Speed Racer

[Shane]

Larry and Andy Wachowski (The Matrix trilogy) will write and direct the film.

[VanHelsing]

FINALLY, another film from those brothers. It has been quite a long wait. Hopefully this will have amazing visual effects and an interesting cast! Maybe Kate Beckinsale please?

[Doom_Girl]

Full plot details have been released:

From writer/directors Larry and Andy Wachowski, the creators of the groundbreaking "The Matrix" trilogy, and producer Joel Silver comes the live-action, high-octane family adventure "Speed Racer."

Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized-the legendary Rex Racer-whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill.

Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer (John Goodman), the designer of Speed's thundering Mach 5. When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company's maniacal owner (Roger Allam) but uncovers a terrible secret-some of the biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless moguls who manipulate the top drivers to boost profits. If Speed won't drive for Royalton, Royalton will see to it that the Mach 5 never crosses another finish line.

The only way for Speed to save his family's business and the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game. With the support of his family and his loyal girlfriend, Trixie (Christina Ricci), Speed teams with his one-time rival-the mysterious Racer X (Matthew Fox)-to win the race that had taken his brother's life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible.

Slated for release on May 9, 2008, "Speed Racer" marks the Wachowski brothers' first writing/directing collaboration since "The Matrix" movies. Joel Silver, who previously worked with the Wachowskis on "The Matrix" movies and "V For Vendetta," is producing the film under his Silver Pictures banner.

The film stars Emile Hirsch ("Alpha Dog") as Speed, Christina Ricci ("Black Snake Moan") as Trixie, Matthew Fox (TV's "Lost") as Racer X, and Oscar winner Susan Sarandon ("Dead Man Walking") and John Goodman ("Evan Almighty") as Mom and Pops Racer. Rounding out the main cast are Australian actor Kick Gurry ("Spartan") as Sparky; Paulie Litt (TV's "Hope & Faith") as Sprittle; Roger Allam ("The Queen," "V For Vendetta") as Royalton; and Asian music star Ji Hoon Jung (popularly known as Rain), making his major feature film debut as a rival driver.

[faithxp]

I catch for this movie, sounds great for me. And just for the plot alone I think it was a nice movie.

[Shane]

Scheduled for wide release on May 9th, 2008.

[Shane]

Emile Hirsch as Speed Racer.
John Goodman as Pops Racer, Speed's father.
Susan Sarandon as Mom Racer, Speed's mother.
Christina Ricci as Trixie, Speed's girlfriend.
Scott Porter as Rex Racer, Speed's older brother.
Matthew Fox as Racer X, Speed's rival
Nayo Wallace as Minx, Racer X's girlfriend.
Hiroyuki Sanada as Mr. Musha, a businessman.
Rain as Taejo Togokhan,a rookie racer.
Yu Nan as the sister of Taejo Togokhan.
Richard Roundtree as Ben Burns, a commentator who was formerly a racer
Benno Fürmann as Inspector Detector.
Roger Allam as Royalton, the corrupt owner of Royalton Industries.
Kick Gurry as Sparky, Speed's mechanic.
Paulie Litt as Spritle, Speed's younger brother.
Melvil Poupaud as a race commentator.
Christian Oliver in an unnamed role.
Milka Duno as Gearbox.

[dvdmovie14]

the movie is quiet impressive let me just say that I like watching this kind of film.

[~DaRk-EyE~]

I like the car in this movie...

[morph]

Originally Posted by Shane

Scheduled for wide release on May 9th, 2008.

wow a few months left...

[VanHelsing]

This looks cartoonish as hell. I'm not exactly sure if I'm gona like it or not. But I'll still give it a try for the Wachowski brothers' sake.