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Has Warner Bros Already Cast Their SPEED RACER?!

Hey, everyone. ”Moriarty” here.

It’s Christmas.

It’s slow.

Let’s run a crazy rumor, shall we?

Long time reader, first time contributor!!!

I currently work for Time Warner in London England and had the shock of my life today. 2007 Production roster arrived today at the UK's WB marketing slate for 2008. What stuck out the most was a production called Shaolin Cowboy by the WB. Now after a few hours of investigating with our LA team it turns out that Shaolin Cowboy (The Wachowski brothers first comic book title released last year) is a covert name for SPEED RACER to be directed by the Wachowski brothers(Hence the WB initials). Now in the slate doc it showed clearly in capital letters the name of Keanu Reeves under the main title. Not only does this show that NEO (A.K.A Keanu) is reteaming with the Matrix team but seems to be the main role.

If this is so, it looks like a great casting choice for our hero of SPEED RACER.

If you use this please refer to me as PAC.

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First to the finish line
by Cletus Van Damme
Dec 22nd, 2006
10:01:58 PM
Damn you Micheal Bay
by Nairb The Movie
Dec 22nd, 2006
10:07:11 PM
Keanu
by ewokstew
Dec 22nd, 2006
10:07:45 PM
No
by SanityKaos
Dec 22nd, 2006
10:12:09 PM
It's a Ruse
by Chadillac69
Dec 22nd, 2006
10:13:37 PM
I can see him as Racer X
by hktelemacher
Dec 22nd, 2006
10:13:40 PM
this movie is gonna really stupid
by triplefive
Dec 22nd, 2006
10:16:31 PM
no, speed racer is japanese
by getsomebs
Dec 22nd, 2006
10:17:28 PM
He's Racer X
by Saluki
Dec 22nd, 2006
10:24:50 PM
and of course...
by malcolm_mccallum
Dec 22nd, 2006
10:28:16 PM
What about Haley Joel Osment?
by TheSplinter
Dec 22nd, 2006
10:29:54 PM
Whoa.
by Billyeveryteen
Dec 22nd, 2006
10:56:50 PM
Fucking Frodo is Speed Racer...
by Read and Shut Up
Dec 22nd, 2006
11:08:42 PM
what about...
by kahootz
Dec 22nd, 2006
11:24:39 PM
duh
by smutpeddlar
Dec 22nd, 2006
11:27:41 PM
Keanu Reeves was in 'Speed' so now he's 'Speed Racer'!
by Johnno
Dec 22nd, 2006
11:33:01 PM
Frodo is Elijah Wood
by Johnno
Dec 22nd, 2006
11:38:41 PM
Damn You Rachel Ray! Jeff Gordon IS Speed Racer!
by Darth Fabulous
Dec 22nd, 2006
11:48:10 PM
231st....
by Freefinger
Dec 23rd, 2006
12:01:31 AM
Elijah Wood on The Osbornes
by Freefinger
Dec 23rd, 2006
12:04:55 AM
Please Make It Stop
by Mr. Winston
Dec 23rd, 2006
12:31:50 AM
Racer X Racer X
by kafka07
Dec 23rd, 2006
01:13:23 AM
Damn you Michael Bay
by MCMLXXVI
Dec 23rd, 2006
01:20:18 AM
MetalWater is right
by drakeavenue
Dec 23rd, 2006
01:30:37 AM
If Speed Racer is meant as a franchise,Keanu is too old
by Chris38
Dec 23rd, 2006
05:33:54 AM
RE: Speed Racer should be played by . . .
by The Tao of Joe
Dec 23rd, 2006
05:50:50 AM
Tom Welling?
by Kurutteru Yatsu
Dec 23rd, 2006
07:16:26 AM
Speed Racer: Tokyo Fart
by smartbum
Dec 23rd, 2006
07:28:52 AM
Fuck Speed Racer! I wants me some Marine Boy action!
by Uncle Stan
