South African model-turned-actress Tanit Phoenix and beloved Mexi-can Danny Trejo are back behind the wheel of Universal Home Entertainment’s new Death Race installment. Picking up where Death Race 2 left off, the action is now set to take place in the Mexican desert.

Phoenix and Trejo will be reprising their respective roles as Katrina Banks, an ex-military sniper doing time for killing her superior officer, and pit crew chief Goldberg. Other Death Race 2 cast members are also expected to return.

The original Death Race 2000 was produced by Roger Corman in 1975 and starred chronic masturbator David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone. The film was remade by director Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil: Afterlife) in 2008 with Jason Statham in the driver’s seat. The remake earned over $72 million in worldwide coin.

Phoenix can currently be seen on the new Cinemax murder anthology series “Femme Fatales.”

The folks at Summit Entertainment are pulling out all the stops to promote director Patrick Lussier’s insanely awesome supernatural road-rager Drive Angry 3-D. Along with releasing a nude clip of former “NYPD Blue” starlet Charlotte Ross banging Nicolas Cage, the studio has provided photos of female lead Amber Heard for your viewing pleasure.

Drive Angry 3-D marks Lussier’s return to the big screen since his hit 2008 remake My Bloody Valentine 3-D. The flick stars Cage as a damned soul looking to run down the pricks that murdered his daughter and abducted his grandchild before Satan’s accountant forces him back to hell. Heard aids him on his quest.

Costars include scene-stealers William Fichtner (”Invasion”) and Billy Burke (Twilight Saga), good-guy David Morse (Disturbia), and a very nude Christa Campbell (2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams), who engages in a cat-fight with Heard (praise Jesus!).

Amber Heard made Clatto’s list of The 20 Hottest Women Working in Horror/Sci-fi Today.

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Universal Pictures is set to roll out Death Race: Frankenstein Lives, the prequel to the 2008 remake starring Jason Stathem, on DVD and Blu-ray next week. The film stars Danny Trejo, Luke Goss, Sean Bean, Ving Rhames, and gorgeous South African model-turned-actress Tanit Phoenix.

Also along for the ride is leggy up-and-comer Lauren Cohan as Death Match host—and all-around bad bitch—September Jones. The 28-year-old stunner cut her bad girl teeth playing relic thief Bela Talbot on The CW’s “Supernatural” and 500-year-old vamp Rose on the network’s hit bloodsucker soap “The Vampire Diaries.”

Cohan also stars opposite Arielle Kebbel in director Bill Eagles’ island-frightener Disturbed.

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South African model-turned-actress Tanit Phoenix and her glorious breasts are set to get your motor running on Jan. 18 with the release of Universal’s Death Race: Frankenstein Lives, the straight-to-DVD  prequel to 2008’s Jason Statham vehicle.

Phoenix plays Katrina Banks, an ex-military sniper doing time for killing her superior officer. In the following clip, the 29-year-old babe talks about her character, her unique name, and yada yada while her boobs do all the hard work in skimpy tops.

Peep it, yo:

Death Race: Frankenstein Lives costars Luke Goss, Sean Bean, Ving Rhames, Lauren Cohan, and Hollywood’s hardest working Mexi-can Danny Trejo. Universal has already announced plans for a third Death Race installment.

Up next for Phoenix is the role of narrator on HBO’s sexy new 13-part mystery series “Femme Fatales,” an Americanized version of Univision’s “Mujeres Asesinas (Murderous Women).” Phoenix is also rumored to be in the running for the role of Wonder Woman in writer/producer David E. Kelly’s TV adaptation of DC Comics’ beloved Amazonian heroine.

If you need your Phoenix fix now, however, you can catch the 5-foot-9 stunner dwarfing Corey Feldman in Lost Boys: The Thirst.

Photos from Universal Studios Home Entertainment’s upcoming prequel Death Race: Frankenstein Lives have hit the web. Directed by Roel Reine (Scorpion King: Rise of the Dead), the film stars former-prison-inmate-turned-Hollywood-headliner Danny Trejo, Sean Bean, Ving Rhames, Luke Goss, Lauren Cohan, and South African model/actress Tanit Phoenix (pictured above).

