Speed Racer Preview Clips

We finally have some preview clips of Speed Racer, upcoming movie adaptation of the 1960's Japanese anime:

The car is a living breathing thing.


Local fan favorite.


The Immortal Blade of Bezerko.
Spritle (Paulie Litt) and Chim-Chim picture themselves inside their favorite anime show.


I'll take Racer!


Ninja Attack.


Ice Cave.


We've got work to do.



Grand Prix


A 3-minute preview clip of Speed Racer

The Wachowsky brothers who have directed the movie Speed Racer have done a good job. Besides the member of the cast was selected. This movie is going to be cult not only for its definitely revolutionary use of CGI but also for the movie itself!
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Speed Racer TV Spots

Speed Racer official release is for less than two months. So the promotion is warming up and tv spots are aired for the upcoming movie adaptation of the 1960's Japanese anime.

Here below some Speed Racer tv spots:

What an amazing movie! And how gorgeous those cars are!
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Do you remember Speed Racer?

To help you wait for the trailer of Speed Racer the movie, here the opening of the orginal animated series:

And here an extract from Speed Racer:

Mach 5 is really gorgeous ! And what a sound!

I wonder if Mach 5 will have as much buttons in the movie ???
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Update:
Speed Racer Trailer has been released so we now have the answer to our question: it's yes!
Have a look to this snapshot from the movie:

Mach 5 does have plenty of geeky buttons in Speed Racer the movie like in the original Japanese animated series!
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Speed Racer in May 2008

Speed racer was originally an Japanese animated series in the 1960's. The heroes was of the series was a young race car driver, Speed Racer, attempting to obtain glory, with the help of his family and the Mach 5, the advanced -and kind of geeky- car created by his father.
It becaame a successful franchise in the United States: Speed Racer had a wide success among the American teens at this time.

The Wachowsky brothers have decided to revamp the myth and to adapt to the cinema.
The movie will star Emile Hirrsh as Speed racer.

Let's listen at Emile Hirrsh talking about his role in Speed racer the movie:

And here below an interview of Christina Ricci who will play trixie, Speed Racer's girlfriend:

Looks like a good family movie is in store.
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