


Upon initial release, the film received mostly negative reviews. It was subsequently nominated in multiple categories at the Teen Choice Awards as well as the Golden Raspberry Awards.

The film grossed $93 million worldwide on a $120 million budget, making it a commercial failure. Speed Racer premiered on Apat the Nokia Theater, followed by its general theatrical release on May 9, 2008, by Warner Bros. Michael Giacchino composed the film's score. Speed Racer was shot in and around Potsdam and Berlin from June to August 2007. Arnold Royalton, owner of Royalton Industries, offers him.Ī live action Speed Racer film had been in development hell since 1992, having changed actors and filmmakers until in 2006 when producer Joel Silver and the Wachowskis collaborated to begin production on Speed Racer as a family film. Starring Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Fox, Roger Allam, Benno Fürmann, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rain and Richard Roundtree, the plot revolves around Speed Racer, an 18-year-old automobile racer who follows his apparently deceased brother's career, choosing to remain loyal to his family and their company Racer Motors, which causes difficulties after he refuses a contract that E.P. It is based on the 1960s manga and anime series of the same name. Speed finds support from his parents and his girlfriend Trixie and enters The Crucible in a partnership with his one-time rival, Racer X, seeking to rescue his family's business and the racing sport itself.Speed Racer is a 2008 sports action comedy film written and directed by the Wachowskis. With the offer to Speed denied, Royalton wants to ensure that Speed will not win races. Speed also uncovers a secret that top corporate interests, including Royalton, are fixing races and cheating to gain profit. The owner of Royalton Industries makes Speed a lucrative offer, Speed rejects the offer, angering the owner. Speed is loyal to the family business, run by his parents Pops and Mom. The story begins with Speed Racer who is a young man with natural racing instincts whose goal is to win The Crucible, a cross-country car racing rally that took the life of his older brother, Rex Racer. Description: The story begins with Speed Racer who is a young man with natural racing instincts whose goal is to win The Crucible, a cross-country car racing rally that took the life of his older brother, Rex Racer.
