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Higher Res Image of the Powerful Mach 5 from SPEED RACER

Published at:  Jun 04, 2007 8:31:12 PM CDT

Hey folks, Harry here... just got sent a high res photo of the Mach 5 from Warners, along with the following press release which gives you a better look at how loyal the Wachowski Brothers are sticking to the source material... Which is awesome. The image below, if you click on it - you'll get a huge version of the Mach 5 - other wise, read their press release and be happy at the casting, it's pretty damn good! Here ya go...










Click Here For The Video Press Conference with the cast and additional views of the Mach 5



SPEED RACER

From writer/directors Larry and Andy Wachowski, the creators of the groundbreaking “The Matrix” trilogy, and producer Joel Silver comes the live-action, high-octane family adventure “Speed Racer.”

Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. 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.

Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer (John Goodman), the designer of Speed’s thundering Mach 5. When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company’s 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. If Speed won’t drive for Royalton, Royalton will see to it that the Mach 5 never crosses another finish line.

The only way for Speed to save his family’s business and the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game. 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 brother’s life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible.

Slated for release on May 9, 2008, “Speed Racer” marks the Wachowski brothers’ first writing/directing collaboration since “The Matrix” movies. Joel Silver, who previously worked with the Wachowskis on “The Matrix” movies and “V For Vendetta,” is producing the film under his Silver Pictures banner.

The film stars Emile Hirsch (“Alpha Dog”) as Speed, Christina Ricci (“Black Snake Moan”) as Trixie, Matthew Fox (TV’s “Lost”) as Racer X, and Oscar winner Susan Sarandon (“Dead Man Walking”) and John Goodman (“Evan Almighty”) as Mom and Pops Racer. Rounding out the main cast are Australian actor Kick Gurry (“Spartan”) as Sparky; Paulie Litt (TV’s “Hope & Faith”) as Sprittle; Roger Allam (“The Queen,” “V For Vendetta”) as Royalton; and Asian music star Ji Hoon Jung (popularly known as Rain), making his major feature film debut as a rival driver.

Based on the classic series created by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida, the live-action “Speed Racer” will showcase the kind of revolutionary visual effects and cutting-edge storytelling that have become the benchmarks of the Wachowski brothers’ films.

“Speed Racer” is a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, of a Silver Pictures Production.


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  • Jun 04, 2007 7:27:58 PM CDT

    Nice

    by imkindofabigdeal

    First posters are not cool...but this picture is

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  • Jun 04, 2007 7:29:25 PM CDT

    cool

    by batzilla

    did I make second?

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  • Jun 04, 2007 7:30:41 PM CDT

    third

    by gride9000

    hostal2 rulze lyke wylde stallionzzz

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  • Jun 04, 2007 7:31:23 PM CDT

    third!!

    by freemind

  • Jun 04, 2007 7:32:57 PM CDT

    Good luck...

    by jimmy rabbitte

    finding anyone who'll care about this P.O.S. movie in 25 years.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Jun 04, 2007 7:33:12 PM CDT

    freemind is lame!

    by gride9000

    no metal 4 U freemind

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  • Jun 04, 2007 7:35:36 PM CDT

    Larry and Andy

    by bluereader

    I watched the press conference the other day announcing this but Andy and Larry were no where to be bound - I mean found. I wonder if Larry went all the way with the sex change and now is afraid that a transexual directing a G rated movie will be looked down upon.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 7:36:27 PM CDT

    I hope they toss in some old staples from the show...

    by giggitygoo

    Like, for instance, Rain would be great as Snake Oiler. I'd like to see Inspector Detector, the Car Acrobatic Team, and - in a perfect dream world - the Mammoth Car.Okay, so I'm a geek, but Speed Racer was a unique program, and I'm hoping for a unique spin.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 7:37:13 PM CDT

    Mach 5 Looks Perfect

    by marvel1967

    Wish the Car Acrobatic Team was involved.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 7:37:57 PM CDT

    Hmm

    by mad-maximus

    Should be interesting having the brothers tackle a family friendly subject matter.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 7:41:38 PM CDT

    Video version of the car, with interviews with cast.

    by wadi77

    http://tinyurl.com/yud6sk

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  • Jun 04, 2007 7:43:52 PM CDT

    I understand Oliver Hirschbeigel has been brought in

    by bitterman23

    to make the film less 'stupid'.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 7:51:49 PM CDT

    Product Placement

    by oceanlizard

    Nice Yokohama tires....
    Chevy is pushing that the Camero saves the world in Transformers. What's next, a can of Coke saves the the Universe and makes out with Scarlett Johansson?

