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Susan Sarandon and John Goodman join "Speed Racer"

By Karl Schneider     April 02, 2007
Source: Hollywood Reporter


Susan Sarandon in ALFIE (2004).
© Paramount Pictures
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Susan Sarandon and John Goodman are in negotiations to play the parents of Emile Hirsch in the upcoming film, Speed Racer.

Goodman is playing Pops, a race car owner and builder. Sarandon's character is the backbone of the family as well as the Mach 5 Go Racing Team.

The film follows the adventures of young race-car driver Speed (Hirsch) in his quest for glory in his thundering gadget-laden vehicle, Mach 5. The movie will feature other characters from the show, including Speed's family and his mysterious archrival, Racer X.

Speed Racer will drive into to theaters on May 9, 2008.

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ponyboy76 4/2/2007 4:35:46 AM
Give me a trailer. I think the Wachowskis are great, but I`m just not excited about this.
bernini 4/2/2007 7:02:30 AM
stupid, stupid STUPID idea for a movie!
snallygaster 4/2/2007 7:04:06 AM
I think I'm the only person on this site who is excited about this movie. I grew up watching Speed Racer after school, so there's a major nostalgia factor. Also, this is an excuse for the Wachowskis to go hog-wild on racing scenes involving fantastic cars with all sorts of surprise gizmos. I think this movie is going to be a wild ride!
wessmith1966 4/2/2007 7:24:56 AM
I'd like to see the W. Bros. make this one helluva movie, so I'll keep my fingers crossed when they release a trailer. If nothing else, the effects should be spectacular. Susan Sarandon is still one incredibly sexy woman at 60.
SlamShut 4/2/2007 8:47:10 AM
Dammit, Janet, what happened? Susan Sarandon used to be one of the hottest pieces of ass in Hollywood. Now she gets to play wifey to a fat gravybag like Goodman?
SlamShut 4/2/2007 8:48:36 AM
Dammit, Janet, what happened? Susan Sarandon used to be one of the hottest pieces of ass in Hollywood. Now she gets to play wifey to a fat gravybag like Goodman?
fft5305 4/2/2007 9:30:59 AM
Is it just me or do I not remember Speed's mom on the show? Not that I'm complaining. I agree with wessmith about SS. I remember Pops. I hope Goodman has the cheesy mustache I remember from the show. Wonder if they'll have Inspector Detector in the movie.
snallygaster 4/2/2007 10:01:47 AM
Yep, there was a Mom Racer in the original cartoon. Not a terribly memorable character, but she was a regular character.
20105 4/2/2007 10:19:27 AM
I can get behind this casting. Goodman was Fred Flintstone, why not Pops? He sort of looks and sounds like him. Just firm him up a bit in the gym and slap that mustache on and...VOILA!
Captmathman 4/2/2007 3:13:27 PM
Eh. Goodman and Sarandon are good, but not enough to sell me. I still need a trailer.
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