Guest JiNi; Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 American production All Reuters Movie News Christina Ricci gears up for "Speed Racer" Saturday April 14 1:03 PM ET Christina Ricci is joining "Matrix" creators Larry and Andy Wachowski's live-action adaptation of the 1960s cartoon "Speed Racer." Emile Hirsch, Susan Sarandon and John Goodman already have boarded the high-octane Warner Bros. project, which is based on the anime series created by Tatsuo Yoshida for Japanese audiences and later imported to the U.S. "Speed" centers on a young race car driver, Speed (Hirsch), and his quest for glory in his thundering, gadget-laden vehicle Mach 5. Ricci will star as Speed's girlfriend Trixie, his formidable ally on and off the track. ADVERTISEMENT The show revolved around Speed's family. In the big-screen adaptation, Goodman will play Pops, a race car owner and builder. Sarandon is on board as Pops' wife, the backbone of the family as well as the Mach 5 Go Racing Team. The Wachowskis, who are writing and directing, are eyeing a summer shoot in Berlin with a summer 2008 release. The casting is a change in direction for Ricci, who has tended to star in such indie-oriented fare as "Monster," "Penelope" and the recent "Black Snake Moan." She also appeared on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," a turn that earned her an Emmy nomination last year. hmmm here we go again hope its good~ Rain(Bi) is Taejo Togokhan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vanjuve Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 LOL! Ricci does remind me of Trixie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MissMonika Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 While my faith in American production of comic book/video games movies is small, I really hope this turns out to be at least a decent movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yoojini Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 aww, emile's got a cute n' small face like speed too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JiNi; Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 And supposely Rain will starr in this movie as well Of what role is not confirmed yet but he'll be attending a press conference in Berlin at the end of this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Soy Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 ahh PLEASE do not mess u p this movie .. haha i love speed racer and if they kill this .. i will hate .. movies forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucasBunny Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 And supposely Rain will starr in this movie as well Of what role is not confirmed yet but he'll be attending a press conference in Berlin at the end of this month. Rain should be racer X! lol so what if he's asian and the main guy is white lol who cares. I loved him in the cartoon lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Malice_Kaiser Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Ohh, I'm excited now. XDDD Wanna see Rain in this movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest monchichi Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 I wonder if they'll be talking the same in the movie as they did in the Eng dub of the anime hahahaha... Oh well, I liked the Matrix movie, so I hope this one will be just as good!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cyberfruit Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Hollywood, please stop destroying my childhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Access DENIED Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 ick..not the Wachowskis. I feel that Speed Racer will be lackluster because of these guys. The first matrix was all right, but not the sequels. V for vendetta was mediocre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucasBunny Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 I think this is going to be good I think they got the casting down pretty well! Especially goodman lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Happy_Day Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 So I heard Racer X is Matthew Fox?! I love him in Lost woohoo!!!! I wonder what role Bi will have.. Is there an Asian role in the original cartoon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest joyyang Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Rain Lands Part in Hollywood Movie The Korean singer and actor Rain has a foot in the door in Hollywood after being cast in "Speed Racer," the next film by the Wachowski brothers, who created "The Matrix." Rain is to play a character who takes part in high-speed car races to secure his father's company. RainЎЇs manager claimed the K-pop starЎЇs role "holds the key to the movie.Ў± Ў°Though it is a supporting role, Rain will manage the flow of the movie between the two main parts." The characterЎЇs name has not been decided. He was picked by the director after competing with 20 Asian actors including top stars in Asia. Rain met with the Wachowski bothers at Berlin in April. He will participate in a production press conference in Berlin on May 31, and start filming in the German capital for two months after finishing his world tour in June. "Speed Racer" is based on the popular Japanese animation "Mach Go Go." The movie is expected to be released next May and cost W260 billion (US$1=W924). Emile Hirsch, who starred in "The Girl Next Door," is to play the hero Speed. Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, Christina Ricci will also appear in supporting roles. "It is my debut in Hollywood. I will do my best, taking each step cautiously,Ў± Rain was quoted in a press release as saying. It is the singerЎЇs second movie role after "I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK" directed by Park Chan-wook. Park Joong-hoon was the first Korean actor to appear in a Hollywood movie. http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/new...0705170015.html creadits: asianfanaticsforum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Happy_Day Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 ^ Yay!!!! Wow, I hope it's a good part!!! I wonder if he will gain a lot of American fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest L_O_V_E Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 it's confirmed! im so glad rain's deciding to act in this!! can't wait to see it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest itonobara Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 YEAH!!!! So happy that Rain is going to be in a US movie!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KuYA II Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 ooo thats awsome i can't wait to see how he acts =). Any release date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest extrapetite Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 ^9 May 2008 according to http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0811080/ but that is subject to change maybe? OoOo i can't wait to see this.. mMmM that site shows more of the cast it doesn't have Rain's part though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Malice_Kaiser Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 ^ Whaaat? We have to wait a whole other year?? No fair! XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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