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Emile Hirsch on Speed Racer

Actor Emile Hirsch stars in the Wachowski brothers' upcoming 'Speed Racer' movie. MTV news chatted with the actor about that, along with his current film 'Into the Wild'.

MTV: You couldn't go from more of one extreme to another with your next film, "Speed Racer."

Hirsch: It was fun for me to go from a film that was mountains and nature to the most technological shoot you could ever imagine. We were on a green screen for 60 days using prototype cameras where there are only four of them in the whole world and we were using all of them! We were doing things that I didn't even think you could do. It's very stylized. It's comic-booky.

MTV: Not only do you get to be directed by the Wachowskis, but you get the chance to work with a chimp.

Hirsch: Oh yeah, Chim-Chim. Well, his name is Kenzie and there was another one named Willy. They were a lot of fun. I mean, it was crazy. It was like you were sitting around and there's a chimpanzee sitting at the table in suspenders rocking back and forth going [he makes loud chimpanzee noise].

MTV: Welcome to Hollywood.

Hirsch: Yeah, I was like, "Welcome to the circus." Then, at one point, I remember Kenzie jumped up at the kitchen table and just [he imitates a crazy chimpanzee]. He just started jumping on everyone's lap. Everyone was like, "Ah, help me! Help me, ah!"

MTV: What are you excited for an audience to see?

Hirsch: I think when they see the kind of visual aesthetic of the races and the way that the film is actually going to look, it's going to surprise people. It's the Wachowskis. They made "The Matrix." Expect big things.