Has anyone been watching ET lately? This is Emile Hirsch and the Mach 5 in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq5nnmZXRL4

Am I just as excited as you guys are? :frankiesmile:

Here's Christina Ricci on Speed Racer:
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=ycUuFXqgNM0

USA Today released a new article on Speed Racer, and contains NEW IMAGES of the film. It's absolutely mind-blowing:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/...ed-racer_N.htm

Thanks for this new info, frankie_fan.

Those images from USA Today were great, and now, I'm definetly looking forward to this movie next year.

http://movies.aol.com/movie/speed-racer-2008/28066/main

Here it is, folks. The long awaited first trailer for Speed Racer... in glorious HD!!

I seriously now cannot wait for this to come!!! :frankiesmile:

For those who can't watch the trailer in HD, here's a better one:
http://www.worstpreviews.com/trailer.php?id=401&item=0

I honestly was going to hate this movie, but when I saw the trailer I kind of got excited to see it. I loved watching the show when I was little and this gives me a little of the same feeling.

We have a poster, and it looks good:

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...aserPoster.jpg

Link to official Quicktime trailer now available:
Http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/speedracer/

The LA Times has an article on Speed Racer, and explains how the anime style will be adopted for this movie:

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...ck=1&cset=true

Marketing Line-Up
 

Variety is reporting that Speed Racer is going for a G rating. Because of this, Warner Bros has been able to enlist a lengthy lineup of promotional partners that will pony up at least $80 million in additional marketing support around the film. These include:

• General Mills stamping Speed Racer imagery on packaging of its cereals and other brands like Betty Crocker cookie mixes, Old El Paso Mexican foods and Fruit Gushers.
• LEGO creating four playsets based around the film.
• Target, which rarely does film promotions, coming aboard as the pic's official retail partner and, in addition to in-store ads and circulars, offering a gift card that enables consumers to access exclusive footage from the film.
• Puma designing Speed Racer-themed shoes.
• McDonald's offering separate Happy Meals for boys and girls.

Joel Silver says, 'You have to open big. You have to let them know you're out there. The only way to make a lot of noise is to have people shout from the rooftops. ('Speed Racer') was an opportunity to do something we've never done before.'