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  • Jun 04, 2007 7:53:02 PM CDT

    Not bad

    by turd furgeson

    Kinda cool looking....

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  • Jun 04, 2007 7:53:45 PM CDT

    It's got Goodman

    by larry of arabia

    I'm in. He's awsome.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 8:00:19 PM CDT

    Cockpit and Windshield look oddly retouched.

    by junofallon

    Looks funny, but that's not a complaint. Just an observation. I think they did a great job on it.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 8:04:32 PM CDT

    So I got off the phone with Walter B

    by zupdog

    Where is part 2 of the questions?

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  • Jun 04, 2007 8:15:41 PM CDT

    On behalf of all the WACHOWSKI FANS OUT THERE...

    by lordenigma

    PUT THE MACH FIVE IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT...ASSHOLES! This message has been brought to you by Petrelli and Sylar: A Neo and Smith for the next decade.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 8:24:01 PM CDT

    That is 100 percent a cg render

    by playkins

    Doesn't make it less cool, but it is definitely cg (coming from an educated eye, btw).

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  • Jun 04, 2007 8:24:46 PM CDT

    Umm...

    by fracturejonze

    Dude, thats totally cg.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 8:29:49 PM CDT

    hey tim burton

    by kurdt420

    looks like an albino batmobile from 1989.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 8:36:12 PM CDT

    kurdt:

    by playkins

    It doesn't look anything like the fucking batmobile.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 8:38:45 PM CDT

    @ playkins

    by jazzgalaxy

    did you look at the video? if those people are pulling a tarp of a cg car then the physics on the cloth are stunning... and I'll eat a hat of your choosing.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Jun 04, 2007 8:43:10 PM CDT

    V for Vendetta - The Only Verdict is Vengeance

    by lazarusrevival

    Hey, If you like V for Vendetta and you like Globus, check out this video! http://tinyurl.com/3awcds

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  • Jun 04, 2007 8:45:53 PM CDT

    come on now

    by kurdt420

    you guys are sooooooo forgiving. look at the front end, thats burtons batmobile. besides, speedracer? this movie will be goere of the jungle meet too fast too furious. just wait and see. some things just are better animated. but hey, what do I know.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 8:48:14 PM CDT

    Korean Singer Rain = Vanilla Ice in TMNT

    by browncoatjedi

    What a horrible singer.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 8:57:20 PM CDT

    Playkins

    by wadi77

    The pic posted here really is a CG render, one doesn't need to have an educated eye to know that. I have posted a link above to video footage of official unveiling of the actual car, with cast interviews. Here it is again: http://tinyurl.com/yud6sk

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  • Jun 04, 2007 8:58:50 PM CDT

    I hope the cars have a Rave Scene. Cause that's HOT !

    by pound sand

    W is for Wachowski

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  • Jun 04, 2007 9:07:59 PM CDT

    jazzgalaxy and wadi77 (with more for kurdtpotsmoker)

    by playkins

    Yes, I meant the picture. It does look nice in the vid, though.

    Kurdt: That doesn't look even remotely like the batmobile, other than the fact that it has four wheels. It would be like saying a Corvette looks like a Mustang. Burtons B-Mobile has a straight front end with an inset turbine, longer chassis, enclosed cockpit, and large tailfins. The M5 is shorter, a trimaran front-end, tiny superficial tailfins and an open cockpit.

    Example:http://tinyurl.com/2umb2v

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  • Jun 04, 2007 9:14:47 PM CDT

    matthew fox

    by tbransonlives

    I swore I read somewhere that was playing Racer X.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 9:15:09 PM CDT

    Soylent:

    by playkins

    Money's on Johnny Rocket. Far superior to HW or Matchbox, and they seem to do alot of movie licenses. Speaking of matchbox, remember when they were on those "rotissere" displays at toy stores, and you told them which one you wanted, and they'd give it to you from behind the counter in a little box?

