Crank 2: High Voltage

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=20138

Source: The Movie Blog (http://www.themovieblog.com/archives/2007/04/there_is_going_to_be_a_crank_2.html)
April 30, 2007


The Movie Blog (http://www.themovieblog.com/archives/2007/04/there_is_going_to_be_a_crank_2.html) got a chance to talk to Crank (http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=12149) co-writers/co-directors Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine about a possible sequel to the Jason Statham action-drama.

"There will be a sequel to Crank yes. Prepare to Crank again," Taylor told the site. "And you know the 'is it a sequel or prequel' question... IT'S A SEQUEL. We're not selling out and going prequel. We are picking up where the last movie (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=20138#) left off."

The first film (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=20138#) was released in theaters on September 1, 2006.

[Morg]

left off? He's dead, did a excellect job of going splat at the end

[black_dust]

And the money making cash cow rolls in again

I really liked crack just an all out action movie with hardley any story to think about, why the hell would they want to make another one, they are just cashing in as they always do with an idea that worked well

[Armand Z Trip]

As long as the guy replacing Statham isn't Ice Cube.

[Dark Carnage]

Loved Crank, not sure if a sequel is a good idea, but I'll see it.

As long as the new guy is someone I like or can at least stand.

[JackBauer]

um...

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=20138

Source: The Movie Blog (http://www.themovieblog.com/archives/2007/04/there_is_going_to_be_a_crank_2.html)
April 30, 2007


The Movie Blog (http://www.themovieblog.com/archives/2007/04/there_is_going_to_be_a_crank_2.html) got a chance to talk to Crank (http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=12149) co-writers/co-directors Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine about a possible sequel to the Jason Statham action-drama.

"There will be a sequel to Crank yes. Prepare to Crank again," Taylor told the site. "And you know the 'is it a sequel or prequel' question... IT'S A SEQUEL. We're not selling out and going prequel. We are picking up where the last movie (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=20138#) left off."

The first film (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=20138#) was released in theaters on September 1, 2006.

drama? where the hell was the drama? :huh:

[Mr. Credible]

awesome. i just saw crank a few days ago, and freaking loved it. it just got going and didn't stop for anything, which is something you don't see a lot in action movies today.

and to those complaining about the story: what's the big deal? it had just as much story as a lot of action movies.

and i was under the impression that he survived at the end. i could have sworn i heard a heartbeat after he touched down.

anyways, loved the movie, it was everything an action movie out to be, cool as hell, and funny in a lot of parts. can't wait for a sequel. i just wonder how they'd do it with statham.

[Wolfwood]

Maybe the girl he was with has a baby and the maybe grows up to look just like Jason and he's constantly cranked up cause of all the energy **** Jason consumed when the baby was conceived?

[Noir]

maybe all that **** he took made him live longer..

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=21206

Exclusive: Crank 2 Details
And Jason Statham will return!

http://www.empireonline.com/images/image_index/150x180/22808.jpg http://www.empireonline.com/images/point.gif
http://www.empireonline.com/images/point.gif
Empire caught up with Crank co-directors Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine recently and they spilled some details about the Crank sequel, set to shoot early next year. Warning: There are spoilers for anyone who hasn't seen the first film.

"Crank 2 will pick up exactly where Crank one ends," says Taylor. "It's a true sequel. Jason Statham will return. It's not a prequel, it's not his brother, it's not a dream sequence. He will [scrape himself off the floor]".

As you'll no doubt remember, Crank ended with Jason Statham plummeting from a helicopter clutching the bad guy, since he was already doomed due to the poison that had been injected into his body and would kill him if his heart rate dropped below rutting rabbit levels. This would seem to make it tricky for the character to come back.

"We're finding that a lot of people were thinking, 'Oh, Crank 2 can't be done'," adds Neveldine. "But we came up with an idea, we wrote the script, and after the studio read it they couldn’t believe that we pulled it off. And of course, the best test was giving it to Jason and Jason turned down every other project so he could do this, start this in the spring of next year. He was so excited, he couldn’t believe it".

As are we! For ridiculous, hilarious, literally adrenaline-fuelled antics, Crank was hard to beat. And the directors promise this will go bigger.

"It’s going to be more sexual, more violent – more of everything," laughs Taylor. "We realise with a movie like Crank, you can’t do a sequel and do 60% or 70% of what the original was. You have to go twice as hard. So that’s what we’re going to do. If we’re going to live up to the first one with the sequel – we’re taking it WAY past the point of the first one".

Crank 2 is set to start shooting on April 25, 2008.
Olly Richards (http://www.empireonline.com/contact/)

[strikezone89]

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=21206

Exclusive: Crank 2 Details
And Jason Statham will return!

http://www.empireonline.com/images/image_index/150x180/22808.jpg http://www.empireonline.com/images/point.gif
http://www.empireonline.com/images/point.gif
Empire caught up with Crank co-directors Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine recently and they spilled some details about the Crank sequel, set to shoot early next year. Warning: There are spoilers for anyone who hasn't seen the first film.

"Crank 2 will pick up exactly where Crank one ends," says Taylor. "It's a true sequel. Jason Statham will return. It's not a prequel, it's not his brother, it's not a dream sequence. He will [scrape himself off the floor]".

As you'll no doubt remember, Crank ended with Jason Statham plummeting from a helicopter clutching the bad guy, since he was already doomed due to the poison that had been injected into his body and would kill him if his heart rate dropped below rutting rabbit levels. This would seem to make it tricky for the character to come back.

"We're finding that a lot of people were thinking, 'Oh, Crank 2 can't be done'," adds Neveldine. "But we came up with an idea, we wrote the script, and after the studio read it they couldn’t believe that we pulled it off. And of course, the best test was giving it to Jason and Jason turned down every other project so he could do this, start this in the spring of next year. He was so excited, he couldn’t believe it".

As are we! For ridiculous, hilarious, literally adrenaline-fuelled antics, Crank was hard to beat. And the directors promise this will go bigger.

"It’s going to be more sexual, more violent – more of everything," laughs Taylor. "We realise with a movie like Crank, you can’t do a sequel and do 60% or 70% of what the original was. You have to go twice as hard. So that’s what we’re going to do. If we’re going to live up to the first one with the sequel – we’re taking it WAY past the point of the first one".

Crank 2 is set to start shooting on April 25, 2008.
Olly Richards (http://www.empireonline.com/contact/)

wtf? lol
i want to see just how they are going to pull jason off being alive

[black_dust]

Wonder if a Speical edition of Crank will be coming out anytime soon, because ive been waiting to get that instead of buying the dvd haha

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

no!!!!!

I want the transporter 3 as well.

:(

[nocomics]

no!!!!!

I want the transporter 3 as well.

:(
Crank > Transporter 2

Crank was more entertaining than the Transporter series overall. It was just non-stop movement and entertainment. I would welcome another Transporter movie only if they did away with over the top car sequences,they just didnt work(especially in T2).

Transporter 2 would of been better if it got rid of the unbelievable and laughable car stunts,needed to me more in the real. I was hopin for a end fight between stathan and the one bad guy(forgot name),but that was a dud,just like in War(Li v. stathen fight sux'd).

