Matthew Fox to play Racer X
Can you still sing the “Speed Racer” song? “Go Speed Racer, Go Speed Racer, Go Speed Racer… Go…..” Now that I’ve got that stuck in your head for the rest of the day, I do realize that I’ve stumbled into the Lost blog and not the Japanese Anime blog. However, I was so excited to see that our very own Lost hero, Matthew Fox, is playing the infamous and mysterious Racer X in the upcoming live-action Speed Racer movie. The movie, made by the Wachowski brothers of Matrix fame, is slated to be released in 2008. An all-star cast includes Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, and Christina Ricci.
I am a tad too young to remember the original series, but I sat glued to my Cartoon Network many a days. Not only attracted to that very catchy tune, but to the fast-paced storyline. I mean, who doesn’t love the classic good vs. evil/ little guy vs. Big Brother story?
I went digging to see if I could find a trailer of some sort. I didn’t find a trailer, but I did find this little video to give us our “Jack” fix:
I’ll have to keep an eye on how Matthew is doing in his roll as Racer X. And we’ll definitely be excited to see one of our favorite childhood characters come to life.
Matthew Fox, Racer X, Speed Racer


July 6th, 2007 at 10:42 am
Matthew is sooooo good looking. As X-Racer we won’t get to see him, but we can still picture him when we hear that voice!!!
July 6th, 2007 at 10:39 pm
I was never much of a fan of this cartoon when I caught it on Cartoon Network but I have to say, Matthew Fox playing anything sounds good to me!