Here it comes, here comes Speed Racer.
I wasn’t aware that the Wachowski brothers (The Matrix, V for Vendetta) had nabbed the classic anime Speed Racer license, but it seems they have. There’s a movie coming out next year, and a game that ties into it has just been announced. The Wii and DS versions are set to release alongside the film, and the PS2 version’s release will coincide with the DVD release. Sidhe Entertainment (Gripshift) will be doing development for this one. The late trend of direct involvement in video game tie-ins by the movie production company is in effect here as well, according to the press release.
The car-fu style of action within the game will closely represent the action style being designed by the Wachowski brothers for the film itself as they lend direction and assets to the development team directly from their Berlin set. John Gaeta, a long time Wachowski collaborator and Co-VFX Supervisor on the Speed Racer film, is working with Sidhe and WBIE to assist in maintaining a close film-to-game aesthetic connection.
Neo: I know car-fu.
No word on whether they’ll present the film at 10 frames per second like the TV show was, but we can always hope. Any else love that Geico commercial?
Image from the official Speed Racer film website. Read on for the press release.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment presents Speed Racer
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