[Drizzle]

Maybe if we ignore it, it'll go away.

[Noir]

Dude, why ignore Crank 2? its ****ing sweet.

[Dark Carnage]

While I feel Crank should be left as a one off movie, because then it just stands on it's own. Rather than trying to become a franchise of some sort, with sequels diluting the awesomeness of the first.

But if they can make a worthy continuation, I'm looking forward to it.

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

Dude, why ignore Crank 2? its ****ing sweet.



I think people misunderstood me..

I want Crank 2 and i want the Transporter 3.

:cool:

[Whiskey Tango]

Bonus life!

[Dark Carnage]

I just realised, my first post is a grammatical nightmare.

[블라스]

Hahahaha bring it on :up:
I loved Crank :D

[Drizzle]

Dude, why ignore Crank 2? its ****ing sweet.

I just don't see the appeal in Jason Statham. He's good when he's in an ensemble (Snatch, The Italian Job), but I just haven't liked any of his movies where he's the action hero. I was bored by the Transporter movies and didn't care much for Crank.

[Symbiotic]

Didn't the filmmakers say once (and I could be wrong) that Chev bouncing off the car and landing hard was the antidote?

[TheVileOne]

It's not like this movie was a huge hit. It did moderately well I suppose. This movie isn't what I would call a cash cow though.

I just like Crank as a fun and outrageous action movie. It didn't feel like it needed a sequel to me.

I'm not sure how he could've survived that fall. Wouldn't have I dunno ruptured all his internal organs?

[deathshead2]

It's not like this movie was a huge hit. It did moderately well I suppose. This movie isn't what I would call a cash cow though.

I just like Crank as a fun and outrageous action movie. It didn't feel like it needed a sequel to me.

I'm not sure how he could've survived that fall. Wouldn't have I dunno ruptured all his internal organs?
Your complaining over that. How about all the energy drinks/drugs he took. Wouldn't he have died of all that to. Stop being so picky the movie isn't supposed to make sense.

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

People have fallen in skydiving accidents..not had there parachute open and only suffer sprained ankles.

its entirely plausible.

[Space Moose]

Crank kicked so much ass, new colons had to be imported cover the damage!

[black_dust]

People have fallen in skydiving accidents..not had there parachute open and only suffer sprained ankles.

its entirely plausible.
Yeah but most of them land in swamp land or muddy fields. he landed on the hard hard street surface (after bouncing off a car??)

[L0ngsh0t]

I would be interested to see how this all plays out

[jimmylace]

now THAT IS cool. you can already tell this movie is going to be a blast if he was able to survive that. really fits with the tone of the first one.

[strikezone89]

As long as the guy replacing Statham isn't Ice Cube.
when did that happen?



if your talking about XXX2 then your thinkin of vin diesel getting replaced by ice cube.

not statham.
stathham could kick diesels ass

[LeChuck]

Oh man, this sounds awesome...twice the amount of sex, drugs and violence...and Stratham coming back and emptying out his schedule for it...badass.

[bullets]

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/lions_gate_films/crank/_group_photos/jason_statham2.jpg



i really wasnt looking for some hokey explanation and it kind of cheapens the first one . i cant believe statham is turning down other roles to do this

[strikezone89]

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/lions_gate_films/crank/_group_photos/jason_statham2.jpg



i really wasnt looking for some hokey explanation and it kind of cheapens the first one . i cant believe statham is turning down other roles to do this
statham is the *****ing man. thats why. lol

[LeChuck]

It makes sense in the Crank world...cause its like a video game/comicbook and never had that much of reality, so he could come back in the second, and it doesn't cheapen the first at all really.

[bullets]

if falling out of a helicopter can kill the lou ferrigno hulk what chance does does statham have?

[LeChuck]

if falling out of a helicopter can kill the lou ferrigno hulk what chance does does statham have?Master Chief fell from Outer ****ing Space, I think Stratham can manage. :huh:

[Gilpesh]

AWESOME!

Is all I have to say. And anyone who says a sequel will lessen the first one... needs to rewatch it... nothing can take away from that movie.

[SolidSnakeMGS]

I could have sworn at the end of the movie he hit the pavement like he was dead and then you see his eyes open. I took it to meant that he didn't die, that perhaps that fall and the near death was an overload of adrenaline that completely cured him.

[Space Moose]

His awesomeness cured him!

[Master Chief]

LOL! All you people saying he was dead... just, I don't care. I don't care what you people say. If the second movie picks up with Chev getting the f**k up after falling all that, it is going to rule. Over the top for the win.

[Lazlo Panaflex]

Or maybe he gets upgraded with cybernetic parts like Jason Vorhees.

[LeChuck]

LOL! All you people saying he was dead... just, I don't care. I don't care what you people say. If the second movie picks up with Chev getting the f**k up after falling all that, it is going to rule. Over the top for the win.
I know, and they should definitely put in more oldschool adventure game references. The "****" scene was incredibly badass.

[Master Chief]

I know, and they should definitely put in more oldschool adventure game references. The "****" scene was incredibly badass.

Word up, lol!

[Space Moose]

Word up, lol!
King me dawg!

[LeChuck]

Oh and I still say Crank 1 was one of the best movies of this decade because it actually recognized what the youth of America (and around the world) were doing with their free time, and it didn't bull****. It and Departed made 2006 the best movie year in awhile for me. This year has been pretty lackluster. :o

[bullets]

good thing the pavement broke his fall

[strikezone89]

good thing the pavement broke his fall

maybe when he fell on the car it kinda "broke" his fall

[Warhammer]

Unnecessary. :down

Give me my Transporter 3, instead. :up:

[JinnSato]

left off? He's dead, did a excellect job of going splat at the end
I don't think he died.
They're probably going to say the car cushioned the fall or something.

[Eelectro 2]

he was going WAY WAY WAY too fast for the car to cushion his fall. by rights he should have gone through the car, but i love the movie and the ending. if they were to make a sequel i would probably see it, but truth be told, if they made a sequel i would want it to be a totally different guy and story, MAYBE having the chinese drug they used, maybe. no statham. unless they include that he broke most of the bones in his body and it doesnt' take place rigth afterwards. i mean, the movie started with him being told with him dieing, which was drawn out just long enough for him to do what he needed to do and then, alas, he dies. perfect ending. he shouldnt' be brought back

TRANSPORTER 3!!!!!

[bullets]

i think well see crank 2 and transporter 3 so im not too worried about it .

[블라스]

So this means we're getting a new DVD, right? Right?

Please :(

[TheVileOne]

Your complaining over that. How about all the energy drinks/drugs he took. Wouldn't he have died of all that to. Stop being so picky the movie isn't supposed to make sense.

Dude, I'm not talking about drinking a lot of ****ing red bull and rockstar. I'm talking about falling from a freaking helicopter and dropping like an anvil onto a car before bouncing off and hitting concrete.

[Advanced Dark]

At the very end didn't Statham open his eyes after he landed or blink or something.

[The Chris]

At the very end didn't Statham open his eyes after he landed or blink or something.

Yep.

