Rollerball is a 2002 remake of the 1975 science-fiction film of the same name. This updated version stars Chris Klein, Jean Reno, LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn, and Naveen Andrews. It was directed by John McTiernan and has a much greater concentration on action with more muted social and political overtones. Unlike the first film, it takes place in the present rather than a seemingly dystopian future. It is the year 2005. The new sport of Rollerball is hugely popular in Central Asia, Russia, China, Mongolia, and Turkey. Marcus Ridley invites NHL hopeful Jonathan Cross to join him playing for... the Zhambel Horsemen in Kazakhstan. The highly paid Marcus and Jonathan are teamed with low-paid locals, who are often severely injured in the game, which is an extraordinarily violent extension of roller derby involving motorcycles, a metal ball, and many trappings of the World Wrestling Federation . Soon the team's star and the darling of promoter Alexi Petrovich , Jonathan, is thrilled by the high-octane sport, the hype, the sports cars, and female team mate Aurora .
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| Release date: | February 8, 2002 |
| Directed by: | John McTiernan |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 98 Minutes |
| Producer: | John McTiernan, Beau St. Clair, Charles Roven |
| Editor: | John Wright |
| Music by: | Julianne Jordan, Laura Z. Wasserman, Pink, Eric Serra |
| Screenplay by: | Larry Ferguson, John Pogue |
| Estimated budget: | $70,000,000 |
| Genre: | Science Fiction, Action |