Speed Racer (2008) - Andy & Larry Wachowski

Shivers · Post by **Shivers** » November 3rd, 2006, 12:06 am

A adaptação da série clássica de anime de Tatsuo Yoshida:

The big-screen, live-action version of Speed Racer is ready to go, this time with Larry and Andy Wachowski ("The Matrix" trilogy) behind the wheel, says The Hollywood Reporter.

The Wachowski brothers are writing and will direct the Warner Bros. movie, which will be produced by Joel Silver. They are reuniting with several of the creative behind-the-scenes talent from the "Matrix" films, including executive producer Grant Hill and visual effects supervisor John Gaeta, who won an Oscar for his work on The Matrix.

Based on the classic 1960s series created by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida that later was retooled for North American audiences, the big-screen film will follow the adventures of the young race car driver Speed in his quest for glory in his thundering gadget-laden vehicle, Mach 5. The movie will feature other characters from the show, including Speed's family and his mysterious archrival, Racer X.

When Silver worked on V For Vendetta with the Wachowskis, he approached them about tackling the project. The duo were reluctant to do it unless they could figure out a way to bring something new to the table.

"They are approaching these racing scenes in a way you've never seen before," said Silver, adding that the brothers are designing the movie's look as they write.

The plan is for the Wachowskis to shoot the family-friendly film in summer 2007 for a summer 2008 release.

Mesmo sendo fãs de anime, não deixa de ser um pouco curioso a escolha desta adaptação...

Mais sobre a série original:
http://www.speedracer.com/

p_alucinado · Post by **p_alucinado** » April 4th, 2007, 4:22 pm

A Warner Bros. Pictures anunciou o nome de Emile Hirsch para o papel-título de Speed Racer.
O filme é uma parceria dos irmãos Wachowski com a Village Roadshow Pictures e a Silver Pictures, do produtor Joel Silver.
O anúncio foi feito no dia 23 pelo presidente da produção, Jeff Robinov.
O longa é baseado na série clássica de anime criada nos anos 60 por Tatsuo Yoshida, que mostra as aventuras do jovem piloto Speed Racer e seu potente Mach 5.
Estréia prevista para 2008.

Based on the classic 1960's Japanese animated series chronicling the aspirations of a young race car driver as he attempts to obtain glory, with the help of his family and the Mach 5, the advanced car created by his father.

Emile Hirsch pareece-me uma excelente escolha. É um dos mais talentosos e carismáticos actores da actualidade. Zac Efron - a estrela emergente de High School Musical - também está escalonado para este Speed Racer.

Edward Brock · Post by **Edward Brock** » April 4th, 2007, 8:35 pm

A Susan Sarandon e o John Goodman já foram anunciados para o projecto. Serão os pais do Speed. Resta saber quem será o Racer X. Há uns meses falou-se muito no Keanu Reeves mas nos últimos tempos as coisas têm ficado mais confusas.

DigitalDesperado · Post by **DigitalDesperado** » April 9th, 2007, 7:32 pm

Muito sinceramente, o interesse desta série, e por consequência da adaptação, passa-me um pouco ao lado... Os desenhos animados do "Speed Racer" de que me recordo tinham uma qualidade atroz, com argumentos chochos e personagens irritantes... Há cultos que só o oculto pode explicar...

Resta a qualidade que os irmãos Waschowski poderão eventualmente trazer a este projecto.

paupau · Post by **paupau** » April 9th, 2007, 7:45 pm

O culto nasce de ter sido uma das primeiras séries de anime a sair do japão, junto com o kimba, o yamato e por aí fora...

Deste tipo de projectos não espero nada. Se remakes de filmes em imagem real recentes são o que são, quanto mais de uma série de anime com 30/40 anos....

Shivers · Post by **Shivers** » April 13th, 2007, 10:49 am

Christina Ricci já foi oficialmente anunciada pela Warner.

Christina Ricci has been set to star opposite Emile Hirsch in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow Pictures' new action adventure Speed Racer. The announcement was made today by Jeff Robinov, President of Production, Warner Bros. Pictures.

Ricci will play Trixie, Speed's loyal and courageous girlfriend, who also proves to be a formidable ally both on and off the racetrack.

EMPIRE · Post by **EMPIRE** » April 13th, 2007, 11:38 am

Uma adaptação do Battleship Yamato é que era! :) (a.k.a. Starblazers)

Edward Brock · Post by **Edward Brock** » April 13th, 2007, 8:54 pm

Olha, durante a década de 90 a Disney estiveve muito perto de ir em frente com essa adaptação. Entretanto parece que ainda há uns produtores que ainda não desistiram da ideia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starblazer ... can_remake

Eu do que me lembro adorava essa anime.

Quanto a este Speed Racer, o elenco está a ser um bocado surpreendente. Não parecem ser o tipo de actores com quem os Wachowskis costumam trabalhar.

