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Jack did end up getting off the island! Now he's a professional driver making SPEED RACER's life miserable!!

Sounds badass by dejectedgeek	Apr 19th, 2007 04:46:49 AM
I hope there's random flashbacks for Racer X's past.
second. by wowsah156	Apr 19th, 2007 04:49:33 AM
sounds good to me.
Still hate that Emile kid. by Bungion Boy	Apr 19th, 2007 04:51:59 AM
So boring. Everything he does.
had to weigh in here by The Real MiraJeff	Apr 19th, 2007 04:54:14 AM
i simply love this casting and echo Quint's sentiments about all the casting, emile, ricci and now jack shepherd, we must be doing something right because the speed racer gods are smiling down on us today, this should be very cool if the wachowski's make it badass and don't dumb it down
Who cares? by Baghdad_Burning	Apr 19th, 2007 05:00:53 AM
I certainly don't like the project, or those involved with it. Matthew Fox getting involved doesn't change my view. And I doubt his ability to play a bad guy. But I never had much grá for speed racer so...
Racer X is not a fucking bad guy, dumbass. by LordEnigma	Apr 19th, 2007 05:22:05 AM
IF you want to bash a project. Please have some rudimentary knowledge OF THE PROPERTY YOU ARE BASHING! Yes; this works on a project by prokect basis. Nevertheless, I would have prefered Keanu, but Matthew looks more like a big brother to Emil Hirsch. The Wachowskis are going to blow your minds again. At least this time, there wont be all of this PHILOSOPHY, that goes over your head. Ha.
So is Racer X... by Midnightxpress	Apr 19th, 2007 05:25:36 AM
...a proper villian or just another driver who's racing against the hero? (Never seen SR before)
The headline by Al_Shut	Apr 19th, 2007 05:36:16 AM
does sound a bit like a spoiler for people who live in countries that just aired the second season of lost. Not that I wish you die and burn in hell. Just saying.
Ice Cube for Racer XXX by Mullah Omar	Apr 19th, 2007 05:45:37 AM
Let there be a full on Racer War!
Quint! You missed... by KarmicRelief	Apr 19th, 2007 06:08:12 AM
...a golden opportunity for the headline! "Party of Mach Five"! Huh? Huh? Ah...fuck it.
Here's the BEST Speed Racer adaptation EVER... by THEE Miracleman	Apr 19th, 2007 06:15:00 AM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Woz mcTG23Cc
Little does Speed know that Racer X is secretly his bro by Dazzler69	Apr 19th, 2007 06:34:46 AM
I do like Fox as an actor now. I always dismissed him because of PO5 but now....
I like it by aleeminator	Apr 19th, 2007 06:48:35 AM
Casting is spot-on, certainly better than vince vaughn
Am I the only person who doesn't watch LOST? by Spandau Belly	Apr 19th, 2007 06:52:56 AM
It feels like it. Does anybody else out there feel like it's probably a really good show and everybody around you is always talking about but still for some reason you just don't watch it? Call me, we'll form a support group. There will be weekly meetings after my "Daniel Craig is not Bond" support group. We can work through this together.
Ever noticed that Jack has grey stubble? by Blarney-Man	Apr 19th, 2007 07:01:13 AM
That is all. This movie is just damn weird.
Johnny Depp by StrokerX	Apr 19th, 2007 07:26:10 AM
I thought you were talking about Jack from POTC....poop...Depp wouldve made the PERFECT Racer X...as you can see...my name comes from my love for the old speed racer..and i say Depp!
since when is racer X a by themidnighter23	Apr 19th, 2007 07:35:10 AM
since when is racer X a villain? stupid ass stupid motherfuckers
Is Racer X's car going to be the hatch? by Err	Apr 19th, 2007 07:39:55 AM
Is Locke going to throw a knife to take out Speed Racer's tires?
Kick Gurry by Latauro	Apr 19th, 2007 07:40:11 AM
The rest of the cast is cool, but this bit of casting has really piqued my interest. Gurry's a really good actor (check out his role in Mamet's criminally-underseen Spartan). Good to see him getting some big exposure.