[Valorman]

Maybe the idea behind this one will be chev chelios, entirely paralised from the neck down, sit's in a hospital bed and does extreme mouth tricks to keep his adrenaline from dropping.

That's right, 2 solid hours of hardcore straw twirling with his tounge you guys!

[black_dust]

Maybe the idea behind this one will be chev chelios, entirely paralised from the neck down, sit's in a hospital bed and does extreme mouth tricks to keep his adrenaline from dropping.

That's right, 2 solid hours of hardcore straw twirling with his tounge you guys!

LMAO!!! thats amazing

[TheVileOne]

Yes he blinked, but that doesn't mean he's alive. Scientifically it's a nerve thing. That doesn't mean he was still alive, unless the filmmakers come up with some contrived reason or whatever.

I think Crank was just a fun, stand alone action film. It was ridiculous at times, but in the world the movie presented you were able to buy into it. Crank is also the closest you will ever get to a good GTA or Max Payne type of movie.

[bullets]

thats what i liked about crank it seemed like a loose adaptation of gta .

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=38900

Jason Statham Set for Crank 2
Source: Variety (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117974972.html?categoryid=13&cs=1)
October 30, 2007


Jason Statham will reprise the role of hitman Chev Chelios in Crank 2: High Voltage for Lionsgate and Lakeshore Entertainment (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=38900#).

The two companies are also teaming on Game (http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=38460), starring Gerard Butler. Michael C. Hall has signed on to co-star in the futuristic thriller.

Both films, which are being shot back to back, are written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, the team that created the 2006 sleeper hit Crank.

Lionsgate will handle North American distribution, while Lakeshore will handle international distribution.

In "Crank 2," Chelios faces a Chinese 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.

Game (http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=38460) is a high-concept thriller set in a dystopian future. Amber Valletta, Logan Lerman, Alison Lohman, John Leguizamo, Johnny Whitworth, Zoe Bell and Kyra Sedgwick round out the cast. Principal photography begins November 5 in Albuquerque, N.M.

[Darkfly]

Can't wait the first was one was brilliant

[Bad Superman]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=38900

Jason Statham Set for Crank 2
Source: Variety (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117974972.html?categoryid=13&cs=1)
October 30, 2007


Jason Statham will reprise the role of hitman Chev Chelios in Crank 2: High Voltage for Lionsgate and Lakeshore Entertainment (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=38900#).

The two companies are also teaming on Game (http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=38460), starring Gerard Butler. Michael C. Hall has signed on to co-star in the futuristic thriller.

Both films, which are being shot back to back, are written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, the team that created the 2006 sleeper hit Crank.

Lionsgate will handle North American distribution, while Lakeshore will handle international distribution.

In "Crank 2," Chelios faces a Chinese 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.

Game (http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=38460) is a high-concept thriller set in a dystopian future. Amber Valletta, Logan Lerman, Alison Lohman, John Leguizamo, Johnny Whitworth, Zoe Bell and Kyra Sedgwick round out the cast. Principal photography begins November 5 in Albuquerque, N.M.

I loved Crank, but this is just too outrageous. Semi-quoting Jeremy Sisto's character on "The Movie Hero" realizing what would've happened if his character would've been killed: "What about the sequels? Oh. . . The studio would've been f@)ked!"

[Space Moose]

A high voltage heart? Awesome!

[terry78]

The rainbow puppies carried him down to safety. That's what I believe happened.

[Rez]

**** YES! This movie rocked my balls off. Who cares if he should have splattered into a million bits and pieces, I'll gladly accept that he's such a ****ing badass that he can live for another hour and a half, or a day and a half, or a year and a half or more!

[Eelectro 2]

i loved the first movie. i'll say that i would have been perfectly content with the way it ended as being the last we see of this character. BUT, i guess if he had survived the car accident somehow, by rights he should have at least broken the vast majority of bones in his body. most people go crashing through cars when they fall out of a 20 story building and they have a mangled body from it as well. he actually bounced, so either that was just conveniant for him or they did that on purpose...although you think they would have land on something that would have been a LITTLE more believable. i mean he was free-falling for well over 2 minutes. i'll see part 2 probably but they better have one hell of a good explanation as to how he survived in the first ten minutes.

[Advanced Dark]

I don't mind a sequel but this is a ridiculous concept...I'll watch it though. I'd rather have seen him survive and have the character turn into a Punisher like force.

[블라스]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=38900

Jason Statham Set for Crank 2
Source: Variety (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117974972.html?categoryid=13&cs=1)
October 30, 2007


Jason Statham will reprise the role of hitman Chev Chelios in Crank 2: High Voltage for Lionsgate and Lakeshore Entertainment (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=38900#).

The two companies are also teaming on Game (http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=38460), starring Gerard Butler. Michael C. Hall has signed on to co-star in the futuristic thriller.

Both films, which are being shot back to back, are written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, the team that created the 2006 sleeper hit Crank.

Lionsgate will handle North American distribution, while Lakeshore will handle international distribution.

In "Crank 2," Chelios faces a Chinese 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.

Game (http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=38460) is a high-concept thriller set in a dystopian future. Amber Valletta, Logan Lerman, Alison Lohman, John Leguizamo, Johnny Whitworth, Zoe Bell and Kyra Sedgwick round out the cast. Principal photography begins November 5 in Albuquerque, N.M.

Bwahahahaha, count me in :up:
I hope we get a better Crank dvd as well :D

[Warhammer]

Wow, how the hell can you have a sequel for this? I mean the first one was a fun movie, but...

Oh, who am I kidding?
Battery-powered heart that needs regular jolts sounds like great/ridiculous fun to me. :D :up:

[Lord Blackbolt]

he's like a bootlegged cyborg....And after taking his heart...why keep him alive with a fake one?

[Booznian]

I love Crank, and Jason Statham! I can't wait for this heat-pounding sequel!

[strikezone89]

this movie will rock

[Master Chief]

i loved the first movie. i'll say that i would have been perfectly content with the way it ended as being the last we see of this character. BUT, i guess if he had survived the car accident somehow, by rights he should have at least broken the vast majority of bones in his body. most people go crashing through cars when they fall out of a 20 story building and they have a mangled body from it as well. he actually bounced, so either that was just conveniant for him or they did that on purpose...although you think they would have land on something that would have been a LITTLE more believable. i mean he was free-falling for well over 2 minutes. i'll see part 2 probably but they better have one hell of a good explanation as to how he survived in the first ten minutes.

Yeah, because the movie was all kinds of realistic. :dry:

This is going to rule if they keep it as fast-paced.

[Metamorpho1977]

Maybe there's just so much adrenaline pumping in his body that he just survives the fall. Woman lifts car to save baby due to adrenaline. I think it may be possible...

But is anyone stupid enough to attempt to find logic in Hollywood anymore?

[kane9321]

wonder how they gonna pull this off.

well when he did hit the pavement he opened his eyes

[Advanced Dark]

Him surviving is cool. Having his heart replaced where he needs to charge it all the time is just a cheap trick to set up a bunch of gimmick shots on how he charges it. Electricity doesn't just effect your heart. LOL

[Iron Fist]

The sequel sounds like it's going to be awesome.

