The Mach 5 from Upcoming Live-Action Feature ''Speed Racer'' to Be Displayed at 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit
January 13-17, 2008 (Press Preview Days)
January 19-21, 2008 (General Public Viewing)
Downloadable Photo of the Mach 5 Available at press.warnerbros.com
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WHAT: The thunderous Mach 5, Speed Racer's supercharged race car
featured in Warner Bros. Pictures' new live-action film "Speed
Racer," will be on display at the 2008 North American
International Auto Show in Detroit.
WHEN: January 13-17, 2008 (Press Preview Days)
January 19-21, 2008 (General Public Viewing)
WHERE: 2008 North American
International Auto Show
COBO Center
One Washington Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48226
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About "Speed Racer"
From writers/directors/producers Larry and Andy Wachowski, the
creators of the groundbreaking "The Matrix" trilogy, and producer Joel
Silver comes the live-action, high-octane film "Speed Racer," which
follows the adventures of the young race car driver Speed in his quest
for glory in his thunderous Mach 5. "Speed Racer" marks the Wachowski
brothers' first writing/directing collaboration since "The Matrix"
movies. Joel Silver, who previously worked with the Wachowskis on "The
Matrix" movies and "V For Vendetta," is producing the film under his
Silver Pictures banner. Larry and Andy Wachowski and Grant Hill are
also producing, with David Lane Seltzer and Bruce Berman serving as
executive producers. "Speed Racer" stars Emile Hirsch as Speed,
Christina Ricci as Speed's girlfriend Trixie, Matthew Fox as the
mysteriously masked Racer X, and Oscar winner Susan Sarandon ("Dead
Man Walking") and John Goodman as Mom and Pops Racer. Based on the
classic series created by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida, the
live-action "Speed Racer" will showcase the kind of revolutionary
visual effects and cutting-edge storytelling that have become the
benchmarks of the Wachowski brothers' films. "Speed Racer" is a Warner
Bros. Pictures presentation, in association with Village Roadshow
Pictures, of a Silver Pictures Production.
See the Mach 5 in action when SPEED RACER opens in theatres
nationwide on May 9, 2008.
YOUR COVERAGE IS INVITED
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