Caffeinated Clint
The star of “Alpha Dog” and “The Girl Next Door”
Emile Hirsch – who, according to the final season of Project Greenlight, is a hard catch – is in final talks to star in “Speed Racer”, says Variety.
Based on the 1960s Japanese cartoon series by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida, pic will follow the adventures of the youthful Speed — played by Hirsch — as he tries to obtain victory in his tricked-out Mach 5 racecar, built by his father.
The part of the brother, Racer X, has not been cast. (Vince Vaughan was attached to play that role a few years back, but he’s no longer involved. I’d say they’d go younger now).
The film, directed by the Wachowski brothers and produced by Joel Silver, will open on May 8, 2008. The movie begins shooting in the Summer.