[omid17]

^ agreed

[Master Chief]

Him surviving is cool. Having his heart replaced where he needs to charge it all the time is just a cheap trick to set up a bunch of gimmick shots on how he charges it. Electricity doesn't just effect your heart. LOL

He's not given a normal heart, it's a heart that needs electricity to keep it going, and it will be the tits to watch how he charges himself yo. :o

Maybe there's just so much adrenaline pumping in his body that he just survives the fall. Woman lifts car to save baby due to adrenaline. I think it may be possible...

But is anyone stupid enough to attempt to find logic in Hollywood anymore?

Apparently his heart is indestructible.

Why do a lot of you feel the film is grounded in reality when the movie was all kinds of f**ked up when Statham starts talking to the guy in the elevator right up to the end. :huh:

[Bad Superman]

My "hollywood source" just told me how he comes back:

He's a descendant of the Frankenstein monster. :cmad:

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=39307

A Few Tidbits about Crank 2
Source: Edward Douglas
November 14, 2007


http://comingsoon.net/nextraimages/crank2.jpgComingSoon.net was just down in Albuquerque, New Mexico where we got to spend some time on the set of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor's follow-up to the 2006 action (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=39307#) hit Crank, their second movie (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=39307#) being a sci-fi action thriller starring Gerard Butler that has been using the working title of Game (http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=38460). (We'll have lots more on the movie soon!)

While there, we had a chance to talk to Lakeshore Entertainment producers Robert Burke and David Rubin, and the latter answered a few questions about the impending sequel to Crank (http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=12149) that Neveldine and Taylor will start prepping shortly after finishing the filming of their current project. The script has been finished for some time, and since the story takes place in L.A., they'd like to shoot back in L.A. in April.

(Note: The next paragraph contains a spoiler for Crank so if you haven't seen it, do yourself a favor and stop reading about its sequel. Instead, go buy or rent it on DVD before reading on.)

The big question on everyone's mind is how they're going to deal with continuing the story of Jason Statham's character Chev Chelios, who (2nd spoiler warning!) died at the end of the first movie. "It's cool. That's the central question and the way they've answered it is really exciting and fun," Rubin told us in between takes of an intense action sequence, "It's really funny and really clever. I remember when we made 'Crank' how we were shooting the scene where he died, and we all laughed because 'there would never be a sequel to this movie.' Those guys are just so unique and their vision is just so specific to them that if you are excited about their vision than you'll love the way they solve and answer that question." He also debunked the early rumors that Chev has a "robotic heart." "That was a real stretch," he chuckled.

When asked about other rumors that people who died in the first movie might be back, Rubin would only respond quizzically with, "You never know with those guys. Are they really alive or are they not? And are they those people or are they related to them?"

There could be some new actors joining for the sequel as well. "We have a lot of ideas right now about 'Crank 2' and a lot of really exciting stuff that the fans are really going to dig, and it's just about the process of fantastic idea elimination," Rubin continued. "Neveldine-Taylor like to start with a lot of ideas and they're constantly exploring them and taking them to their fullest potential and then seeing which ones are going to live. We're still processing all the ideas for this movie, and with 'Crank 2' it's the same. The great thing with Neveldine-Taylor is the smallest idea they might have some times that we think is not really that prominent, can sometimes blossom into this huge thing. We're still with this movie discovering all those things and working them out, and 'Crank 2', those guys are making a lot of notes and the ideas are still percolating. The script is great but it's interesting because there's Neveldine-Taylor as a writing team and there's Neveldine-Taylor the directing team and the transformation happens when we're actually in our office prepping the movie and when they become the directors of the movie, the ideas just transform and have a life of their own."

Neveldine and Taylor's current movie, The Untitled Gerard Butler Action Thriller (http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=38460) just started shooting but they're probably shooting for late '08 for release and it should have a title by then. In the meantime, look for a write-up on our set visit sometime in the next few days.

[Iron Fist]

Awesome, thanks for the information Hunter.

[Rez]

So perhaps he doesn't need electricity? Seems like that would be required for a robotic heart.

[Noir]

Robo-heart Damnit.

[LeChuck]

I think they're going to keep a wrap on this and game, cause we can all allready predict that there's going to be some pretty crazy scenes in both of them...Crank came out of nowhere, I don't think they'll be able to deliver that effect again.

[Noir]

idk, Crank 2 has the possibility to blow our ****ing heads off. Maybe Chev will time travel back and fight off adreniline fueled Dinosaurs then jump back to the future before being sucked into the past, punching Hitler and ****ing Ava Braun while a bunch of Japanese hotties watch and join in. After this, he's going to single handedly win WWII and fight off a bunch of alien invaders in the Jungles of Vietnam.

[omid17]

thanks for the news HR

[chamber-music]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=39307

A Few Tidbits about Crank 2
Source: Edward Douglas
November 14, 2007


http://comingsoon.net/nextraimages/crank2.jpgComingSoon.net was just down in Albuquerque, New Mexico where we got to spend some time on the set of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor's follow-up to the 2006 action (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=39307#) hit Crank, their second movie (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=39307#) being a sci-fi action thriller starring Gerard Butler that has been using the working title of Game (http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=38460). (We'll have lots more on the movie soon!)

While there, we had a chance to talk to Lakeshore Entertainment producers Robert Burke and David Rubin, and the latter answered a few questions about the impending sequel to Crank (http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=12149) that Neveldine and Taylor will start prepping shortly after finishing the filming of their current project. The script has been finished for some time, and since the story takes place in L.A., they'd like to shoot back in L.A. in April.

(Note: The next paragraph contains a spoiler for Crank so if you haven't seen it, do yourself a favor and stop reading about its sequel. Instead, go buy or rent it on DVD before reading on.)

The big question on everyone's mind is how they're going to deal with continuing the story of Jason Statham's character Chev Chelios, who (2nd spoiler warning!) died at the end of the first movie. "It's cool. That's the central question and the way they've answered it is really exciting and fun," Rubin told us in between takes of an intense action sequence, "It's really funny and really clever. I remember when we made 'Crank' how we were shooting the scene where he died, and we all laughed because 'there would never be a sequel to this movie.' Those guys are just so unique and their vision is just so specific to them that if you are excited about their vision than you'll love the way they solve and answer that question." He also debunked the early rumors that Chev has a "robotic heart." "That was a real stretch," he chuckled.

When asked about other rumors that people who died in the first movie might be back, Rubin would only respond quizzically with, "You never know with those guys. Are they really alive or are they not? And are they those people or are they related to them?"

There could be some new actors joining for the sequel as well. "We have a lot of ideas right now about 'Crank 2' and a lot of really exciting stuff that the fans are really going to dig, and it's just about the process of fantastic idea elimination," Rubin continued. "Neveldine-Taylor like to start with a lot of ideas and they're constantly exploring them and taking them to their fullest potential and then seeing which ones are going to live. We're still processing all the ideas for this movie, and with 'Crank 2' it's the same. The great thing with Neveldine-Taylor is the smallest idea they might have some times that we think is not really that prominent, can sometimes blossom into this huge thing. We're still with this movie discovering all those things and working them out, and 'Crank 2', those guys are making a lot of notes and the ideas are still percolating. The script is great but it's interesting because there's Neveldine-Taylor as a writing team and there's Neveldine-Taylor the directing team and the transformation happens when we're actually in our office prepping the movie and when they become the directors of the movie, the ideas just transform and have a life of their own."