Ummm by Falcon5768	Apr 19th, 2007 08:03:28 AM
Racer X was NEVER a villain, what the fuck are you guys smoking. He always HELPED Speed along because (big reveal that they told you EVERY Racer X episode) HE WAS SPEEDS GOD DAMN BROTHER. If they really made him the villain of this movie there is no fucking way Im watching it. Thats basically changing the entire dynamic of the Speed Racer storyline.
PERFECT... if.. by PotSmokinAlien	Apr 19th, 2007 08:20:43 AM
...he is capable of having fun onscreen and not just squinting and clenching his jaw a lot.
This is all well and good, but... by 433	Apr 19th, 2007 08:21:09 AM
...who will be playing Spritle and Chim-Chim? Or will the Wachosgubgdskis wise up and dump those idiotic characters?
Is the exhaust of the car going to be the smoke monster by Err	Apr 19th, 2007 08:26:58 AM
? Just wondering.
How many... by jimmy rabbitte	Apr 19th, 2007 08:31:10 AM
...bullet time car wrecks are they going to put in this thing? These guys haven't done anything worth watching twice since the first Matrix... and it turned out the second two Matrix movies were barely worth seeing once.
My Boyfriend's Back by Anna Valerious	Apr 19th, 2007 08:35:00 AM
That movie was proof Fox could play a real a-hole. Also amusing to point out that Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Renee Zelwegger and Matthew McConaghey show up during the movie. And this Kick fellow looks perfect for Sparky- http://tinyurl.com/2my9ax
Wait, Racer X? by Anna Valerious	Apr 19th, 2007 08:36:07 AM
Forget the a-hole stuff. Is he gonna find out, or are they going to milk it for a sequel?
Billy Zane would have made a better Racer X by Otter	Apr 19th, 2007 08:39:38 AM
Hells yes.
Billy Zane would have made a better Racer X by Otter	Apr 19th, 2007 08:44:44 AM
Hells yes.
re: Anna Valerious by jimmy rabbitte	Apr 19th, 2007 08:45:51 AM
At best they'll churn out one movie decent enough to sit through; then they'll try milking that cash cow for all it's worth and put out two ridiculously bloated sequels. Much as they did with The Matrix. (Although the first Matrix was an amazing film. I doubt Speed Racer will be anywhere near that good.)
Will Arnett as Racer X Would Be PRICELESS by Flynn Diesel	Apr 19th, 2007 09:16:27 AM
"You're a chicken, Speed! A chicken! CAWKA CAW! CAWKA CAWKA CAWKA CAWKA CAWKA CAWKA CAWKA CAW!" And then Jeffrey Tambor as his dad: "Your Tweety Bird dance just cost you first place you MORON!"
Love the Wachowskis, but I just don't care.. by dekionplexis	Apr 19th, 2007 09:31:42 AM
Must be an age thing..
Kick.... by veritasses	Apr 19th, 2007 09:45:26 AM
That's a great f'n name.
Party of Mach Five...arf by iamjacksleftball	Apr 19th, 2007 09:50:08 AM
Thats a much better heading...kudos Sir, kudos
Yum! by Saluki	Apr 19th, 2007 10:14:15 AM
That's some good soup. I always thought having the Bros. W on this was just too funny to be true. Now we are going to have one ball's out ride for sure.
God Damn you Quint! by Spaz_Monkey	Apr 19th, 2007 10:55:28 AM
You got a minor piece of trivia wrong, you asshole! Now I'm going to use the fucking internet to fucking yell and fucking swear as if that fucking mis-information is a fucking personal fucking attack at fucking me! You piece of shit! Fuck! Arrgh! SWEAR WORDS!!!
Emile Hirsch as Chim Chim, Jeff Gordon as Speed by Darth Fabulous	Apr 19th, 2007 10:57:11 AM
You know you were thinking it.
Now we can finally find out how Racer X got his tattoos by CrichtonAstronut	Apr 19th, 2007 11:50:37 AM
and their true meaning. Now Nathan Fillion needs to make in appearance in Charger from Drive.
