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"Speed Racer" coming May 9, 2008.

By Karl Schneider     March 10, 2007
Source: Warner Bros


SPEED RACER COLLECTION: Volume One
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According to Warner Bros, the live action film, Speed Racer, will head to theaters on May 9, 2008, two weeks earlier than previously announced.

The film, written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, will follow the adventures of the young race car driver Speed in his quest for glory in his thundering Mach 5.

"We have been excited about 'Speed Racer' since we first announced the project," said Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution.  "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. We want to give 'Speed Racer' the maximum playability throughout the season, so moving it up to the earliest possible date made the most sense."


KJ's Take:  The move was a foregone conclusion once Indiana Jones 4 parked itself on the same date, was just a matter of where to.  Speed Racer will now have Iron Man opening the week before it, Narnia opening the week after, and then Indiana Jones 4 ... gulp.

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theCOLLECTOR 3/10/2007 1:20:19 AM
-ahem- WHYYYYY!?!??! What is the point of making this? Maybe it is because the cartoon was horrible in my eyes.......just horrible.
sharpe95th 3/10/2007 1:45:37 AM
Whenever a distributor becomes the mouthpiece for a movie you know it's going to suck and lack any coherence or intelligence...too bad. Speed was an icon growing up for me when Scooby Doo, Jabberjaw, and Sigmund yucked it up. Speed went straight for the thrills. AND with a cool-ASS car like the Mach-V. I just hope they keep the M-shaped chassis...
raa2001 3/10/2007 2:19:30 AM
hmm. dont the Wachowskis have a lawsuit against them for stealing the Matrix story? If you've noticed, they havent really made anything original. They always use other people's stories and turn them into blockbusters. I mean if they are suppose to be great filmmakers they should be making original films that meet or exceed films done by George Lucas, Spielberg, Peter Jackson, etc.
UNSANEtrev 3/10/2007 2:45:05 AM
This is like having a stomach ache and looking forward to a good dump
madmanic999 3/10/2007 4:33:19 AM
lol #4.... gotta agree.... this project is a turd waiting to be flushed.
almostunbiased 3/10/2007 10:19:11 PM
Classic #4, classic.
scoxocs 3/10/2007 10:43:47 PM
But this is the Wachowski's. So I expect this turd to do 5 flips in the air in slow motion while dodging bullets in real time. The Speed Racer car will also drive in slow motion, or stand still for that matter. It will be a bright and shiny turd, is my point.
fft5305 3/12/2007 10:31:44 AM
Oh Jesus, #4. Thanks! I haven't laughed like that since I was a little girl...
wessmith1966 3/12/2007 1:29:04 PM
I imagine the visuals and special effects will be pretty cool, but I just can't imagine making Speed Racer into a two-hour movie. I'll have to see a trailer before I make the trek to the theater for this one.
dallaswinston 3/12/2007 2:26:04 PM
SPEED RACER RULES... IM GLAD they are finally making this movie !
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