Fresh from his role in Bank Job, Brit tough guy Jason Statham is back with another explosion laden movie.

Loosely based on the 1975 cult classic, Death Race 2000, Paul Anderson’s new film is a turbo-charged action-thriller.

Set in a bleak future in which the prison population is spiralling out of control, Statham's character, Jensen Ames, is framed for the slaying of his wife and ends up in Terminal Island maximum-security prison.

Leading man Statham said he enjoyed getting involved in the stunts.

"I've a great appetite for stunt driving. I was sent to stunt schools and spent a couple of weeks with all these top class stunt drivers," he said.

"The studio in particular, did allow me to do more and more in this film but they are still very protective these days."

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