Here's a pic of him... by Quasimike	Apr 19th, 2007 12:06:25 PM
Looks a little older than the character was on the show, but I'm sure he'll be great in the part... http://gfx.filmweb.pl/p/69583/ po.104764.jpg
I don't watch Lost... by Johnno	Apr 19th, 2007 12:43:10 PM
Hell I don't watch anything on TV anymore since X-Files... the only exceptions I'd make time for are Simpsons, Family Guy and Gundam SEED Destiny...
jimmy rabbitte by imageburn13	Apr 19th, 2007 01:42:22 PM
I agree wholeheartedly. Unfortunately, its the all powerful dolla billz that command the watchowskiaz. They made a killing off the matrices, and despit how lousy they were, big hollywood's accountants love the guys
Gerard Butler to Play Racer X in the Remake by DarfurOnTheRocks	Apr 19th, 2007 02:19:19 PM
You heard it here first....
just a thought by sokitome	Apr 19th, 2007 02:29:50 PM
here's a thought, i just want to post this to my fellow asians out there. do u think it's wrong that no asians are in this movie even thought it's based on an asian cartoon? Just curious. I'm asian and i'm a little miffed but i do realize i may be overly sensitive about this issue. what do u guys think.
Selective Acknowledgement of Asians... by DarfurOnTheRocks	Apr 19th, 2007 02:56:59 PM
Living is Canada I was appalled when that student shot and killed 33 students. Reading the papers and watching TV, I was hearing that this chap was an Asian, then he was Korean. This is despite the fact that he moved to the US when he was 8! He was American. But, this is not the case in the eyes of some. If he won an Olympic medal, he would have been American. He was a brutal killer....I guess he is Asian....
Isn't the point of Racer X... by Sean38	Apr 19th, 2007 03:01:40 PM
...that you don't know who he is? You'd think they would have left that a surprise. Also, my Speed Racer knowledge is fuzzy by about 30 years, but didn't he turn out to be Speed's older brother?
RACER X IS SPEED'S BROTHER! SPOILER by Bob Cryptonight	Apr 19th, 2007 03:10:47 PM
Not really, since that is mentioned from early on in the show...it has to do with how Racer X betrayed (sort of) Pops Racer...
Spandau Belly by rdsxfan8	Apr 19th, 2007 03:11:59 PM
I havent seen a single episode of lost either. everyone i know says Im missing out but i missed the first few episodes and by that time I had already decided it seemed like one of those shows that if you miss a week or 2 your missing out on too much. i know i could just go out and rent it on dvd but I got too much other stuf goign on and too many other shows im actually following to give it a shot right now. maybe on a rainy w/e ill hit up the store and rent the first few disks of season 1 just to see if it might be something I could see myself watching. and as for the support group, Im there as long as theres free coffee and I can smoke in there.
CONFIRMED!!! SHIA LABEOUF SET TO PLAY THE MACH 5!!! by Err	Apr 19th, 2007 03:30:09 PM
Awesome. He'll be all like "VROOM!" and "SKREEEEEECH!"
I want a Gundam movie by Ikaruga	Apr 19th, 2007 03:30:28 PM
If the Transformers movies take off, I hope we can get a Gundam-style movie some day. Since Gundams seem like absurd giant samurai robots to most Americans, that kind of art style would have to be left behind. But I think the Gundam-style space opera storylines could be cool. After all, it's basically Star Wars but with giant robots.
I don't think mysterious when I think of this actor. by superninja	Apr 19th, 2007 03:36:29 PM
But I don't see a problem.
Spandau, I don't watch Lost, either. by superninja	Apr 19th, 2007 03:39:29 PM
Guess we suck! :)
I Vince Vaughn "Lost" out! by HellKing	Apr 19th, 2007 04:24:17 PM
He seemed like he wanted the role since he talked about it so much.