Dec 23rd, 2006
07:32:12 AM
I rather see Shaolin Cowboy
by cromulent
Dec 23rd, 2006
07:46:12 AM
Keanu is part Asian, so who cares if he's not Japanese
by Monkey_King
Dec 23rd, 2006
08:34:51 AM
Casting
by KarmicRelief
Dec 23rd, 2006
09:04:24 AM
What happen to Sinbad?
by Norm3
Dec 23rd, 2006
09:21:16 AM
TOO FREAKIN OLD!
by blackshuck
Dec 23rd, 2006
09:30:43 AM
blackshuck
by zacdilone
Dec 23rd, 2006
09:36:07 AM
GWB for Chim-Chim?
by zacdilone
Dec 23rd, 2006
09:36:34 AM
Boring.
by superninja
Dec 23rd, 2006
11:13:03 AM
I guess he could be Racer X.
by superninja
Dec 23rd, 2006
11:16:19 AM
Zac Efron for Speed
by grillskill
Dec 23rd, 2006
11:41:23 AM
I like Woods as Speed.
by cooterbrown
Dec 23rd, 2006
11:57:31 AM
Woods is too fem.
by superninja
Dec 23rd, 2006
11:58:52 AM
You now what - just saw the Efron post...
by cooterbrown
Dec 23rd, 2006
11:59:54 AM
James Franco would make a great Speed.
by superninja
Dec 23rd, 2006
12:06:58 PM
I forgot about Chim Chim.
by superninja
Dec 23rd, 2006
12:08:15 PM
My catsing for the Speed Racer movie...
by Uncapie
Dec 23rd, 2006
12:12:09 PM
MCMLXXVI
by damned-dirty-ape
Dec 23rd, 2006
12:12:17 PM
Oh, I meant the little fat kid, Spridel, not the monkey
by superninja
Dec 23rd, 2006
12:18:31 PM
WELL
by THE KNIGHT
Dec 23rd, 2006
12:50:03 PM
i just found out....
by Malebolgia
Dec 23rd, 2006
01:32:32 PM
i just dound out...
by KarmicRelief
Dec 23rd, 2006
02:00:05 PM
This could be filmed in a month
by snomusic
Dec 23rd, 2006
02:03:37 PM
*simply, *alone
by snomusic
Dec 23rd, 2006
02:06:53 PM
I believe he's Racer X.
by Neo Zeed
Dec 23rd, 2006
02:18:25 PM
Racer X is a good guess
by Pipple
Dec 23rd, 2006
02:36:20 PM
Whoever said this movie should have
by Pipple
Dec 23rd, 2006
02:39:11 PM
I don't care anymore
by The Ghost of Marcus Brody
Dec 23rd, 2006
02:49:30 PM
Dot's little ol' me, Pipple.
by Uncapie
Dec 23rd, 2006
02:54:16 PM
Speed Racer should be...
by Tron8278
Dec 23rd, 2006
04:30:56 PM
Gong Li
by capitol f
Dec 23rd, 2006
04:42:34 PM
Keanu works. Ja.red Leto would've been better
by R.C. the "Wise"
Dec 23rd, 2006
05:01:04 PM
Mr. Anderson....
by uss cygnus
Dec 23rd, 2006
05:19:34 PM
Faithful Adaptation
by nemesisdarkside
Dec 23rd, 2006
05:21:54 PM
Lame.
by SWR 77
Dec 23rd, 2006
05:24:02 PM
James Franco
by QuinnTheEskimo
Dec 23rd, 2006
05:46:45 PM
That is most NON-TRIUMPHANT!
by fAbs
Dec 23rd, 2006
06:14:56 PM
Beyonce Knowles to play Speed Racer!
by Johnno
Dec 23rd, 2006
06:30:15 PM
Harold from Harold and Kumar
by thebearovingian
Dec 23rd, 2006
07:11:05 PM
Keanu Reeves is Isreali
by emeraldboy
Dec 23rd, 2006
07:16:35 PM
Rosie O'Donnell would be perfect for the role.
by bioforge
Dec 23rd, 2006
07:59:50 PM
James Franco would be a better Kirk.
by superninja
Dec 23rd, 2006
08:24:36 PM
I like Matt Damon, but he is not handsome
by superninja
Dec 23rd, 2006
08:32:58 PM
Keanu will be the perfect Racer X!
by RedHHades
Dec 23rd, 2006
08:44:12 PM
I must respectfully disagree, YackBacker, sir.
by superninja
Dec 23rd, 2006
10:13:24 PM
I've never seen Menzies perform, but