(UPDATE: SEE TANIT PHOENIX & HER GLORIOUS BREASTS IN DEATH RACE 2 BTS HERE)

Phoenix, who also headlined Corey Feldman’s mortgage payment Lost Boys: The Thirst, spoke to Skewed and Reviewed about her role:

I play Katrina Banks, an ex-military sniper sent to prison for killing her superior officer, you find out why in the film. I am forced, by the prison warden, to navigate the mustang with the lead actor, played by Luke Goss, who becomes my love interest.

I am feisty and love fast cars and I can handle my own when it comes to fighting. The only other thing I needed to wrap my head around was the scenario of being thrown in prison. Although Katrina Banks inherently is a military woman, she did kill a man, so she has to deal with prison life.

But hanging out with Danny Trejo on set helped me get into the mind of a convict. He shared some amazing stories of his past with me. I feel lucky to have had those moments to get to know him, as I consider him a part of my family now.

Damn. I knew I should have gotten my Tweety bird tattoo on my chest. Chicks dig chest tats.

The original Death Race 2000 was produced by Roger Corman in 1975 and starred chronic masturbator David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone. The film was remade by director Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil: Afterlife) in 2008 with Jason Statham in the driver’s seat. The remake earned over $72 million in worldwide coin.

Death Race: Frankenstein Lives arrives on DVD and Blu-ray on Jan. 18, 2011.

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Universal Pictures has rolled out an action-packed trailer for the straight-to-DVD prequel Death Race: Frankenstein Lives. Directed by Roel Reine, the film stars former-prison-inmate-turned-Hollywood-headliner Danny Trejo, Silent Hill’s Sean Bean,  Piranha’s Ving Rhames, “Supernatural” starlet Lauren Cohan, and South African model/actress Tanit Phoenix.

(UPDATE: TANIT IS UP FOR WONDER WOMAN/ WILL STAR IN HBO’S ‘FEMME FATALES)

Rev up the trailer:

The official synopsis reads:

Death Race 2 takes place in the very near future, as the United States economy begins to decline and violent crime starts to spiral out of control. To contain the growing criminal population, a vast network of for-profit, private prisons springs up, creating a lawless subculture ruled by gangs, cold-blooded killers and sociopaths.

The worst of these prisons is Terminal Island. Convicted cop-killer Carl Lucas arrives on the Island to serve his life sentence just as ruthlessly ambitious television personality September Jones launches the ultimate reality show, Death Race.

A brutal prison yard demolition derby that pits prisoners against each other in steel reinforced, heavily armed vehicles, Death Race offers the winner the ultimate prize: freedom — if he can survive to enjoy it. When Lucas signs up to be a driver, the stage is set for the birth of a legendary racer.

The original Death Race 2000 was produced by Roger Corman in 1975 and starred chronic masturbator David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone. The film was remade by director Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil: Afterlife) in 2008 with Jason Statham in the driver’s seat. The remake earned over $72 million in worldwide coin.

It’s time to grab your studs and dust off the old denim vest. Lionsgate Home Entertainment has set a March 2 release date for the special edition DVD reissue of the 1986 hard rock road-rager The Wraith, starring Charlie Sheen, Randy Quaid, Clint Howard, and a very sexy pre-”Twin Peaks” Sherilyn Fenn.

The press release reads:

The Wraith, the cult classic starring Golden Globe® winner Charlie Sheen (TV’s “Spin City”), Academy Award® nominee Randy Quaid (The Last Detail, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, 1973) and Clint Howard (Frost/Nixon), comes to Special Edition DVD from Lionsgate this March.

The action-packed film tells the story of a mysterious figure seeking vengeance on a gang that’s been terrorizing a small town and includes music from some of Rock-n-Roll’s greatest legends including Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, Robert Palmer and Billy Idol.

The Wraith: Special Edition DVD features fresh packaging and all new special features including audio commentary, interviews with writer/director Mike Marvin (Sunstorm) and Clint Howard along with a featurette on the Dodge M4S that was used in the film.

An interview with Clint Howard? You had me at Robert Palmer!

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Lionsgate has priced The Wraith: Special Edition at $19.99, but I’m sure you’ll find it cheaper at Amazon or the local Best Buy.