Too young to have fond memories of Speed Racer. by CreasyBear	Apr 19th, 2007 04:40:54 PM
Now I know how some of the younger talkbackers feel when they read about movies made from stuff back in my childhood days, Transformers and talk of a possible G.I. Joe movie. Oh, and I'll join the Non-Lost support group. I mean, c'mon. Miss one show and you're . . . for lack of a better word, lost? That's too much pressure.
Damn you Michael Bay by MCMLXXVI	Apr 19th, 2007 04:53:46 PM
Damn you Michael Bay
chim-chim gotta eat by Napoleon Park	Apr 19th, 2007 05:16:34 PM
flames on the mach five = nipples on trixie. Okay, I'm not even trying, but hell, it's speed racer. wake me when they make a live action gigantor movie.
I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one by Spandau Belly	Apr 19th, 2007 06:36:18 PM
At least there are other people who don't watch LOST for the same lack of reasons as I. My support group for people who never got into LOST will serve coffee and you can smoke. We'll have a round robin discussion and then vote on which water cooler television series of the past that we missed out on that we would now like to see. I vote for Twin Peaks. Heard it's good. Thanks guys.
From the title I thought by wadi77	Apr 19th, 2007 06:36:56 PM
he meant Jack Sparrow, Johnny Depp!!
The Car Acrobatics Team by Marvel1967	Apr 19th, 2007 07:25:03 PM
Doubtful, but them and their leader Captain Terror, with those massive teeth, would be cool. Hope they find a red shirt Goodman can fit into.
Fox is 6'2 and the midget is 5'5. Makes sense to me. by GQtaste	Apr 19th, 2007 07:30:03 PM
Fox is practically a foot taller than the lead.
HALEY JOEL OSMENT as SPRIDLE! by Wyatt Wingfoot	Apr 19th, 2007 08:19:39 PM
You know it to be true. Oh wait, this is 2007 and not 1997? Sorry. Coma thing and such. Go Mifune, Go Mifune, Go Mifune Goooooooo!
Spandau by Vern	Apr 19th, 2007 08:47:05 PM
I would like to sign up for your group. I'm sure it's a "good" show but for God's sake, talk about something else you assholes. How many god damn secrets can Entertainment Weekly exclusively reveal? I'm so tired of hearing about that one. Same goes for American Idol and 24. As for your Daniel Craig group, you're in luck - he actually did play James Bond in a movie called "Casino Royale," not the old comedy one but the one that came out last year. Check it out bud it is actually the first entertaining James Bond movie in about forty years. Also check out Munich he's good in that one too. thanks spandau.
Fuck this - I want Gatchaman by Doctor_Sin	Apr 19th, 2007 09:11:41 PM
With the whole Eagle Ken's dad is really....? Subplot. And keep Berg Katse a fucking alien-hellspawn transsexual test tube baby.
LOST should have ended after ONE season... by Bob Cryptonight	Apr 19th, 2007 09:34:58 PM
American t.v. runs everything into the ground.
LOST overexposure by Jed	Apr 19th, 2007 10:11:55 PM
even though it's finding footing now, it's taxing as hell that everyone on every street corner at least knows someone who can babble endlessly about LOST. hello, cult hit?
Snake Oiler anyone? by kodo	Apr 20th, 2007 12:21:21 AM
so no word on Speed's actual villian Snake Oiler yet.... hopefully they will be casting this part soon and maybe more of the Stunt Racers that Speed raced against every few episodes.
Who are the Wachowski bros? by Pops Freshemeyer	Apr 20th, 2007 12:54:56 AM
Could've sworn they were now the Wachowski siblings. At least that's what I read the other night while watching Ninja Warrior...
Wake up Napolean Park! by playahatersball	Apr 20th, 2007 02:38:09 AM
They already made a live action Gigantor movie in Japan like two years ago. Somebody post a link.
