Larry and Andy Wachowski have added another two passengers to their “Speed Racer” vehicle. Matthew Fox is in final negotiations to play Racer X in the live-action update of the 1960s cartoon for Warner Bros. Pictures and producer Joel Silver.

In addition, Aussie actor Kick Gurry is in negotiations to play Sparky, Speed’s hippie mechanic.

Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon and John Goodman already are on board the film, which will shoot in the summer in Berlin. “Speed” centers on a young race car driver, Speed (Hirsch), and his quest for glory in his thundering, gadget-laden Mach 5. Fox will play Speed’s mysterious racing rival, an enigmatic soldier of fortune.

The “Lost” star will fit “Speed Racer” in around the series’ summer hiatus. Read the rest of this entry →

Smoking Aces will be released on DVD on April 17. (Matthew had a cameo in this movie.) You can pre-order it now from Amazon.com.