Matthew Fox talks Racer-X

Speed Racer is speeding (sorry) up on us, scheduled to make its American premiere on the 9th of May. So when Entertainment Weekly sat down to talk to Matthew Fox, star of Lost, they were bound to ask at least one question about his upcoming role as Racer-X.

By JoshSHill - Jan 04, 2008 12:01 AM EST

Filed Under: Speed Racer

Luckily for us, Entertainment Weekly asked two questions of Fox concerning Speed Racer. In response to questioning about how the role came his way, Fox had this to say;

I'm a cartoon and comic book fan, and I love anime. [But] I didn't know anything about Speed Racer. I grew up without a television. So when I found out that the Wachowskis were doing Speed Racer and were interested in me for it, I immediately went on the Internet, and as soon as I saw Racer X, I was like, I think that looks like me. I kinda think I would be a good Racer X. So then I was like, Dammit, I'm going to win this role! I went and read for it, and then waited quite a while.... It was the project last spring that I was dying to do, and I would have been so incredibly disappointed if I didn't.

Over the page, and Fox was pressed to describe how he had interpreted the role of Racer-X (I won’t spoil his real identity for those who want to keep some element of surprise).

Racer X is all about mystery. And it's all about not just disguise of suit, but it's disguise of voice — he's, like, impenetrable.... Part of the fun that I had was that I got to be a badass, and work with the most insane stunt guys. I'm proud I did it all. They didn't double me. The stunt guys were like, ''We think you can do everything. Do you want to do everything?'' ''Damn right I want to do everything. I want to do everything to the point where you think it looks like crap. That's when I need you to step in and help me out.'' [During] some of it I was just dying. I would do these fight sequences in this leather thing, and the amount of sweat was extraordinary. I was coming home ultra-dehydrated.

I’m always happy when an actor of Fox’s caliber is able to pull off all her or his own stunts. So with so many seemingly in store for us, and a trailer that is nothing more than a tease, this movie is definitely one I’m hanging out for!

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1 Comments

FrancoL - 9/19/2011, 11:13 PM

Well, good for him. But I think he should not celebrate meanwhile because today he was sued by a female he allegedly physically attacked in August. See it here: Actor Matthew Fox of Lost is sued over attack on bus driver. Fox was not accused with a criminal offense in the episode.

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