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  • Jun 04, 2007 9:17:03 PM CDT

    I hope this opens the doors for WB to...

    by anna valerious

    ...have the balls to make the American version of "Death Note" they've been talking about.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 9:32:24 PM CDT

    ok well

    by kurdt420

    we could nit pick this all day. but really, do you really have that much faith in this film? because cartoon to live action film attempts have been soooo successfull so far. for example: George of the Jungle, Garfield, Scooby Doo, Josie and the Pussy Cats and Fat Albert. Oh yeah, this film will be the exception.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 9:36:37 PM CDT

    A Can of Coke Saving the Universe . . .

    by kevinwillis.net

    . . . and then making out with Scarlett Johansson?I am so there for that movie. This one, not so much.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 9:42:39 PM CDT

    "Family Adventure....Riiiiight"

    by macktheknife01

    nothing says family fun like a movie written by a dude and his sister who used to be his brother and is now hooked up with a dominatrix. This will probably suck like the last two matrix movies. Spoiler: Racer X is Speed's brother who had a sex change... "X" chromosome... open your eyes people.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 9:50:11 PM CDT

    As long as they have..

    by nolan bautista

    ..Japanese babes wearing schoolgirl uniforms my shaking,masturbating self will be there on opening day..hopefully sitting next to you..and using your hand for the much desired happy ending..

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  • Jun 04, 2007 9:54:07 PM CDT

    I'm Kinda Psyched About This.

    by bald evil

    That's a sweet-looking Mach 5. I'm guessing the Mammoth Car is too much to hope for, but maybe we'll get to see Snake Oiler and the Car Acrobatic Team. That'd make me happy!

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  • Jun 04, 2007 9:59:06 PM CDT

    Yep, still doesn't do it for me.

    by krushjudgement

    Who are the Wachowski's going to steal this incredible story from? Ouch. I went there.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 10:07:14 PM CDT

    They got the car right!

    by quake ii

    And maybe the casting. We'll see. It may be good. I'm guessing it will be the best animated-to-live action movie made so far (but that's not saying much).

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  • Jun 04, 2007 10:23:54 PM CDT

    NEXT YEAR'S LITTLE MISS 'DRIVE'!!!!

    by pennsy

    Only this won't be decapitated like Fox did that one.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 10:37:26 PM CDT

    WOW!

    by bigblackdude

    That's what I'm gonna say if this movie works on any level. Lame.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 10:38:09 PM CDT

    Isn't Larry a chick now?

    by turkey

    I read an article a couple of years back that claimed he was going through a sex change.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 11:02:02 PM CDT

    Sticking to the source material is good now?

    by justicesabre

    Oh, Harry...

    *smh*

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  • Jun 04, 2007 11:09:08 PM CDT

    Thanks for my new screen saver!

    by mace tofu

    Well the plot is not what I had hoped for but it could of been a lot worse I guess based on past tries at this movie.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 11:25:36 PM CDT

    now what we really need is

    by dr.bulber

    an ultra highhigh super high res picture of the mach 5.

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  • Jun 04, 2007 11:56:28 PM CDT

    Sticking to the source material...

    by playkins

    ...is SOOOOOOO last semester.

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  • Jun 05, 2007 12:22:58 AM CDT

    Who's playing Chim-Chim?

    by zerocorpse

    We needs to know.

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  • Jun 05, 2007 12:37:21 AM CDT

    Chim-Chim will be voiced by Harry!!!!!!!!!!!!

    by ludmir88

    nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

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  • Jun 05, 2007 1:13:34 AM CDT

    The plot actually sounds cute and faithful to

    by superninja

    the cartoon! Gasp! Hopefully they won't try to be too serious.

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  • Jun 05, 2007 1:16:05 AM CDT

    Visually they can pull this off, they did a pretty

    by superninja

    good job with V for Vendetta. More pop than V, please. They need to steer towards a pop spectacle, maybe even something ambitious like Sin City, but lighter and brighter.

