Archive for March 19th, 2008


Zoom Zoom Zoom!

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March 19, 2008

The more and more I see of Speed Racer, the more excited I get.

It appears The Wachowski’s have created pure cinematic candy, and while I have no doubt I’ll have to check my brain at the door, I have a feeling my eyeballs will be bouncing with glee (especially if the flick gets Digital Projection).

Yahoo Movies! just released the latest posters for the flick, one-sheets featuring Matthew Fox as a bad-ass Racer X, Emile Hersh looking appropriately enough like Speed, and Christina Ricci looking appropriately bizarre for once as Trixie.

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If that wasn’t enough, I’ve also embeded the latest trailer below for your enjoyment. Here’s hoping this lives to the hype when it drops in May.

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Scott Pilgrim’s Odd Crush On His Cousin

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March 19, 2008

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Nope, it’s not the name of the 5th Pilgrim book…

It’s a rather appropriate title with today’s announcement from the Hollywood Reporter as to who’s in talks to play the titular character in the much-anticipated (here, at least) film adaptation of Brian Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life.

Currently in talks with Edgar Wright and co? One of my favorite young actors, the absolutely astounding Michael Cera.

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As a hardcore Arrested Development fan, enjoyer of Juno, and constant rewatcher of Superbad, plus a gigantic nerd for the films of Edgar Wright AND worshiper at the Altar of Pilgrim, this could not be a better combination.  Given Wright’s appearance in the extras for the Superbad DVD as a faux-interviewer, causing Cera and Jonah Hill to flip out, I had a feeling we’d see the two working together, but I could not have anticipated anything like this.

You know how Nick (my cohort at Dead of Summer) breathlessly anticipates all things Hellboy? If this pans out, I will put him to shame. Movie of the year, whenever it hits.

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