Shivers · Post by **Shivers** » April 19th, 2007, 9:23 am

Matthew Fox irá interpretar Racer X:

http://acinevision.blogspot.com/2007/04 ... r-dos.html

Edward Brock · Post by **Edward Brock** » April 19th, 2007, 10:14 am

É uma daquelas escolhas que de tão óbvia que era, o pessoal nunca tinha pensado nela...

siroco · Post by **siroco** » July 2nd, 2007, 11:26 am

Warner Bros lança site oficial do filme «Speed Racer»

O filme «Speed Racer» chega aos cinemas só em Maio do próximo ano, mas a Warner Bros. Pictures já colocou no ar o site oficial da longa-metragem.
Em http://speedracerthemovie.warnerbros.com, é disponibilizada uma breve sinopse sobre a versão cinematográfica do desenho animado criado pelo japonês Tatsuo Yoshida, na década de 1960.

O argumento e a realização de «Speed Racer, o filme» são assinados pelos irmãos Andy e Larry Wachowski, autores da trilogia «Matrix».

O site também inclui excertos da entrevista colectiva de lançamento do filme, realizada a 31 de Maio, em Berlim, na Alemanha.

Também é possível ver fotos e informações sobre o elenco da longa-metragem.

A adaptação será protagonizada por Emile Hirsch, de 22 anos.

A actriz Cristina Ricci interpretará o papel de namorada de Speed, «Trixie», e o personagem do Corredor X foi para Matthew Fox - o Jack, da série «Lost».

02-07-2007 10:45:24

Diário Digital

Edward Brock · Post by **Edward Brock** » August 28th, 2007, 11:01 am

Parece que os maninhos continuam a querer brincar com inovações técnicas (reparem em quem é que faz as perguntas

) :
http://www.collider.com/entertainment/n ... 290/tcid/1

(...)
Question: Susan, could you talk about working with the Wachowski Brothers and filming in Berlin and also the new camera that they’re using?

Susan: I love the Wachowski Brothers. Basically all I do is make pancakes in the movie and stand around and serving breakfast to everybody.

Tommy Lee Jones: What camera are they using?

Susan: They’re using some high def thing that comes with guards and it’s beyond anything I’ve ever…. I saw 10 minutes before I left, they did a special thing for me cause they’re just wrapping and having a party tonight, they were still working after I left. They’re doing something where they’re layering film so that the front and the back are in focus like a cartoon and they’re also doing two dimensional and three dimensional stuff and mixing and everything is very, very saturated with some new kind of film, so they actually have to treat the actors in some way so we can hold our own with the background. So it’s every color that wasn’t in The Matrix is seriously in this film.

Tommy Lee Jones: The camera comes with guards?

Susan: Yeah, yeah. When I talked with them on the phone – I’d never met them – when they asked me to do it, I had two conversations with them because it’s a very small part and it was a very long commitment because of the way they were shooting this. At a certain point I just said I don’t have the faintest idea of what you are talking about, I’m in. I just thought when am I ever going top get a chance to be up to my neck in something I understand so little about and they definitely fulfilled my expectation. But they have these two big, huge, widescreen things…at the end of the day you can see how everything is going to be before it’s treated and they have a room of 200 or 300 guys that are doing all the background, it’s insane. And we were shooting on 4 stages and it was really interesting and a lovely experience and all the actors were great and I was working with a monkey…I’m sorry a chimpanzee – he doesn’t like to be called a monkey. It was wild… and they’re very, very sweet. They have complete control which is every director’s dream.

Tommy Lee Jones: What is the movie about?

Susan: It’s a cartoon called Speed Racer which they’re now making into a movie. What the stories about is John Goodman and I are mom and pops and he makes racing cars and it’s about the corruption of sports by corporations and of course while we were doing it all these horrible things were happening in the sports world – including the racing world. It’s all about cheating and betting and how things are fixed and everything else, but it’s also about family values and pancakes are love.

Q: There is a lot of talk that it might be rated G? Are they still going for that?
Susan: Yeah.
(...)

paupau · Post by **paupau** » September 6th, 2007, 6:42 pm

Eles vão fazendo os backgrounds na hora para irem ver os dailies à medida que vão filmando?

Patomanso · Post by **Patomanso** » December 6th, 2007, 2:45 pm

Está decidido, quero MESMO ver este filme. Primeiras fotos divulgadas:

http://4escuro.blogspot.com/2007/12/spe ... ns-de.html

Shivers · Post by **Shivers** » December 7th, 2007, 9:02 am

O trailer:

http://acinevision.blogspot.com/2007/12 ... ailer.html

Looking good...

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Speed Racer (2008) - Andy & Larry Wachowski

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Speed Racer (2008) - Andy & Larry Wachowski