Neveldine and Taylor's current movie, The Untitled Gerard Butler Action Thriller (http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=38460) just started shooting but they're probably shooting for late '08 for release and it should have a title by then. In the meantime, look for a write-up on our set visit sometime in the next few days.

http://i13.tinypic.com/865l1sj.jpg (http://tinypic.com/)

http://i2.tinypic.com/6yeaidj.jpg (http://tinypic.com/)

[Carmine Falcone]

I thought the first one was absolutely brilliant. One of the most fun movies I've ever seen. If this one looks good, I'll watch it.

[SWAT]

http://i2.tinypic.com/6yeaidj.jpg (http://tinypic.com/)
Add Thomas Jane and you'd have an badass overload! :oldrazz:

[Gilpesh]

Add Thomas Jane and you'd have an badass overload! :oldrazz:

I just want my family back!

[PhotoJones]

How is making a prequel "selling out."

[Brian Braddock]

Chev's boner probably broke the fall.:grin:

Anyways, logic wasnt entirely necessary for the 1st film so I don't see why the 2nd should be any different.

Crank literally is a film where anything could happen and you just sort of accepted it. It's that very refreshing quality that I admired and look forward to experiencing it again.

You literally don't know what you're gonna get for the next 2 hours. It's not often, in this day and age, that we can say that as we walk into the cinema.

I expect some mad ***** in the sequal. :up:

[rizzo51]

i'll be there for sure.

[Iron Fist]

Cool pics.

[DIRECTOR]

I think Jason doesn't die at the end, we see him blink once and his heart is still beating at the end

[porchmonkey408]

THANK YOU BAADSHAH2!

Holy crap. He so did not die.

Unbelievable, sure, but its a movie. Who says it has to be grounded in any sort of reality?

[Rez]

idk, Crank 2 has the possibility to blow our ****ing heads off. Maybe Chev will time travel back and fight off adreniline fueled Dinosaurs then jump back to the future before being sucked into the past, punching Hitler and ****ing Ava Braun while a bunch of Japanese hotties watch and join in. After this, he's going to single handedly win WWII and fight off a bunch of alien invaders in the Jungles of Vietnam.



Dude, that would be the single greatest ****ing movie in the history of the world. You better be the goddamned writers in disguise, just throwing out some of your ideas on message boards during the strike. Make it happen.

[Hunter Rider]

Details Of CRANK Sequel Hit The Nets!! (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/36139)

[Iron Fist]

I like it already!

[Nivek]

I thought this was a rumor. But, since I loved the first movie... replaced Electric Heart? F it, I'm on board.

And more cheese metal from the 80's, dammit.

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=44248

Cast Set for Crank 2: High Voltage
Source: Variety (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117984304.html?categoryid=13&cs=1)
April 19, 2008


Variety reports that Lakeshore Entertainment has found its leading lady and villain for sequel Crank 2: High Voltage (http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=44249), starring Jason Statham as hit man Chev Chelios.

Amy Smart will reprise her role as Chelios' girlfriend and Clifton Collins Jr. will play his nemesis.

Bai Ling also is joining the cast, along with Dwight Yoakam and Efren Ramirez, who are both returning from the original.

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.

Filming begins April 28 in Los Angeles on the film, which Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor wrote and will direct.

Lakeshore's Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Skip Williamson and Richard Wright produce. Lionsgate will distribute in North America.

[Iron Fist]

Very nice news. :up:

[omid17]

sweet, thanks HR :up:

[Gotham]

I wonder how Amy Smart will be involved again.

[Mr. Credible]

I wonder how Amy Smart will be involved again.

i'm guessing she'll be starring as the girlfriend again.

:huh: :whatever:

[블라스]

1.- I hope this means they'll release a better DVD for the first movie.

2.- They must use ACDC's High Voltage Rock and roll.

[Jack Bauer]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=44248

Cast Set for Crank 2: High Voltage
Source: Variety (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117984304.html?categoryid=13&cs=1)
April 19, 2008


Variety reports that Lakeshore Entertainment has found its leading lady and villain for sequel Crank 2: High Voltage (http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=44249), starring Jason Statham as hit man Chev Chelios.

Amy Smart will reprise her role as Chelios' girlfriend and Clifton Collins Jr. will play his nemesis.

Bai Ling also is joining the cast, along with Dwight Yoakam and Efren Ramirez, who are both returning from the original.

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.

Filming begins April 28 in Los Angeles on the film, which Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor wrote and will direct.

Lakeshore's Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Skip Williamson and Richard Wright produce. Lionsgate will distribute in North America.
Wait, what?

Unless he's a flashback, explaining how he knew Chev, he's dead. Unless he's brought back from the dead.

Nice to see Clifton Collins Jr. as a villain again.

[Darkfly]

Yay, Amy Smart's back

[Gotham]

Wait, what?

Unless he's a flashback, explaining how he knew Chev, he's dead. Unless he's brought back from the dead.

Nice to see Clifton Collins Jr. as a villain again.

I don't mean to spoil much here:

They do flashback to a young Chev -- so it's possible that it's another flashback. Could be when he's awaking at the start of the film.

[Nathan Petrelli]

I think he survived, there is rumor going around you could hear him breath right after it went to black at the end

[TLH]

Finally, I get a sequel to a film I wanted one for.

[The Apatow Crew]

I liked this one can wait for the sequel.

[Space Moose]

Is it going to be released the same time as Game? I was wondering why the release date was so far for Game but it turns out they will be filming Crank, then go back for the post-production process of Game and Crank. Awesome!

[Gotham]

Wait, what?

Unless he's a flashback, explaining how he knew Chev, he's dead. Unless he's brought back from the dead.

Nice to see Clifton Collins Jr. as a villain again.

Apparently

he isn't even playing the same character.

:wow:

[FaT_tONle]

Chev Chelios' twin??? I don't mind either way... as silly as the first one is... would it matter who Statham is playing?

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.latinoreview.com/news/have-a-look-at-crank-2-s-new-heart-4510

Have A Look At Crank 2's New Heart


Date: April 24, 2008

By: Kellvin Chavez
Source: Anonymous (http://www.latinoreview.com/news/have-a-look-at-crank-2-s-new-heart-4510)

Being a fan of the first film, I thought that this was really cool about the upcoming sequel "Crank 2: High Voltage"

As everyone in the web world knows that Jason Statham will reprise his role as Chev Chelios in the upcoming sequel but how and what kind of heart does he have this time around to me is newsworthy to share with you guys/gals.

An anonymous source sent me the following information and a two photos of what the new heart looks like and works.

Here is what we got:

Hey Kel!

I know you guys were huge Crank fans so I got the lowdown on how Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) survives into the sequel and what exactly they put into him.

