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Live-Action 'Speed Racer' Series Coming to Apple TV+
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With all of the other properties that JJ has directed he has shown a marked indifference to the traditions and relationships from those series and usually admits that he wasn’t particularly interested in the original series or movie a few years after his version makes a lot of money but alienates a lot of fans without gaining new ones. So a few episodes at most will probably have ok viewership but it will go into a steep decline after that, if how his adaptations of other shows is how this one will be handled as well.
That’s because JJ is actually Gozier the Gozarian, destroyer of franchises.
I’m sure they’ll try hard to make it not Speed Racist.
With respect to Star Wars, Rey should have upgraded the name Skywalker to Skyreycer.
Sorry, it’s bad pun day.
So I never watched this as a kid because it looked corny and stupid to me. But today I've learned that apparently... he kills a lot of people?! Now I'm intrigued.
I wish they'd stick with the original storyline, but refresh it with new artwork and sound. That's what they did for Space Battleship Yamato (Starblazers). For the first time, I founded the remake, Yamato 2199, better than the original. But since it's JarJar Abrams, it's gonna be Yamato 2520?? all over again; a mockery of everything the original stood for. Hard pass for me.
I saw the live action Speed Racer movie with John Goodman. While not a great movie, it kept the campiness of the original.
"Hey Mach 5 turn on headlights." Saw blades come out slicing Chim Chim and Spritle in half. 😂
JJ has no regard to the legacy of any IP he's gotten his hands on. Sorry but when you get to direct a Star Wars film with the original cast, and you don't have them share so much as a half second of screen time together, you are a hack and should never be allowed to touch another established franchise. EVER!
Actually, Apple shouldn't even allow JJ to subscribe to AppleTV+ to watch this. Block his i.p., email address, and all of his friends and family as well. Then block him from YouTube where he could potentially see a review of the show.
He's absolutely the worst director in Hollywood.
Well it was 60's animation. I'm sure it was perfect with the Japanese either. 😉
The movie was made the Wachowski's (of The Matrix) and is truly something!
Watch it on a 4K OLED HDR screen to see the real effect!!! The story is nothing, but the visuals are just two hours of over the top insanity; oranges, greens, purples like you have never seen before.
Wachowski movies basically rank as
- Matrix scores best in story, lowest in visuals (although of course the visual are even there, very good)
- Jupiter Rising is intermediate in both
- Speed Racer scores 1/10 for story, but 10/10 for visuals
They haven't. At least not yet. FWIW, I'm guessing it's easier and cheaper to just use existing, beloved franchises instead of rewriting and reinventing the so called wheel from scratch every time.
Speed racer was cool when I was growing up but I'm sure whatever reboot will be crap just like the 2008 one.
Agreed... very fun movie. The art style was so... eclectic. It looks even more dazzling if you are high.
Fans of the original didn't like how Vicious personality was drastically altered, Jet now has relatives he never had in the cartoon, and how both Julia and Vicious are featured prominently and early whereas in the anime you saw just short snippets of Julia that (eventually) hinted at some relationship between her and Spike while Vicious was talked about more than shown until the last episodes in the anime series. And Radical Edward doesn't get the origin story that the anime has, or much screen time at all honestly.
Vicious's name is an extremely appropriate name in the anime every time you see him, a lot more so than it seems to be in the live action.
Stopped reading at "J.J. Abrams. Not interested in any project he's a part of.
Apple has picked up a live-action "Speed Racer" series for Apple TV+, reports Variety. The series has reportedly been in the works for years now, and will be executive produced by J.J. Abrams.
"Speed Racer" is a Japanese automobile racing media franchise that originated in 1966 as a manga, and it was then adapted into an anime in 1967. It follows the adventures of titular character Speed Racer and his Mach 5 car. He has a team featuring his father, Pops Racer, his little brother Spritle, his pet chimpanzee Chim-Chim, and his girlfriend, Trixie.
The cartoon was previously made into a live action film in 2008, with the movie starring Emile Hirsch, but this would be the first time that it has been adapted into a live action television show.
The series will be written by Ron Fitzgerald and Hiram Martinez. Fitzgerald is known for his work on shows that include "Perry Mason," "Westworld," "Weeds," and "Friday Night Lights," while Martinez has worked on "The Last Ship," "Snowpiercer," and "Get Shorty."
J.J. Abrams previously executive produced Apple TV+ series "Little Voice," which was discontinued after one season, as well as "Lisey's Story." He will also serve as executive producer on upcoming Apple TV+ show "My Glory Was I Had Such Friends."
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Worst part is the guy goes out of his way to do it. It's as if he gets joy out of it.