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  • Jun 05, 2007 2:02:07 AM CDT

    DarkHawke, suck off a radio talk show host

    by gride9000

    You suck, and your lamo republican rant about an actors polotics have nothing to do with the fucking car. We're talking about the fucking car. You right winged shit, I hope you get the urge to inlist and you get suicide bombed while serving your lord bush's every oil hungry whim. oh yeah, everyone else: the car looks cool.

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  • Jun 05, 2007 2:09:51 AM CDT

    EXCLUSIVE NEW WARSHOWSKI I INTERVIEW HERE

    by gride9000

    http://tinyurl.com/3dgh9o

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  • Jun 05, 2007 2:27:46 AM CDT

    WTF???

    by motoko kusanagi

    It's the pic of the lame car...AGAIN?!?!?!?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Jun 05, 2007 3:29:13 AM CDT

    Death Race 2000 for kids

    by gilest

    How can anyone look at anything related to this project and not think "train wreck"?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Jun 05, 2007 4:26:21 AM CDT

    The Wachowskis

    by kwisatzhaderach

    They've made one ok low budget lesbian drama and three crapola CGI-drenched mumbo-jumbo sci-fi disasters. No reason to get excited about this film, especially with Emile hirsch and John Goodman in it.

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  • Jun 05, 2007 4:40:15 AM CDT

    Is it being built by

    by dude_gimme_tabs

    Is it being built by Americans ? If so, then it won't be able to go round corners.

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  • Jun 05, 2007 5:37:32 AM CDT

    If Iron Man ain't STRONGLY versed toward adults...

    by spencertrilby

    ...Speed Racer will steal his audience faster than Mach 5 (ho ho ho). Frankly, unless Favreau (and ILM) surpass themselves, once the teasers-trailers are out the Wachowski Bros will blow the competition out of the water. These guys made Matrix. Whether we like it or not, they're visually gifted. A PG movie with oscar cast for the audience and top-notch CGI = Box Office gold.

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  • Jun 05, 2007 6:04:35 AM CDT

    TOO SLEEK!!!!

    by col. tigh-fighter

  • Jun 05, 2007 6:11:19 AM CDT

    Will the Mach 5 run on hydrogen (or at least ethanol)

    by detinue

    ...and be carbon neutral (or does Speed buy carbon offsets)?

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  • Jun 05, 2007 6:41:28 AM CDT

    this image is one week old.....

    by emeraldboy

    Things must be slow, huh?

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  • Jun 05, 2007 7:44:45 AM CDT

    Hope Trixie's hellicopter...

    by kid z

    ... Looks like a lightbulb with rotors just like the cartoon. Also John Goodman as Pops should stomp his legs up and down like a sumo wrestler when angry, Inspector Detector has to have a goatee that sticks out from his chin at a 90 degree angle, and we MUST see the Mammoth Car! I'm not kidding, Wachowskis!

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  • Jun 05, 2007 8:39:02 AM CDT

    OMG

    by leavittj1982

    Emile Hirsch actually LOOKS like Speed Racer!! Dude!

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  • Jun 05, 2007 8:45:00 AM CDT

    The monkey

    by leavittj1982

    Somebody out there HAS to have a picture laying around of a chimp in the outfit. Who's got it?

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  • Jun 05, 2007 10:18:32 AM CDT

    I'm pretty sure that's a CGI car

    by aznbuddy

    And why Emil Hirsch? Was "I Love Beef" busy that day? And why Trixie? Is it because she already has big eyes (and a matching forehead)? If they make Mister Peepers the monkey and The Rock as Pops Peepers, I'm there. Otherwise, call this movie Thunderbirds 2: Gimme One More Chance.

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  • Jun 05, 2007 10:35:38 AM CDT

    Why is it cool when...

    by tehgreekhammer

    the Wachowskis stick so closely to the original source material/designs?

    But Michael Bay gets to shit all over Transformers?

    What the fuck is wrong with this site?

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  • Jun 05, 2007 11:08:56 AM CDT

    If this movie was done by Tim Story...

    by freefinger

    ...the car would've been a big white cloud with a stripe on it!

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  • Jun 05, 2007 11:20:28 AM CDT

    Mammoth Car... Mammoth Car!!!...

    by kid z

    ... Gots to have the Mammoth Car! And it's GOT to end up being discovered that the entire Mammoth Car is composed from that missing gold bullion shipment. Yep! You heard me... the entire train-sized car was built out of gold! Gotta problem with that?