After an 8-bit video game intro sequence, Crank: High Voltage, begins with Chev slamming down into the ground. Since his heart was already super accelerated on adrenaline…he miraculously and implausibly survived.

Asian gangsters in a black van arrive on the scene and scrape Chelios off the ground. They toss him inside the van and take off before the authorities and emergency personnel arrive.

Three months later, in an operating room, Chev awakens MID SURGERY strapped down on an operating table. He can’t move or speak. His chest is split open! Chinese doctors remove his heart while the bad guy Johnny Vang watches. The doctor’s ooooh and aaaahh at the site of “The Chelios Heart.” It gets placed in a red igloo cooler. A nurse brings over a futuristic looking artificial heart made from clear flex plastic, black rubber and metal. Chelios passes out again for another three weeks.

Chev reawakens at a Chinese massage parlor in Long Beach and makes his escape in the movies first action sequence. He then gets the lowdown on his heart from DOC MILES (Dwight Yoakam).

Chev has been outfitted with an ABIOCOR TOTAL ARTIFICIAL HEART. It has an internal battery that will pick up once the battery belt dies. It’s like a reserve tank but only good for one hour.

The Abiocor is designed to keep you alive only for a couple of days while waiting for a transplant. It is not built for strenuous activity.

The internal battery charges wirelessly through the transcutaneous energy transfer system – two coils, one internal and one external that transmit power via magnetic force across the skin without piercing the surface. The internal coil receives the power and sends it to the controller device. Basically Chev has to keep his body electrically charged to keep his ticker running. Whereas in the first movie he needed adrenaline to stay alive, in Crank: High voltage he needs jolts of electricity to stay alive.

I’ve included two following images to demonstrate how cool the Abiocor looks and how it works.

http://www.latinoreview.com/images/user/artificialheart_zoom.jpg

http://www.latinoreview.com/images/user/artificial-heart-abiocor-d.jpg

[Iron Fist]

Kickass!

[Gotham]

Not bad. Should be really fun.

[Carmine Falcone]

Insane :D:up:

[JoeCat]

left off? He's dead, did a excellect job of going splat at the end

Loved Crank, not sure if a sequel is a good idea, but I'll see it.

As long as the new guy is someone I like or can at least stand.

Maybe if we ignore it, it'll go away.

I would be interested to see how this all plays out

That's basically how I feel.

I'm not reading any further lol

[spidey-dude]

I think he survived, there is rumor going around you could hear him breath right after it went to black at the end
i swear he opened his eyes after he hit the ground...also yeah you could hear him brethe

[TheVileOne]

Shouldn't hitting a car and bouncing off onto concrete have crushed his organs and every bone in his body?

[Gotham]

Shouldn't hitting a car and bouncing off onto concrete have crushed his organs and every bone in his body?

Probably.

[spidey-dude]

yeah but it was such an unrealistic movie anyway i thought it was implied that because of all the adrenaline he had survived, only rmemeber cause we thought it was a great and ridiculous ending when we saw it

[Go God Go!]

But this is Crank, it's utterly unrealistic. That's what made it so good.

[daywalker2007]

corey haim is now on board for Crank 2.
Looks like Haim is making a comeback.

he just did a cameo in Lost boys 2 as well.

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/The-Original-Metrosexual-Takes-On-Jason-Statham-8688.html

Lost Boys 2 isn’t going to be the comeback vehicle for Corey Haim that he thought it would be. Frankly, we’re not even sure he’s in the DVD sequel to the classic teenage vampire flick since the trailer is capitalizing on the appearance of Corey Haim but leaving Feldman out of the picture.

Fortunately the former teen heartthrob has more going for him than just needless sequels to movies from his past. There are all sorts of needless sequels out there for Haim to jump onto, like the needless Jason Statham sequel, Crank 2. The Movie Blog doesn’t have much in the way of details, but according to the site Haim will be joining Statham for his next high-adrenaline adventure. What's he going to do? We don't know. Didn't you read the part where I said details were lacking?

I wasn’t exactly excited about this sequel before, even with Statham returning, the addition of Bai Ling, and some crazy Amy Smart naked wrestling. Bringing Haim on board seems quite absurd. Who really looked at this cast and decided they needed a whiny has-been metrosexual-originating teenage idol on top of everything else? Let’s just hope he can keep the tears from flowing while filming is going on and that his passport is good for whatever location Crank 2 needs Haim to head for.

[Gotham]

That ad he put out there is hilarious.

Anyway, hopefully it is a decent sized role.

[Gotham]

Set Pictures:

http://www.thebadandugly.com/2008/05/01/on-set-the-cast-of-crank-2/

Is that Corey Haim?

[skorponok]

Yes...it is...hah...

[Iron Fist]

Corey Haim? Wow.

[Rac]

Some more set pictures: http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=8459

I guess they're kinda NSFW. Gotham's link had pics from the same scene.

[Gotham]

Some more set pictures: http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=8459

I guess they're kinda NSFW. Gotham's link had pics from the same scene.

The sequel seems even crazier. If that's even possible.

[Rac]

The sequel seems even crazier. If that's even possible.
I think that's a possibility, yeah. http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/2599/despso7.gif

Btw, I wonder if that one guy is credited in the end credits as "Tit Taper". :oldrazz:

[ShaneHelms]

I enjoyed the first one so I'll defiantly be checking this one out.

[Gotham]

http://www.collider.com/entertainment/news/article.asp/aid/7771/tcid/1

Wow. That's awesome.

[Dark Donnie]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/12398/jason-statham-shirtless-scarred-01.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/12398/jason-statham-shirtless-scarred-04.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/12398/jason-statham-shirtless-scarred.jpg

[The Apatow Crew]

whats with the marks on his back?

[Dark Donnie]

Not sure if these were posted....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/12398/crank2haimamy3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/12398/crank2amyhaim2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/12398/crank2_amysmart.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/12398/crank2amyhaim1.jpg

[AlteredEgo]

Not sure if these were posted....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/12398/crank2amyhaim2.jpg indeed they were not. damn. people who say amy smart isnt hot are either crazy or gay.

sooo... anyone with me in thinking that Crank 3 should be a reboot to the series, and made more ultra-realistic a la Batman Begins/ Casino Royale? It could work. :o:oldrazz:

[Eklypze]

hahaha haim looks like a weakass versioin of stonecold with a mullet on mad tv haha

[Hunter Rider]

Jason Statham's Got a Big Head (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=47044)

[Gotham]

Those are awesome. :up:

A trailer should be coming soon, no?

[ttotheusher]

I remember sitting at home one day with my dad, bored, nothing to do, and I decided to watch a film. Crank happened to be on, so we sat down and watched it, expecting it to be some average action movie. Boy, were we wrong. Crank was incredble! We both sat there at the end, stunned by what we'd just seen, and we're both highly anticipating this second one. :woot:

[Space Moose]

Jason Statham's Got a Big Head (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=47044)
That looks so surreal! This movies gonna' be awesome!

[RedIsNotBlue]

I really don't know what to make of those new pictures but I gotta say it certainly has me curious at least. But hey...Corey Haim with a mullet. That is all you need to say...I am there.

