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==Production==

A prequel to writer-director [[Paul W. S. Anderson]]'s 2008 film ''[[Death Race (2008 film)|Death Race]]''{{em dash}}which is itself a prequel to 1975's ''[[Death Race 2000]]''<ref name="barton"/>{{em dash}}was put into development by August 2009~~, with screenwriter [[Tony Giglio]] tasked with expanding on Anderson's idea of an origin story for its main protagonist [[Frankenstein (Death Race)|Frankenstein]]~~.<ref name="shock">{{cite news |last1=Rotten |first1=Ryan |title=EXCL: ''Death Race'' Prequel is in the Garage |url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11383 |work=[[Shock Till You Drop]] |date=11 August 2009 |access-date=21 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813074752/http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11383 |archive-date=13 August 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Screenwriter [[Tony Giglio]] described the prequel, [[tentatively titled]] ''Death Race: Frankenstein Lives'', as "an origin film, in every sense", delving into the origins of "Death Race" and [[Frankenstein (Death Race)|Frankenstein]] as well as those of the Natalie Martinez and Frederick Koehler characters. In addition, Giglio conceived the protagonist, Carl Lucas, in stark contrast to the Jason Statham character headlining the previous film, saying: "He wasn't framed. He's not fighting to get out to save his children. He's a convicted cop killer. A guy who's worked for the [[American mafia|[American] mob]] his whole life. A true [[anti-hero]]."<ref name="shock2">{{cite news |last1=Rotten |first1=Ryan |title=EXCL: What Can We Expect from Death Race 2? |url=https://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=12842 |work=[[Shock Till You Drop]] |date=16 November 2009 |access-date=4 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124090537/https://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=12842 |archive-date=24 November 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Giglio's script was [[greenlit]] by [[Universal Pictures]] in November 2009.<ref name="shock3">{{cite news |last1=Rotten |first1=Ryan |title=Update: Universal Gives Green Light to Death Race 2 |url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11383 |work=[[Shock Till You Drop]] |date=13 November 2009 |access-date=25 August 2024 |archive-url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=12786 |archive-date=14 November 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Neither Anderson nor Statham returned for the prequel due to other commitments, though Anderson stayed on as producer with [[Jeremy Bolt]] and [[Mike Elliott (filmmaker)|Mike Elliott]].<ref name="shock"/><ref name="calhoun"/><ref name="bd1">{{cite news |last1=Miska |first1=Brad |author-link=Brad Miska |title=Movies 'Death Race: Frankenstein Lives' Begins Casting |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/18101/death-race-frankenstein-lives-begins-casting/ |work=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |date=November 13, 2009 |access-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622110416/https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/18101/death-race-frankenstein-lives-begins-casting/ |archive-date=22 June 2024}}</ref> Dutch director [[Roel Reiné]] signed on to direct in December 2009.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Turek |first1=Ryan |title=EXCL: The Death Race 2 Director is… |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/horror/news/716375-excl-the-death-race-2-director-is |work=[[ComingSoon.net]] |date=7 December 2009 |access-date=25 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322152732/https://www.comingsoon.net/horror/news/716375-excl-the-death-race-2-director-is |archive-date=22 March 2023}}</ref> On March 1, 2010, it was reported that Reiné had begun shooting ''Death Race 2'' on location in [[South Africa]] and Sean Bean had joined its cast of Luke Goss, Lauren Cohan, Ving Rhames, Danny Trejo, and Koehler.<ref name="thr1">{{cite news |first1=Borys |last1=Kit |title=Sean Bean vs. Luke Goss in 'Death Race 2' |url=https://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/03/sean-bean-verus-luke-goss-in-death-race-2.html |work=[[Heat Vision (blog)|Heat Vision]] |date=1 March 2010 |access-date=1 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100303154227/https://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/03/sean-bean-verus-luke-goss-in-death-race-2.html |archive-date=3 March 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The film was a co-production between [[Germany]] and South Africa,<ref name="bd2">{{cite news |last1=Miska |first1=Brad |author-link=Brad Miska |title='Death Race 2' Comes Unrated on DVD/Blu-ray This January |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/21925/death-race-2-comes-unrated-on-dvdblu-ray-this-january/ |work=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |date=October 6, 2010 |access-date=June 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710062450/https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/21925/death-race-2-comes-unrated-on-dvdblu-ray-this-january/ |archive-date=10 July 2024}}</ref> enjoying [[tax break]]s for having been shot in the latter location.<ref name="tf1"/>{{Rp|page=6}}