CRANK 2 Grabs a Cast

By: Jarrod Sarafin
Date: Monday, April 21, 2008
Source: Variety

Lakeshore Entertainment has its cast for Crank 2:High Voltage locked and ready to go, says Variety. Jason Statham returns as Chev Chelios while Amy Smart will reprise her role as his girlfriend. Clifton Collins Jr. will play his mobster nemesis in the sequel. Bai Ling also is joining the cast, along with Dwight Yoakam and Efren Ramirez, who are both returning from the original. Production will begin April 28 in Los Angeles for returning writers and directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor.

Plot Concept: In "Crank 2," Chelios faces a mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.

More From Mania

Death Race Interview III: Jason Statham: Death Racer for the New Millenium

New Prod. Photos for CRANK 2
(Monday, July 21, 2008)
Statham Ready For CRANK 2 & GAME
(Tuesday, October 30, 2007)
"Crank" sequel on the way
(Monday, April 30, 2007)
"Crank"
(Wednesday, February 14, 2007)
"Crank" Contest Winners
(Monday, February 5, 2007)
"Crank" DVD Contest
(Wednesday, January 3, 2007)
Tangerine Dream's Paul Haslinger scores CRANK and TURISTAS
(Thursday, May 18, 2006)

See more related content

More Content By Jarrod Sarafin

Buy These Related Products

Big Horn 14330 Band Saw Tension Crank

Comments/Responses

ponyboy76 • Apr 21, 2008, 02:22am •

Wait, didn't Chev jump out of a plane and hit the ground dead? How are they going to explain that one?

exfan • Apr 21, 2008, 02:22am •

i like the guy, but he should carefully read the script before sign all the contract he received.

the last movie he did, In the name of the king from the director you all loved here, was a mess. He desapointed me !

AzuLTaLoN • Apr 21, 2008, 02:47am •

y'know after the first i didn't think they would try a sequel or even think of after the ending, but more erratic and irrational statham....BRING IT ON!!!!!!!

ddiaz28 • Apr 21, 2008, 05:32am •

You know I just caught the end of this movie again the other day on tv and I noticed after he bounces off the car and hits the ground, he blinks. Maybe that was a tip off. But even if he has an indestructible heart, does he have unbreakable bones? Cuz that fall would have done some serious internal damage. Oh well. Who says movies have to make sense any more anyways?

WISEGUY562 • Apr 21, 2008, 05:52am •

I think exfan is right here. Statham seems to be saying yes to anything they throw his way. I love this guy but he should be more discriminating when choosing projects.

bjjdenver • Apr 21, 2008, 11:22am •

I really like Statham, especially in the right role, BUT...

he is making some really bad choices. Or at least signing without some input into the storylines.

Transporter was great, but part 2 just got to out of hand.

Crank was good fun, but should hust be left alone, or maybe a prequel with him flashing back while falling from pt. 1 or something.

I would really liked to have seen Transporter carried on. Somehow I just enjoy the super-smooth not sure if he is a good guy or bad guy type of character, but keep it at least somewhat realistic, action wise.

bjjdenver • Apr 21, 2008, 11:23am •

And this no paragraph stuff is really messing up my dramatic pauses!!

gimpythewonder • Apr 21, 2008, 01:44pm •

I still don't see how you can have a sequal to a movie where the protaganist jumps out of a helicopter to his death at the end of part 1. Sure i enjoyed the flick, but someone please explain how that works?

jetpackjesus • Apr 21, 2008, 02:43pm •

The first movie was so absurd and enjoyable that I really don't care how he comes back to life. The guy who made Crank clearly was modeling it after a video game (look at the opening credits). This is just Chev's second life. Think of this as an actual video game, but your watching someone else play. Crank was the first life. Crank 2 is the player's second life and he's moved onto stage 2.

Please bring back paragraph breaks!

kissstation • Apr 23, 2008, 06:25am •

It was a wild first movie and I too remember him blinking at the end. Fasten your seatbelt.

Mania is the premiere online destination for fans of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and anime entertainment. It is the largest community offering profiles, video, science fiction movies, sci fi TV, art, sci fi comics, photos, cheats, blogs, science fiction books, forums and feedback. Mania offers insider entertainment industry info and original content for science fiction, fantasy, and horror entertainment genres including: video games, comics, gadgets, movies, television, toys, music, books, DVDs and more. © Mania Entertainment, LLC. 2001 - 2008