[Darkfly]

shaping up to been even wackier & more awesome than the first, can't wait :)

[Mr. Credible]

damn it... that's awesome.

apparently it's some kind of dream (or, more likely: drug induced) sequence.

i love the look, though. i know what i'm being for halloween this year, for sure.

[Warhammer]

Damn, Amy Smart has a fat ass. :up:

Here's another pic:

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/723/amysmartass1ti4.jpg

[Brian Braddock]

hahaha haim looks like a weakass versioin of stonecold with a mullet on mad tv haha

Weakass is right - no other mullet in history has come anywhere near 'the Boz' s pairfectly sculptured masterpiece:-

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b64/SUPERBENITEZ/bosworth.jpg

QTT

[Gilpesh]

Is this movie out yet? COME ON MAKE IT DONE ALREADY!

[Mr. Credible]

wow... nice butt shot, amy.

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=48281

http://i34.tinypic.com/xr5tg.jpg

[Carmine Falcone]

Can't wait for a trailer.

[dude love]

For those who criticize Chelios surviving, remember this is meant to be a modern spin of the action movies of the 80's.

Lets not forget Commando having Arnie jump out of a plane, land feet first in a shallow pond and show no ill effect.

[BeserkerHilf]

i thought it was supposed to be a real life video game

[Movies205]

i thought it was supposed to be a real life video game

Considering that Pop-Culture has become so inbred with video games making references to movies then video games making reference to those movies, and music, and the plethora of other pop media outlets. While Crank does replicate a real live video games, let's not forget quite a few of these video games are replicating the action men of the 80s, and lets not forget that many of those action men are hyper exagerated versions of the anti-heros of yester-year's film-noirs/westerns, and lets not forget that those come from hard boiled fiction of the 20-30s, and let's not forget those spawned out of the "Who-Dun-It Novels" at the turn of the century....

As you can see its very convoluted and we can cite many different sources...

[PWN3R]

Finally got around to seeing the first, and I absolutely can't wait for the next one. Crazy over-the-top escapism, how I love you.

[S.A.A.D]

Count me in for watching Crank 2,I'm glad there will be more of Amy Smart to see!

[Lunar_Wolf]

Check out www.themovieblog.com (http://www.themovieblog.com) and go to the podcasts. Brian and Mark appeared on the podcast. I asked them would there be more sequels. They said something like they started with Crank, they will end with Crank jokily.

[ttotheusher]

Check out www.themovieblog.com (http://www.themovieblog.com) and go to the podcasts. Brian and Mark appeared on the podcast. I asked them would there be more sequels. They said something like they started with Crank, they will end with Crank jokily.

If Stallone can kick arse in his 60's, why not Statham? :woot:

[D.B.]

I watched this movie with my dad the first time. As awkward as I thought it would be with the whole Amy Smart sex in public, we both laughed our asses off.

[Dark Victory]

Loved the first one. Can't wait to see this.

[ComixGirl]

Is Amy Smart going to get violated in public again in this as well? :P

[Dark Donnie]

Shouldn't we be seeing a trailer soon?

[daywalker2007]

the trailer should be out in late january or february i heard.

Transporter 3 meanwhile is on course to go over 30 million domestic by the end of this week.
i don't know what the budget was on transporter 3, but hopefully it should exceed its budget and roll in a profit.

Crank 2 is a smaller budget, so this will definitely make a profit at the Box office!

they better not put Crank 2 among so many other big releases like Transporter 3 had to suffer.

Crank 2 should be the ****!!
cant wait for this one!

[daywalker2007]

the whole plot sounds insane, but thats whats so great about this movie!

i hope the trailer is put out next month!
i can't wait any longer either!

[Bat Brain]

Has this been posted yet?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/BatBrain/crank2.jpg

Thats Maynard James Keenan and Danny Lohner, btw.

[Dark Donnie]

Haven't seen it....thanks :up:

[Colossal Spoons]

Sign me up. I have no idea why I enjoy Statham's movies so much :O

[Dark Donnie]

Red Band Trailer has been released....

[Double Down]

It doesn't look as good as the first one.

[TwilightPro101]

Eager to see this one play out.

[Dark Donnie]

Thought it looked crazy

[dude love]

Awesome.

[BeserkerHilf]

sold.

[Carmine Falcone]

That looks like an outrageous B movie action pornflick. I'll see it.

[ord0g]

I'm sold. Awesome over the top fun for all.

[Carmine Falcone]

Yeah, it's definitely a family movie. They really should release it on Christmas day. :D

[black_dust]

I liked the first one but the new trailer seems like its even cheaper and most of the **** is in the first one so its just a re-hash

Wish they left it at one

[The Chris]

Now I'm definitely going to see that. That looks like insane fun! Just like number one.

[Darkfly]

looks freaking awesome

[Hunter Rider]

You can't post the trailer here guys.

[BatMatt]

The plot obviously be one that is layered and complex with a morality subplot undertone

[Symbiotic]

This looks good. I still haven't seen all of the first one yet though.

[strikezone89]

just watched the red ban trailer and man it looks fantastic..... its going to be a fun movie to watch

[RedIsNotBlue]

Hmmm. Don't know if I can say it looks good but I gotta give them props for having the balls for making this kind of movie. It looks like a big budget action/porn flick...lol. I will certainly check it out.

[Bond]

Is Doc Miles gonna have to choke a *****?

I can't wait to see this. :lmao:

[Cmill216]

I saw this trailer today, and my jaw hit the floor.

So they used a low budget HD camera to save money, thus giving it a glorified wannabe film student look. That, plus the gargantuan amount of sex and over-the-top violence make this the single greatest piece of promotional footage in the history of ever.

[Evelisse]

I have marked my calendar, and I wasn't even a super big fan of the first one.

[Movies205]

Terrible.

[Hunter Rider]

Terrible.

It didn't do much for me either, other than spotting Jenna Haze. :o

[Movies205]

It didn't do much for me either, other than spotting Jenna Haze. :o

I don't mean to come off as trolling but that's all I can really say. The trailer I saw on YouTube looked ridiculously bad, there's nothing worse than just admitting your ****e and trying to glorify it. There was absolutely nothing to it, other than admitting we probably shouldn't of made a second movie.

[Hunter Rider]

I don't mean to come off as trolling but that's all I can really say. The trailer I saw on YouTube looked ridiculously bad, there's nothing worse than just admitting your ****e and trying to glorify it. There was absolutely nothing to it, other than admitting we probably shouldn't of made a second movie.It just came across as some adolescent drivel where the F bomb was dropped in endlessly uninteresting fashion b/c someone thought it was "Kewl" and "shocking" IMO.

[FaT_tONle]

Just saw the red band trailer on youtube... looks crazy... what you'd expect... but the one liner from the dude that helps Chelios with the "problem" over the phone was so unoriginal that it turned me off completely... definitely won't be paying to see this.

[Terminator]

It looks like Postal meets porn.

Were the women as whoreish in the first movie? I remember the sidewalk sex scene. Damn, that Amy Smart sure took a classy part.

[green]

It just came across as some adolescent drivel where the F bomb was dropped in endlessly uninteresting fashion b/c someone thought it was "Kewl" and "shocking" IMO.

