Speed Racer Ready for Hollywood

This is it: The first image of a “real” Mach 5, Speed Racer’s trusty, gadget-laden car from the upcoming live-action “Speed Racer” movie. The only problem? The movie won’t be out until next summer — May 9, 2008, to be exact. It’s being directed by the Wachowski brothers, the pair behind “The Matrix” trilogy, and is being produced by Joel Silver. It stars Emile Hirsch as Speed, Christina Ricci as Trixie, Matthew Fox as Racer X and, yes, a live monkey as Chim Chim. We’ll have to let the “Transformers” movie hold us over for our car-crazed fun this year, but May 9 is already marked on our 2008 calendars.

First Look: ‘Speed Racer’s’ Demon on Wheels (USAToday)