Unbeknownst to Speed, this is his older brother Rex... by Zeke25:17	Apr 20th, 2007 03:33:17 AM
...who ran away from home, years ago." Now, if they're gonna be true to the series, you KNOW there's gotta be a narrator, and you KNOW he's gonna say that line at least once! Also, it would help if the narrator performed at least three other voices in the movie, one of them being Inspector Detector, another being some sort of second-tier villain who'd say something like "It was exactly ONE YEAR AGO TODAY that SPEED RACER DEFEATED US! We SWORE we'd GET our REVENGE! That time is ALMOST AT HAND! HA HA HA HA HAAAAAAAAAA!" I'm not sure who the third voice would be; maybe just one of the many "HUH?"s or "AH!"s or "OOH"s that you heard a hundred or so times. I swear, you put enough of those together and it sounds just like Speed and Trixie going at it...oh wait, Alpha Team already did that...well anyway, the movie should give all us dudes who grew up on Speed Racer a boner with a capital "O"! And the finale better involve Chim-Chim summoning a thousand of his monkey friends from wherever to help fight the bad guys (at least one guy has to get shredded right after he yells something like "Whoever said a barrel of monkeys was FUUUNNNNNNNNN?!?")!
Things from the past by AllieJamison	Apr 20th, 2007 04:14:52 AM
"Speed Racer gods..." ? Aha. And please, think about it, next time "you"'re posting anything about this film...it is indeed the Wachowski Siblings.
I thought this was about Capt.Sparrow... by theonecalledshoe	Apr 20th, 2007 09:36:22 AM
...ah well this speed racer movie should have been left up to the Japanese. Right now it reeks of some Godzilla (90s) leftovers.
Hey Vern by Spandau Belly	Apr 20th, 2007 10:14:46 AM
You're welcome to come to my "never got on the LOST bandwagon" support group. You can even use a cheesy alias on your name tag Fight Club-style. However I think you misunderstand my "Daniel Craig is not Bond" support group. This is a support group for people who did not get all the love for Daniel Craig's performance in Casino Royale (not the comedy one, unless you consider that wonky endless frolicking montage with he and Eva). I'm not sure if you've seen the trailer for DIE HARD 4, but my group has taken action and we have John McClane hostage. We've produced DIE HARD 4 as a retaliation to CASINO ROYALE. You guys wanna turn Bond into McClane with his gruff workingclass everyman ass kicking, we're going to fight back and turn McClane into Bond. As our randsom letter (the trailer) shows, McClane now makes cheesy quips "You curshed that guy with a car!"..."I ran out of bullets!", McClane now does outrageous stunts and pilots jets and battles full on meglomaniacs complete with high-tech evil layers. You meet us in a public place with Pierce Brosnan and we'll do a trade-off for pre-Sixth Sense Bruce Willis. Nobody gets hurt, everybody goes home happy. BTW Vern, what are you doing checking out Entertainment Weekly? I'm not sure if you've noticed but EW is a weekly mainstream entertainment magazine. It is obsessed with THE PRESENT and creating a culture of the present where the past is embarassing and knowledge of it is something so volatile that it can only be mentioned in passing by Tarantino (like how you can't directly look at an eclypse). I think EW is the main political force behind legitimizing remakes and the rise of Mark Walhberg. Seriously mate, if you're reading that garbage anywhere but the dentist's office you've got to stop. We can handle this at our support group if you like. We'll ween you off it bud. If you've already got severe symptoms like anticipating a Shrek sequel you should check into a full-time recovery facility. See you around.
craig is not bond by rdsxfan8	Apr 20th, 2007 11:03:39 AM
when i think of bond, i think sean connery, i know i know, its cliche to say that but its true. and I did however like craig in layer cake, quite a bit infact. and as for other shows to talk about round the ole water cooler, Im feeling the "twin peaks" mention, but i also would rather talk about why some shows are still on the air , Im looking at you "According to jim" , and the "george lopez show" I mean seriously, i know americans have a tolerance for comedians who get their own sitcoms with their names in the title of the show, but seriously, has either of those two ever been funny in anything they have done......?
oh and spandau by rdsxfan8	Apr 20th, 2007 11:05:46 AM
good to know the coffees free and I can smoke their. Im starting to feel like a leper with the lack of places i can smoke in... i cant even go into a denny's anymore and smoke. where else do all the insomniacs hang out at 3am.... pretty soon its gonna be that i cant even smoke in the privacy of my own home.

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