Markus Kane was the main antagonist of Death Race 2.
Biography[]
Markus was a British crime boss who immigrated to America. He was extremely successful building up his organization with the help of Carl "Luke" Lucas. Luke was Kane's go-to man whenever he needed a top getaway driver. After a bank robbery went bad, Luke was arrested and sent to Terminal Island Penitentiary. Warden Medford Parks tried to persuade Luke to turn on Kane. Luke refused and the Warden warned Luke that Kane wouldn't show him the same loyalty Luke had shown him.
Kane decided that Luke was a liability and could change his mind and betray him. Kane put an open contract on Luke's life. Bill "Big Bill" attempted to kill Luke, but failed. Soon after, September Jones and R. H. Weyland created Death Race. During the course of the race, everyone was gunning for Luke, which didn't satisfy Kane, who grew increasingly so impatient that Kane killed one of his own men for failing to terminate Luke.
Kane threatened the other criminal organizations with an all out gang war in case they didn't kill Luke. Kane quickly saw that Luke's skills behind the wheel were superior to the other drivers in the race. So Kane arranged a meeting with Katrina Banks. Kane made her an offer, if she killed Luke, he would pay her a great deal of money and set her free. Katrina weighed her options and decided to help Luke win the race and stay alive. As Luke and Katrina approached the finish line, Big Bill fired a guided missile at them. Katrina bailed out in time while the missile closed in on Luke, blowing up his car and burning him alive.
Thinking he is dead, Katrina asks 14K to pay the debt that he owed Luke. 14K agreed to honor the debt and kill Kane for ordering Luke's demise. He got word to the Triad members outside the prison to kill Kane. Two Triad warriors went to Kane's home, killed all of his bodyguards and finally killed Kane.
Cast[]
Marks Kane is portrayed by Sean Bean.