by superninja
Dec 23rd, 2006
10:14:49 PM
FLAMES ON MACH 5!
by Bill Clay
Dec 23rd, 2006
10:43:44 PM
Merry Christmas to you as well, Yack! :)
by superninja
Dec 23rd, 2006
10:58:53 PM
Yack, I just watched it, and Menzies does
by superninja
Dec 23rd, 2006
11:15:00 PM
Piltdown, Franco is too pretty to be Spock.
by superninja
Dec 23rd, 2006
11:19:07 PM
They don't have a guy to play Spock.
by superninja
Dec 23rd, 2006
11:26:19 PM
Keanu doesn't have the depth to play a cartoon
by Bob Cryptonight
Dec 23rd, 2006
11:55:59 PM
Flames on Speed Racer
by Johnno
Dec 24th, 2006
12:25:31 AM
flames on speed racer = flames on optimus
by Johnno
Dec 24th, 2006
12:26:22 AM
Yes! The Harold and Kumar guy!
by Johnno
Dec 24th, 2006
12:27:34 AM
With that prissy little mouth Frodo seems perfect
by half vader
Dec 24th, 2006
02:25:30 AM
The Wachowski Brothers pwn teh suk.
by King_Knut
Dec 24th, 2006
03:28:08 AM
Lance Link for Chim Chim
by half vader
Dec 24th, 2006
06:05:06 AM
Jack Black for Spritle
by half vader
Dec 24th, 2006
06:06:07 AM
Speed Racer needs to be......
by FallingWithStyle
Dec 24th, 2006
08:29:16 AM
Ooohhh!!!
by BrandLoyalist
Dec 24th, 2006
09:56:32 AM
I'm going to debunk this
by purplewarrior
Dec 24th, 2006
10:22:09 AM
keep it up MCMLXXVI
by Sandinista
Dec 24th, 2006
11:00:36 AM
Jared Leto bitches!
by R.C. the "Wise"
Dec 24th, 2006
11:29:45 AM
Because Keanu looks 16 or however old Speed should be
by LordSoth
Dec 24th, 2006
11:45:22 AM
Racer X Racer X Racer X Racer X
by RedHHades
Dec 24th, 2006
12:00:33 PM
If Keanu IS in it... have him be Racer X and have...
by stlfilmwire
Dec 24th, 2006
12:01:55 PM
Chris Klein
by mr. brownstone
Dec 24th, 2006
01:19:38 PM
MCMLXXVI
by The Dum Guy
Dec 24th, 2006
02:53:10 PM
CGI Chim Chim
by apersonofinterest
Dec 25th, 2006
10:43:20 AM
There is no Chim Chim
by RedHHades
Dec 25th, 2006
11:34:32 AM
KEANU FUCKED UP THE MATRIX
by WISEBLOOD
Dec 25th, 2006
12:40:40 PM
I have a hard time
by RedHHades
Dec 25th, 2006
01:37:01 PM
As Racer x...maybe...As Speed?...
by Kid Z
Dec 25th, 2006
02:09:26 PM
Reeves should play
by Almost_Human
Dec 25th, 2006
05:05:03 PM
PresidentBaltar...Fernandez did not make it campy...
by Bob Cryptonight
Dec 25th, 2006
11:03:47 PM
Speed Racer is 18 years old.
by Lewster3000
Dec 26th, 2006
07:41:04 AM
Reeves was in ONE GOOD movie
by kinghenryVIII
Dec 26th, 2006
10:13:47 AM
Keanu would be a good Speed Racer
by Cherry Chuck
Dec 26th, 2006
11:18:51 AM
hmm...
by steff_so_funny
Dec 26th, 2006
04:18:11 PM
"You act like the new version has to mimic the old ver-
by half vader
Dec 26th, 2006
07:49:12 PM
It's "The Wachowskis" not "The Wachowski Brothers"
by LordMadhammer
Dec 27th, 2006
11:30:05 AM
If this movie isn't a comedy with intentionally...
by Childe Roland
Dec 27th, 2006
11:52:42 AM
Emile Hirsch as Speed.
by riskebiz
Dec 27th, 2006
06:59:52 PM
They should get the kid from HEROES....
by Bob Cryptonight
Dec 27th, 2006
09:36:31 PM
jesus, i hope not...
by spanke5
Jan 24th, 2007
11:50:09 PM

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