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New Live-Action ‘Speed Racer’ Series In The Works At Apple With J.J. Abrams As Executive Producer

May 25, 2022 3:45 pm

J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot has a lot of plates on the stove right now, from "Star Trek 4" to a live-action "Hotwheels" movie to numerous TV shows in development for HBO Max and AppleTV+. And they're seemingly alre...

Wachowski’s Shopping Hard-R Gay Iraq Romance In Cannes

Edward Davis

May 14, 2010 11:17 pm

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Wow, bold. The Wachowski siblings — Lana and Andy — have a new project in the works and it sounds infinitely better than their 2008 eyeball-searing spectacle, "Speed Racer" (misunderstood, my ass). And reall...

Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron To Star In ‘Johnny Quest’ Adaptation?

Rodrigo Perez

February 16, 2009 5:59 pm

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Have Zac Efron and Dwayne Johnson joined the cast of the long-rumored "Johnny Quest" biopic?Moviehole reported over the weekend that fresh-faced teen Zac Efron might play Jonny Quest and former WWE star cum act...

The Playlist’s Worst Films Of 2008

Rodrigo Perez

December 31, 2008 4:19 pm

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Culture keeps dumbing down and aiming more and more for the crotch of the lowest common denominator, right? Big fucking surprise. Obviously it's because the bleating sheep of society are by and large an incredi...

Dear Ryan Gosling, Please Don’t Play ‘Green Lantern’

Rodrigo Perez

October 9, 2008 3:28 pm

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We believe in Ryan Gosling a lot. The kid has amazing acting chops and has all the potential to go on to be one of the greatest actors of his generation if he keeps on track. His scenes in "Half Nelson" opposit...

‘Dark Knight’ Numbers Actually Climb When The Final Tally Is In; $158 Million Total

Rodrigo Perez

July 21, 2008 9:36 pm

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There was some suggestions yesterday by Nikki Finke and noticed by us that "The Dark Knight" figures might have been jacked by Warner Bros., who did this very thing with their "Speed Racer" numbers in May and g...

The Trades: WB Caught Red-Handed; ‘Speed Racer’ Numbers Debunked, David O.Russell Movie Up & Running Again, Patti Smith Finds A Home

Rodrigo Perez

May 13, 2008 11:47 am

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Those allegedly inflated "Speed Racer" box-office numbers? Oh they were inflated like an air balloon alright. Warner Bros. originally estimated that the film made some $20 million for a second place finish at t...

Did Warner Bros. Inflate Those Sub-Par ‘Speed Racer’ Numbers So It Wouldn’t Lose To Ashton Kutcher’s Laughable ‘Vegas’ Flick?

Rodrigo Perez

May 12, 2008 7:35 pm

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So the retina-scarring nightmare that was "Speed Racer" shit the bed as we hoped and predicted it would. "Iron Man" topped the box-office again (earning $50.5 million in its second week) and the $160-million do...

Desperate For Audiences, WB Puts Up The First Seven Minutes Of ‘Speed Racer’ In Hopes Of Convincing People It’s Not A Total Kaleidoscopic Failure

Rodrigo Perez

May 9, 2008 5:51 pm

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Strap into your seats tightly, put some protective UV sunglasses on and keep a barf bag handy. Oh yeah, and remember the rules of gravity and logic no longer apply when entering this "Speed Racer" zone. Many p...

‘Speed Racer’ Looks To Become The Garish Flop We Always Knew It Would Be

Rodrigo Perez

May 7, 2008 3:02 pm

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It's with a little melange of obnoxious, "we told you so" crowing and smug schadenfreude that we'd like to tell you that we knew "Speed Racer" was going to shit the colorful bed come box-office time. And a new ...

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