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It appears that a scooper from the land of Weissbier and Schnitzel sent in word that Joel Silver laid down some details on the radio in Berlin about The Wachowskis long in development film Plastic Man.

A wise dude once said, “If at first you don’t succeed, try try again.” But in Hollywood, the saying goes “If at first you don’t succeed, produce.”

While some folks are going to alter their mind before watching the mind-blowing special effects (which will surely result in a literal mind-blowing), others might decide to just get drunk.

Kevin and Neil talk about how What Happens in Vegas was surprisingly decent and how Speed Racer almost gave Neil an aneurysm. There’s also plenty of baby stories… and poo.

Check this out, here you will find the first 7 minutes of the film, in which Speed, played by Emile Hirsch, flashes back to childhood memories as he rips around the track in the Mach 5.

Upon screening Speed Racer, the latest attempt by the brothers Wachowski to push the envelope of technical effects in filmmaking, I can come away with one two clear conclusions. On one hand, I have a headache. On the other hand, I have decided that the Wachowskis are sick, in more ways than I can count.

With the upcoming release of the feature film version of Speed Racer by the Wachowskis, the classic cartoon is also getting a face lift on television. Check out the three clips below from the new animated film

Besides The Incredible Hulk, I can’t think of another summer release that has me more puzzled than Speed Racer. The first trailer looked like it could be a cute, fun diversion. The international trailer upped the ante a bit by adding more plot and action. But this music video on MySpace just makes me ill.

It appears that Silver and the Wachowski Brothers are confident about Speed Racer, as they have already come up with an idea for a sequel. Also he talked about a film called Ninja Assassain, which is written by the Wachowski’s and will be helmed by James McTeigue.

As if you thought you could escape Speed Racer today, we have yet another extended clip. This time, Apple has posted a great new 4-minute featurette to accompany the 4-minute extended trailer that we brought you earlier today.

If you weren’t sold on Speed Racer prior to this moment, allow this video to finish you off…

The verdict is still out on Speed Racer, the next film from The Wachowski Brothers. Will it be as cool as The Matrix? We can’t be sure, just yet. But as for what we can see in this brand new trailer, we are at least interested in seeing more.

Today we got some cool news from the Tribeca Press office that the festival, which was founded in 2001 by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, will close with The Wachowski’s tripped out, CGI-infused cartoon adaptation Speed Racer.

Speed Racer’s rival car was recently revealed at an auto convention in Tokyo.

Have a look at the first lenticular poster for the upcoming Wachowskis movie Speed Racer.

Here comes Speed Racer! The first trailer to the Wachowskis’ trippy Anime-meets-reality actioner has dropped online.

One of the least talked about films of 2008 up to this point has been Speed Racer, and I’m not really sure why.