Losing 40 pounds and working out with Will Smith has given Tyrese Gibson
a perspective on his life and film career. He's wants to do more on and
off the screen. With a slew of films being tossed at him from a reunion
with John Singleton in 'The A-Team' to another stint with Michael Bay
on 'Transformers 2', those films alone are plenty for his plate. Coming
next for him is a role that puts him in a car again and opposite Jason Statham in 'Death Race'.Jason Statham leads the cast of an action-thriller set in the
post-industrial wasteland of tomorrow, with the world's most brutal
sporting event as its backdrop. A penitentiary full of felons has
inspired the jailers to create a grisly pastime ripe for lucrative
kickbacks. Now, adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for
televised violence and a spectacular arena come together to form the
'Death Race.'Gibson plays his nemesis Machine Gun Joe.In speaking with Tyrese, he talked about his role in the film, Will Smith's influence on him, and his 'recent' marriage.How did "Death Race" come about for you? Tyrese Gibson: The director Paul W. S. Anderson slipped up and gave
me the movie. My people told me Paul wanted to meet with me to
determine if he was going to choose me for the film. So we went out to
eat I thought he said that I'd get a call in a couple of days after the
dinner. But he slipped up and pulled his laptop out at the table and
said this is where we are going to be filming and this is the car that
you will be driving in the film. So I was like oh, I got the movie. And
I don't think he was aware that he was giving up the movie. So I knew
then that I had the part. SOURCE:BLACKVOICES.COM