USA Today offered the world the first real-world glimpse of the car most of us could only imagine from our childhood cartoons. Speed Racer is the first film directed by the Wachowski brothers since the Matrix trilogy.

The film is a live-action adventure starring Emil Hirsch (Alpha Dog). It promises to have a “retro future” look and will center on Speed (Hirsch) trying to make a name for himself in the racing world despite the efforts of corporate giants to foil his career.

The film also stars Christina Ricci (Black Snake Moan) as girlfriend Trixie and Matthew Fox (TVs Lost) as Speed’s older brother, Racer X.

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