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Speed Racer: The Mach 5 Races to Big Screen

by Trevor Kimball, April 17, 2007

Go, Speed Racer, Go!Start your engines everyone! The high-tech animated racecar of the 1960s, the Mach 5, and its driver Speed Racer are heading to the big screen for a live-action adaptation.

If you can believe it, the project’s actually been in the works for over 15 years. At various times, Johnny Depp was scheduled to play the title role, Vince Vaughn was cast as Racer X and Marc Levin, Jennifer Flackett, J. J. Abrams, Patrick Read Johnson, Julien Temple were all connected.

Now that it’s finally on the road, the current incarnation looks like it will be a true star-studded event. Emile Hirsch will star as the heroic Speed with Christina Ricci (The Addams Family) as his faithful girlfriend Trixie. John Goodman (The Flintstones) will play bombastic racecar builder and Speed’s father Pops and Academy Award-winner Susan Sarandon will play Speed’s Mom. Casting is still underway for the role of Speed’s rival, Racer X. Unfortunately, there’s been no mention of casting of team mechanic Sparky, Speed’s younger brother Spritle or the pivotal role of Chim-Chim the monkey. C’mon, what would Speed Racer be without them?

For a film about racing, you may be hard pressed to find any actual cars in the picture. Co-producer Joel Silver has commented that the film may be almost entirely computer-generated, saying, “I don’t know if we’ll even use any cars.”

Larry and Andy Wachowski have written this Warner Bros. production and will be directing it as well. They plan to keep it family-friendly so that it will be able to reach a wide audience. President of Domestic Distribution Dan Fellman said, “We have been excited about Speed Racer since we first announced the project. We see it as a movie with broad-based, worldwide appeal — from adults to teens to families — making it the perfect film to lead off our exciting 2008 Summer slate.”

High-definition filming on Speed Racer is expected to begin on June 5th in Berlin. A May 9, 2008 release is planned. Stay tuned! TV Series Finale home page


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