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Crank 2: High Voltage

POSTED BY Steve Bennett | MONDAY JANUARY 5 AT 11:00 PST 

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. 

Studio: Lionsgate

Rating: n/a

Release Date: April 17th, 2009

Babes to Watch For: Amy Smart

NISPEL\'S EQUATION: \'CRANK\' + \'TAKEN\' = PACEMAKER

NISPEL'S EQUATION: 'CRANK' + 'TAKEN' = PACEMAKER

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According to Production Weekly, Marcus Nispel, director of both the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th remakes, is attached to direct Pacemaker, written by Lars Jacobsen.  Jacobsen's only other credits are as writer/director/producer of Baby Blues, a psychological thriller about post-mortem depression, and as writer of C.O.D., in development at Dreamworks.  Pacemaker is described as "Crank meets Taken," which unfortunately results in the portmanteau Tank.  Also, with a name like Pacemaker, it conjures up a "Crank meets Cocoon" pitch line.  What?  You'd see that?  And you'd like to see the promotional one-sheet?  Right now?  In the room?  So glad you asked... More...
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CRANK 2\'S AMY SMART HAS A STRANGE CONCEPT OF BIKINI TOPS

CRANK 2'S AMY SMART HAS A STRANGE CONCEPT OF BIKINI TOPS

CRANK 2: HIGH VOLTAGE | Reviews | Videos | Forum | News | Photos
Tomorrow, Crank: High Voltage opens in theaters, and Jason Statham's Chev Chelios will reunite with Eve, played by Amy Smart. No word on whether or not she'll reprise her gratuitously open-air sex scene from the first film, but the pasties above are more amenable to our tastes than the image of Statham grinding on Amy like a pirate on shore leave.Where else you can Get Smart:  Amy had a bit part in Starship Troopers, did a short stint on 'Scrubs,' played opposite Ashton Kutcher in The Butterfly Effect, played Holly, one of the love interests in the Starsky & Hutch remake, and more recently can be seen screaming in Mirrors.  She also has repeatedly voiced Strawberry Shortcake on 'Robot Chicken.'  Pointless Quote: "As a kid, I loved being surrounded by mountains, creeks and animals.  Check out the photos of Amy as nature intended after the jump. More...