'Death Race' gets last-minute tweak

Tyrese Gibson in 'Death Race'Tyrese Gibson, who plays Machine Gun Joe in the upcoming remake of "Death Race," recently told The Can magazine that a new ending to the film was shot just weeks before its opening this Friday.

The new ending was apparently a response to "feedback from the fans." I'm guessing he means reactions from test audiences, because it's unlikely a film that hasn't been theatrically released can have that many fans. The new ending apparently sets up the possibility of a sequel better than the original one did.

I'm not sure that it's a good sign that the film is being tinkered with this close to its release. But, I'll still go see it because it looks sufficiently explodey for my tastes.

(Jorge Sosa is a staff writer for the Hutchinson Leader. He can be reached at sosa@hutchinsonleader.com)