The Wachowski Brothers are stepping out a very flimsy limb. The minds behind The Matrix trilogy are helming the Speed Racer adaptation, but with an interesting twist.

Emile Hirsch, who plays Speed Racer, hinted to The Wachowski Brother’s dubious plan:

“…it’s all green screen,” Hirsch said. “There were no sets, just us and the green background. I haven’t seen anything of it finished yet. There was a lot of trust [in the Wachowski’s] involved. It’s going to be crazy. Was the monkey real? Yes.”

The Warner Bros. release is slated to hit theaters on May 9th, 2008 and stars a slew of familiar names. In addition to Hirsch, the flick also has Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox, Richard Roundtree, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon and plenty of others.

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