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The titular Speed competes in increasingly dangerous races with colorful competition to prove himself and bring glory to his family auto shop. Speed Racer is the tale of a young man living his dream of becoming a racecar driver. The anime adaptation of Speed Racer gained enormous popularity after being brought to America. Yoshida founded Tatsunoko Productions, the groundbreaking anime studio which defined the medium from the sixties to the mid-nineties. The Speed Racer franchise, known in its native Japan as Mach GoGoGo, began life in 1966 as a manga by one of the most important figures in the art form, Tatsuo Yoshida. The very best of the genre remains the colorful, action-packed, utterly uncynical Wachowskis epic Speed Racer. Pictures presentation, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, of a Silver Pictures Production.These days, fans of anime enter every American film adaptation with little to no hope, packed with cynicism after countless awful entries.

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Rounding out the main cast are Australian actor Kick Gurry (Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™SpartanР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ) as Sparky Paulie Litt (TVР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™Hope & FaithР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ) as Spritle Roger Allam (Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™The Queen,Р Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™V For VendettaР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ) as Royalton and Asian music star Ji Hoon Jung (popularly known as Rain), making his major feature film debut as a rival driver.Р вЂќР’В«ased on the classic series created by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida, the live-action Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™Speed RacerР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ will showcase the kind of revolutionary visual effects and cutting-edge storytelling that have become the benchmarks of the Wachowski brothersР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћ films.

The film stars Emile Hirsch (Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™Alpha DogР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ) as Speed, Christina Ricci (Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™Black Snake MoanР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ) as Trixie, Matthew Fox (TVР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™LostР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ) as Racer X, and Oscar winner Susan Sarandon (Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™Dead Man WalkingР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ) and John Goodman (Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™Evan AlmightyР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ) as Mom and Pops Racer.

Joel Silver, who previously worked with the Wachowskis on Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™The MatrixР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ movies and Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™V For Vendetta,Р Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ is producing the film under his Silver Pictures banner. Slated for release on May 9, 2008, Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™Speed RacerР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ marks the Wachowski brothersР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћ first writing/directing collaboration since Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™The MatrixР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ movies. 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 brotherР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible. The only way for Speed to save his familyР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs business and the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game. If Speed wonР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћt drive for Royalton, Royalton will see to it that the Mach 5 never crosses another finish line.

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When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the companyР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs 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.

Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer (John Goodman), the designer of SpeedР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs thundering Mach 5. 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. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless.

Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is a natural behind the wheel. From writer/directors Larry and Andy Wachowski, the creators of the groundbreaking Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™The MatrixР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ trilogy, and producer Joel Silver comes the live-action, high-octane family adventure Speed Racer.

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