According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Wachowski brothers are taking there latest film, Speed Racer, to Studio Babelsberg in Germany for production and filming. V for Vendetta was also produced there.

Warner Bros. production is currently in preparation for an early May start date.

The 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.

The Wachowski brothers are writing as well as directing the film, which will be produced by Joel Silver.

"They are approaching these racing scenes in a way you've never seen before," said Silver.

Go Speed racer , Go speed racer go speed racer goooooo....


Now get somebody in here to clean up after Chim-Chim......

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"Spin it up Mr Gaeta"

These days Speed Racer would get shut down because of high gas prices and Global Warming

I'm sure he is eco-friendly now. Probably burning grease from the local fish fry.

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i really want to see this one, if it's anywhere close to the anime it should be a very good movie. i just hope it dosen't come off as one of those campy films

There was somebody selling real live Mark V's a few years ago . They were made out of Fibreglass, go figure.

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Courtesy of firstshowing.net, is the reveal of the Mach 5 from the live-action movie.

shaf's take: Very snarky and very true to the cartoon.

Nice Shaf! Very nice. I'd drive that. Looks to come right off of a 70's Corvette maybe.

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"Too Soon from the Cave, Too Far from the Stars"

I was thinking that, too. The headlights look kinda' like units from a Honda Fit, but flipped upside down.

I just noticed the 'cooling' vents behind the front wheels, plus the curvature of the side panels.

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"Too Soon from the Cave, Too Far from the Stars"

The proportions (hood length, wheelbase, etc.) look right.