Guest valenti Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 2008?! i thought they are already shooting this movie. we have to wait for another year to see this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MythnoonA Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Hollywood, please stop destroying my childhood. I don't think I'm even going to try and watch it. Speed was my first crush--at 3. I never thought of him as 'Asian or white'--he was just Speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop-Shoop-A-Loop Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 First look: 'Speed Racer's' demon on wheels By Scott Bowles, USA TODAY Emile Hirsch was 6 years old when he saw his first episode of the cartoon Speed Racer and, more important, caught a glimpse of the Mach 5. "It was one of the coolest things I'd ever seen," Hirsch says by phone from Germany, where filming will begin next week on the movie adaptation. "That's when I started thinking it would be great to be on TV. And have one of those." Sixteen years later, he finally got behind the wheel of the speedster, which gets its first look here and will be at the heart of the film, due May 9, 2008. "My first thought was, 'Yeah, they got the car right,' " he says. "That's one of the best things about the show, so it was always going to be one of the most important parts of the movie." That and the return of Andy and Larry Wachowski, the brothers who are making their first directorial effort since The Matrix trilogy. Like Hirsch, the brothers grew up on the popular 1960s Japanese cartoon about the adventures of a racing family — and its pet chimpanzee, Chim Chim. "The TV show was the brothers' introduction to Japanese animation," says Joel Silver, a friend of the press-shy Wachowskis and producer of Racer and the Matrix films. "They fell in love with the genre. They said they'd been making R-rated movies their whole lives and wanted to do something their nephews and nieces could watch." The film, Silver says, will have a "retro future" look and will center on Speed (Hirsch) trying to make a name for himself in the racing world despite the efforts of corporate giants to foil his career. The film also stars Christina Ricci as girlfriend Trixie and Matthew Fox as Speed's older brother, Racer X. Like the Matrix films and the Wachowski-produced V for Vendetta, Racer "has a lot to say about remaining independent and thinking for yourself," Hirsch says. "The brothers weren't just looking to do the TV show on film." Unlike those darker movies, Racer "is going to be very bright, very family-friendly," Silver says. "And it will have great effects like TheMatrix, just with the car." A car that will not see much time on pavement. The Mach 5 will be placed on a crane and most effects will be computer-generated. One real effect, though: Chim Chim. "They're using a real monkey," Hirsch says. "Just don't call him that. He's a chimpanzee. He gets upset if you call him a monkey." Source: USA Today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucasBunny Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 ^OMG the Mach 5 looks amazing I wanna get in lol. It's perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yoojini Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Whaaat? We have to wait a whole other year?? No fair! XD i know! not at all!><; anywhos, found while youtubing. i didn't know matthew fox was casted as speed's rival! lol. i like the cast so far...they look like the characters in the anime.xD emilie's soooooo cute like speed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucasBunny Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 ^yeh I think emile looks alot like the real speed lol plus we all know Racer X is really Speed's brother right?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melkimx Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 i told my bro the guy from LOST would be in this movie, and he said, "he must be playing racer X, because that's who he looks like." i guess he was right i never watched this very much so... idk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adikkeluangman Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Rain and Park Joon Hyung of god will act together in this movie... I can't wait... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetsuya Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 I imagined it to be totally different since it was coming form the Wachowski Brothers... but... WHAT THE HECK 0_0.... reminds me of willy wonka... :/ http://www.justpressplay.net/movies/speed-...racer-pics.html ~bigger pictures on the USATODAY link http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2...er_N.htm?csp=34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest losborrachos Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 dude, matthew fox is gonna be a hot racer x. another film i'm really excited abt. next summer is gonna be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucasBunny Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 ^yeh this is gonna be a good movie! sooooo looking forward to it the guy looks sooooo much like Speed omg everyone looks so much like the cartoon best casting ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jasej1 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 http://movies.aol.com/movie/speed-racer-2008/28066/main Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest uninfatuated Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 wow just watched it. i caught a glimpse of Bi in there. the trailer didn't look that amazing though, very CGI haha. maybe i'll check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Happy_Day Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII~~~~~ I cannot believe he's going to be in a Hollywood movie, it's just amazing! I just hope it's a pretty big role, not like Sung Kang's roles in those blockbuster movies these days .. so disappointing AHHHHHHHHHHHHH, but he doesn't look that good with the red streaks Ummm, by the way.. Is that guy with the white hair who's shaving.. that oldest member in G.O.D?! It looks EXACTLY LIKE HIM.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest octoberbaby Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Joon from GOD!!! His hair looks funky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Melyxcious Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Oh the guy from The Girl Next Door and Alphadog's .. Speed? Interesting o: I see Bi! Lol ... and ninja stuff o.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nacj88 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 im so excited for this movie...im like only gonna go out to see it to see my lovely Rain hehehe i wanna see how his English improved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BabyK Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Oh hohoho!!!! It looks interesting XD But I read from a forum about Bi that they bumped up his role to someone who like speaks more. So I'm excited to see how much his English has improved. And also read that Bi did all of his own stunts too^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucasBunny Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG THIS MOVIE LOOKS SOOOOO COOL!!!! I cannot wait I'm not being biased just because Bi is in it either this movie is going to be fire and two or my fav actors (Susan Sarandon and Bi) are gonna be in it :w00t: :w00t: I wish 2008 would get here man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbie. Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Can't wait for this movie. Yay for Rain. Thanks for the link. <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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