Crank 2: High Voltage

[Sebastos]

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
April 19, 2008


Variety reports that Lakeshore Entertainment has found its leading lady and villain for sequel Crank 2: High Voltage, 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.

 

[Sebastos]

Very nice news.

 

[omid17]

sweet, thanks HR

 

[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.

 

[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
April 19, 2008


Variety reports that Lakeshore Entertainment has found its leading lady and villain for sequel Crank 2: High Voltage, 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?

Spoiler

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?

Spoiler

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:

Spoiler

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?

Spoiler

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

Spoiler

he isn't even playing the same character.

 

[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

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.

 

[Sebastos]

Kickass!

 

[Gotham]

Not bad. Should be really fun.

 

[Carmine Falcone]

Insane 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.