Ah come on, it's a red-band trailer which to me its kinda making fun of the whole idea of a red-band trailer.

I thought it was hilarious myself.:hehe:

[The Apatow Crew]

Thought the trailer was hilarious!

What's the Linkin Park song playing in the trailer?

[Cmill216]

Thought the trailer was hilarious!

What's the Linkin Park song playing in the trailer?

Given Up

[The Apatow Crew]

Given UpCool thanks. I like the song and thought it went well with the trailer.

[dude love]

You can't post the trailer here guys.

In cases such as this is it ok to post the films IMDb page which usually links the trailer?

[Prison Mike]

I'm going to have to see the first one...the trailer for this one looked fun.

[SWAT]

Chester's back too!

[Gilpesh]

Looked like this one is going to kick more ass than the last. The directors need to make many more Crank movies.

[RedIsNotBlue]

Who the **** is Chester?

[The Apatow Crew]

Who the **** is Chester?I think I saw the lead singer of Linkin Park in the trailer. His name is chester. I don't know but i think he could be talking about that.

[RedIsNotBlue]

ohh ok yeah just checked it out on youtube. Not a Linkin Park fan but guess he has a cameo in the movie for like a few seconds.

[The Apatow Crew]

ohh ok yeah just checked it out on youtube. Not a Linkin Park fan but guess he has a cameo in the movie for like a few seconds.I thought that was him, but wasn't sure. kinda makes sense to have his band's song in the trailer.

[RedIsNotBlue]

Can't wait to see Corey Haim in a real movie again. :) Mullet and all.

[SalaciousVC]

Haha,****in 'A,that was awesome

[Eelectro 2]

this movie looks sweet. i loved the first one, thought it was highly original. hope the music is just as good. also kinda hope they bring back the satellite video game aspect of it

[Carmine Falcone]

I have the feeling they'll make another one after this.

[Prison Mike]

I think I saw the lead singer of Linkin Park in the trailer. His name is chester. I don't know but i think he could be talking about that.

yeah I saw him too. I love Linkin Park!

[The Apatow Crew]

yeah I saw him too. I love Linkin Park!Yeah, I like that song. I'm been listening over and over again.:yay:

[Octoberist]

Man, I couldn't believe what they showed in that 'trailer'. There's a shot of a woman's ass, with EVERYTHING in view. That's acceptable in porn, but in a mainstream movie?

Hmmm.

[RedIsNotBlue]

Man, I couldn't believe what they showed in that 'trailer'. There's a shot of a woman's ass, with EVERYTHING in view. That's acceptable in porn, but in a mainstream movie?

Hmmm.

Yeah just going by that trailer it seems like this movie is one dong shot away from being NC-17.

[Master Chief]

This movie is going to be the best.
They're fully taking advantage of the video game angle now, I can't wait to see how bad Chelios gets kicked around in this one. :o :o :o

[Nivek]

I really liked the first film, but something about that footage looks... under-produced or something, almost like direct to video. I can't put my finger on it, but I don't like it.

[Master Chief]

Looks like an exploitation film yo, I love it. :heart:

[Cmill216]

I really liked the first film, but something about that footage looks... under-produced or something, almost like direct to video. I can't put my finger on it, but I don't like it.

Apparently it was shot on low budget HD cams. The kind you see on high end student films. It's bizarre.

[RedIsNotBlue]

Yeah I believe they literally bought the cameras they are using from Best Buy.

[AlteredEgo]

Chester's back too!
haha, yeah, i was surprised at his cameo in the first movie. :hehe:

[Bond]

Where was Chester in the first one?

[Master Chief]

He told Chev that nasal spray gets you high.

[dude love]

I really liked the first film, but something about that footage looks... under-produced or something, almost like direct to video. I can't put my finger on it, but I don't like it.

Apparently it was shot on low budget HD cams. The kind you see on high end student films. It's bizarre.

Yeah I believe they literally bought the cameras they are using from Best Buy.

Yeah I remember the interview with Neveldine and Taylor. They also said it wouldn't look cheap though. I'm guessing they'll fix it up on post.

[TwilightPro101]

I'm game for it, but the trailer really doesn't do much more for me. The concept, Statham and Amy Smart are about the only draws for me at this point.

[Hunter Rider]

http://s.moviesmovies.ign.com/movies/video/article/945/945250/crank2_nr1_trlr1_011509_qthighwide.mov

Full trailer.

[BeserkerHilf]

red band was better

[Symbiotic]

Good trailer.

[Hunter Rider]

http://i43.tinypic.com/o8gdfl.jpg

[BeserkerHilf]

that's awesome.

[The Chris]

Even the non-profane trailer's awesome. Chev is officially Statham's coolest character. He may not do kung fu like The Transporter, but makes up for it with sheer insanity.

[Master Chief]

Chev is the greatest character ever because he's a videogame brought to life. :o

Plus Jenna Haze makes a cameo yo, that's f**king tits. :up:

[Rac]

http://s.moviesmovies.ign.com/movies/video/article/945/945250/crank2_nr1_trlr1_011509_qthighwide.mov

Full trailer.
Looking good.

[dude love]

Just like I thought, the footage from the teaser has been through post and now looks good.

[ABleedingCorpse]

Saw the latest Trailer to this film with MBV. It looks pretty damn good. I like an action film that doesn't take itself too seriously. The trailer was pretty much a laugh riot and the action looked impressive.

[Alien Anal]

i gotta say
all the posters to this movie look very ****ing cool

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/02/09/new-crank-2-movie-poster/

http://i44.tinypic.com/mvp6x5.jpg

[CelticPredator]

That tagline made me LOL hardcore.

[Hush]

Yeah this is going to be ****ing awesome, Statham is the man!

[Hunter Rider]

http://i39.tinypic.com/97pp3s.jpg

[CelticPredator]

I've talked to the guy who takes the pictures on another forum....if you care.

[gwynplaine]

http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/02/09/new-crank-2-movie-poster/

http://i44.tinypic.com/mvp6x5.jpg
I like that tagline:woot:.

[Blackheart]

I'm glad he survived the fall instead of them copping out with a "It was a dream!" sequence.

[Dark Donnie]

New Crank Trailer *Rumble Edition* (http://www.break.com/crank/crank-high-voltage.html):cwink:

[Lunar_Wolf]

New Crank Trailer *Rumble Edition* (http://www.break.com/crank/crank-high-voltage.html):cwink:

I posted this on my site, I love it.:woot:

[Nivek]

Bumpy

[Asgard]

They showed Crank on TV a couple of days ago and I tried to watch it but changed the channel after 15 minutes. I sort of liked The Transporter and thought Id give it a try but I just couldn't get into it.

Anyway the real reason why Im posting is because I found the trailer to Crank 2 to be absolutely hilarious because of the clip where Jason Stratham rips open his shirt so he could get electrocuted on the chest. It's funny to me because there's a clip almost exactly like that in the commercial for the Transporter 3 DVD.

[dude love]

Best. Tagline. EVER!

Schwarzenegger and Stallone can rest comfortably knowing trashtastic nonsense like this will keep being made long after they're gone.