Here he comes, here comes Speed Racer.
Go Speed Racer, Go!
He’s a demon on wheels. Warner Brothers has the Speed Racer movie site up. I’m starting to kinda almost maybe sort of want to see it. I thought the idea of a live action Speed Racer movie was ridiculous before, so that’s improvement. What changed my mind? I’m not really sure. There’s not too much on the site right now. It has actors bios, a little back story, some interview footage with transcripts and a picture of an incredible Mach 5. The mighty Mach 5 looks mighty fine.
If they stick as close to the characters as they have with the Mach 5, this will be something to see. I browsed through the actors bios, just to double check who is playing who. Some of the choices seem kinda iffy to me, but a couple jumped out at me as great casting. John Goodman is Pops Racer and Matthew Fox is Racer X. I don’t think anyone more perfect could have been cast in these two roles. Granted, we won’t know if anyone working on the movie will do justice to these classic anime characters until the movie is out, and by then it’ll be too late.
Check out the site and glean what tidbits of information you can, then come back and make wild unfounded speculations about the movie. Oh, and try not to drool on your keyboard when you see the mighty Mach 5. Ah, what the heck, keyboards are cheap right?
Go Speed Racer.
Go Speed Racer.
Go Speed Racer, Go!
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