Tyrese Gibson star as Machine-Gun Joe in Death Race.

The 2 Fast 2 Furious star plays jail yard thug Machine Gun Joe, opposite Jason Statham's Frankenstein, in the film - and he was determined to nail his portrayal.

He says, "I got so dark in this film... I stayed in character and I never came out. People really thought that I was Machine Gun Joe. I'm not even a method actor but I had to jump into what I consider method acting on this.

"When I had the guys following me around in the prison yard, I ran the prison yard and I had to keep that hat on because I know a lot of people that have actually been to prison and ran prison yards. I want them to be the ones to walk up to me and say, 'Yo you did your s**t in this movie!'"

Source: WENN