tony Giglio]], who co-developed its story with [[Paul W. S. Anderson]]. A co-production between [[South Africa]] and [[Germany]], it is the [[prequel]] to Anderson's 2008 film ''[[Death Race (2008 film)|Death Race]]''{{em (dash}}which is itself a prequel to 1975's ''[[Death Race 2000]]''){{em dash}}and the second installment in the [[Death Race (franchise)|''Death Race'' franchise]]. The film stars [[Luke Goss]] as Carl "Luke" Lucas, a convicted cop killer sentenced to life in a [[Private prison|for-profit]], maximum security prison where he is forced to compete in the titular reality show to earn his freedom. [[Frederick Koehler|Fred Koehler]], [[Tanit Phoenix]], [[Robin Shou]], [[Lauren Cohan]], [[Danny Trejo]], [[Ving Rhames]], and [[Sean Bean]] appear in supporting roles; Koehler and Shou reprise theirs from ''Death Race''.

''Death Race 2'' was [[greenlit]] rather as a prequel that tells the [[origin story]] of franchise protagonist [[Frankenstein (Death Race)|Frankenstein]] sans the directorial involvement of Anderson (who stayed on as producer instead) and appearance of [[Jason Statham]]. Reiné signed on to direct and began shooting in [[Cape Town]], South Africa earlier in 2010. [[Universal Pictures]] released the film [[direct-to-video]] through its [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment|home entertainment division]] on January 18, 2011, although it set the earliest release date for the United Kingdom, December 27, 2010. The film received generally favorable reviews. A direct-to-video sequel, ''[[Death Race 3: Inferno]]'' (2013), was also directed by Reiné.