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  • Jun 05, 2007 11:58:24 AM CDT

    well it ain't eli roth, so that's cool

    by lloydfromentourage

    mach 5 so much more better than eli roth.

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  • Jun 05, 2007 12:01:37 PM CDT

    Steering Wheel

    by don lockwood

    Anyone else notice in the video that the steering wheel doesn't have any fucking buttons on it?

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  • Jun 05, 2007 12:15:15 PM CDT

    Gigantor?

    by flossygomez

    Okay. There were two staples to my Saturday morning experience. Speed Racer and Gigantor...oops, I forgot...Iron Giant. But technically, it wasn't live action! I ALSO DEMAND A LIVE ACTION JONNY QUEST!!!!

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  • Jun 05, 2007 12:22:10 PM CDT

    Good on 'em for making a family film

    by dr_buggerlugs

    Studios seem to think going 'dark' is all the rage - erm, it was...in the 90's! I think it's commendable to see the Wachowskis genuinely testing themselves - their usually skews older so whatever the result, it's going to be worth a gandar - now what price do we pay to see Tarantino attempt a family picture - Rodriguez can do it, let's see what the Quent can do!

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  • Jun 05, 2007 12:42:41 PM CDT

    Ah! Oh! Ah!

    by derlanghaarige

  • Jun 05, 2007 1:00:15 PM CDT

    Live action Johnny Quest would be great.

    by superninja

    I heart Race.

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  • Jun 05, 2007 1:01:51 PM CDT

    Doc Savage and Flash Gordon are

    by superninja

    also requested.

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  • Jun 05, 2007 1:02:20 PM CDT

    We need a good pulpy film like The Phantom, but

    by superninja

    with better lighting and scripting and stuff.

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  • Jun 05, 2007 2:03:59 PM CDT

    THE MELAGE STILL RACES!!!!!

    by borgnine jr

    Or however you spell that.

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  • Jun 05, 2007 2:22:46 PM CDT

    CGI Chim-Chim = nipples on Sarandon

    by spencertrilby

    sorry, had to say it.

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  • Jun 05, 2007 5:12:39 PM CDT

    CGI CGI CGI

    by dragon-lord

    Are you AICN oafs really THAT clueless that you don't realize this is a weak CGI render? We keep pointing it out, you keep updating with higher resolution bad CGI renders. The aliasing on the wheel well, the broken shadows, the plastic windshield, and the complete lack of sub-detail ANYWHERE are just the most obvious things that give it away. Sheesh, guys. Just say it's a concept render. Why the games?

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  • Jun 05, 2007 5:15:05 PM CDT

    the car is the video is real of course

    by dragon-lord

    ...and anyone comparing the real footage with this image can tell that the still is CGI and the video is the real mock-up.

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  • Jun 05, 2007 6:22:13 PM CDT

    I guess Goodman kind of looks like of like Pop

    by superninja

    but I'm not sure why we needed "names" as Speed's parents to begin with.

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  • Jun 05, 2007 6:24:46 PM CDT

    Roger Allam ruled

    by john nefastis

    ...in The Thick of It. Only time I've ever found a Conservative MP a likeable character. "You want to tuck my shirt out? Shall I undo my flies as well, do the interview with the old chap hanging out?". Am sure he will be wasted in this, though.

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  • Jun 05, 2007 6:26:18 PM CDT

    Gatcheman.

    by superninja

    I'd love to see that done 300 style. It's time to take these movies to the next level. The only thing is that the stories need to be good, it's not a trade off.

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  • Jun 05, 2007 6:31:33 PM CDT

    Rain? Stephen Colbert's nemesis?

    by themikejonas

  • Jun 05, 2007 9:29:56 PM CDT

    Speed Racer

    by gold nugget

    As an "Old Timer" who grew up with Speed Racer, this movie will be VERY COOL! The car looks....GREAT!

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  • Jul 15, 2007 3:01:58 PM CDT

    I know I am coming in a little late...

    by al delvechio

    but did anyone notice there are NO BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL?!?!?!

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