Speed Racer

[paperboy]

And audience attention spans just got a little shorter...

[Eric]

It'll be both, clearly.

Is that Al Gore yelling at Speed Racer?

[anonymous1980]

The trailer.

This is either going to be really bad or really good.

No middle-ground!

[Zahveed]

Release Date - March 8, 2008

Film wrap - August 25, 2007

The film was shot in Berlin entirely against greenscreen in high-definition. The Mach 5 is a real vehicle but will be hung from a crane instead of driven on pavement. The film will have a "retro future" look.

CAST
Emile Hirsh - Speed Racer
John Goodman - Pops Racer
Susan Surandon - Mom Racer
Christina Ricci - Trixie
Scott Porter - Rex Racer
Matthew Fox - Racer X
Nayo Wallace - Minx
Hiroyuki Sanada - Mr. Musha
Rain - Teojo Togokhan
Richard Roundtree - Ben Burns
Benno Furmann - Inspector Detector
Roger Allam - Royalton
Kick Gurry - Sparky
Paulie Litt - Spritle
Melvil Poupaud - Race Commentator
Milka Duno - Gearbox
Chimpanzee - Chim Chim


Note: The rights to the sound effects and theme song from the t.v. show were purchased for the film. That'll be interesting...

*All information taken from the very reliable articles of Wikipedia.

[MovieWes]

Vince Vaughn is also joining the cast. Rumors suggest that he will be playing Racer X.

[VanHelsing]

Emile Hirsch has been cast in the lead role. Too bad for Zac Efron - he can still choose to be a diva on the set of HSM and keep losing roles on the big screen.

And they're aiming for 'G' rating.

[anonymous1980]

I thought they would be called the 'Wachowski SIBLINGS' now since one of them is getting a sex change operation or something.

[OscarGuy]

WARNER BROS. PICTURES AND VILLAGE ROADSHOW PICTURES


GIVES “SPEED RACER” A GO



The Wachowski Brothers’ New “Speed Racer”
Feature Film Being Planned for a Summer 2008 Release



BURBANK, CA, October 31, 2006 – “Speed Racer” is on a fast track to the big screen in an all-new, live-action feature film that will reunite the filmmaking team behind “The Matrix,” it was announced today by Jeff Robinov, President of Production, Warner Bros. Pictures. “Speed Racer” will be written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, marking the brothers’ first writing/directing collaboration since their groundbreaking “Matrix” movies. The film will be produced by Joel Silver.

Currently slated for release in Summer 2008, “Speed Racer” will re-team the Wachowskis and Silver with several of the creative behind-the-scenes talent from “The Matrix” films, including executive producer Grant Hill, and visual effects supervisor John Gaeta, who won an Oscar for his work on “The Matrix.”

Based on the classic series created by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida, the big-screen “Speed Racer” will follow the adventures of the young race car driver Speed in his quest for glory in his thundering Mach 5. It will feature other characters that fans of the show will remember, including Speed’s family and his mysterious arch-rival, Racer X. The new high-octane actioner will combine the kind of revolutionary visual effects and cutting-edge storytelling that have become the benchmarks of the Wachowski brothers’ films, bringing “Speed Racer” into the 21st century.

In making the announcement, Robinov stated, “We believe ‘Speed Racer’ will appeal to every audience demographic. In bringing this new adventure to the screen with state-of-the-art effects and a story for today’s audiences, we hope to thrill those who grew up with Speed and his Mach 5, while enticing a new generation of fans. There is no one better suited to accomplish that than the Wachowski brothers and Joel Silver.”

“Speed Racer” will be a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, of a Silver Pictures production.