The movie spawned four sequels, starting with Death Wish II in 1982, followed by Death Wish 3 in 1985, then Death Wish 4: The Crackdown in 1987, eventually culminating with Death Wish V: The Face of Death in 1994.
It seems as though he will be playing a character that didn’t appear in the original 1974 Death Wish movie.
Prior to boarding Death Wish, Eli Roth had been attached to direct the giant shark movie Meg, but he exited the project and found his way to this vigilante thriller.
Eli Roth’s remake of Death Wish has added yet another veteran actor to its cast.