Check out the first seven minutes of Speed Racer, opening in theaters tomorrow. Go, Speed Racer, go!

The film has garnered a paltry 34% from RottenTomatoes.com so far. Yikes!

Speed Racer is the first post-Matrix writing/directing by The Wachowski Brothers.

Starring: Matthew Fox, Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon and Rain.

WHAT DO YOU THINK of the film so far — YAY or NAY?

Speed Racer stars Matthew Fox, Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman and Susan Sarandon get their vroom-vroom on at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 32 Annual Pro/Celebrity Race on Saturday in Long Beach, Calif.

If you wanna check it out, an early review was published on AICN. Says the reviewed, “[The] level of writing surprised me, because the movie, to me, moved beyond typical superficial fun, and actually has character, story and heart.”

For the trailer and more information on the movie, visit SpeedRacerTheMovie.com.

Speed Racer is rated PG and zooms into nationwide release on Friday, May 9.

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Emile Hirsch is the sexy new cover boy for the latest issue of Flaunt Magazine.

The 23-year-old young, rising star (Lords of Dogtown, Alpha Dog, Into the Wild) was shot by the legendary photographer David LaChapelle. “It was an honor to work with David in such an exotic environment as Hanna, Maui, ” Emile said. “David is full of fresh and creative ideas, and has unlimited energy.”

Here are some interview snippets from Emile’s Flaunt interview:

On being grateful for his genetic luck: “When you have parents who are encouraging of creative things, who give you a pen and paper and different-colored markers
and are excited about how you are creative visually, it’s good for your development and imagination.”

On doing what’s not expected of him: “I’m more interested in doing different films where I don’t know if I can go off or not. That was one of the exciting parts about doing Speed Racer. It was all green screen, craziness , comic-book superheroes, and That was part of the challenge, what was appealing about it. It wasn’t just some tiny independent film that was all dialogue and character. There were different components to it.”

In the full interview, Emile sounds off on Heath Ledger, his new movie Milk and the Classical Greek philosopher Socrates. Pick up the Flaunt issue, which is on newsstands TODAY! Emile’s upcoming high-octane film Speed Racer opens in theaters everywhere on May 9.

UPDATE: Apologies, images replaced with some behind-the-scenes shots. Check back next soon for new pics of Emile!

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Here are some new Speed Racer movie posters featuring:

Emile Hirsch as Speed Racer, Christina Ricci as Trixie (Speed’s girlfriend), Matthew Fox as Racer X (Speed’s rival), Hiroyuki Sanada as businessman Mr. Musha and Rain (left) as rookie racer Taejo Togokhan.

Speed Racer is set for a nationwide May 9 release. Watch both trailers at SpeedRacerTheMovie.com. More Here! »

Lucas Grabeel and Emile Hirsch film more scenes in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday for their upcoming movie, Milk.

Emile, 22, Lucas, 23, were seen getting emotional for the film during a candlelight vigil for slain activist Harvey Milk, played by Sean Penn.

Emile plays gay activist Cleve Jones. Lucas plays Daniel Nicoletta, Milk’s photographer friend. Milk was California’s first openly gay elected politician.

10+ pictures inside of Lucas Grabeel and Emile Hirsch getting milked… More Here! »

Vanity Fair marks the 14th year of its gigantic annual Hollywood Issue.

On top of all the starlets on the cover, everybody who’s anybody is featured in the inside photo spreads: Renee Zellweger, Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron, Naomi Watts, Emile Hirsch, James McAvoy, Marion Cotillard, Jodie Foster, Tang Wei, Josh Brolin, Casey Affleck, Eva Marie Saint, Ben Foster, Omar Metwally, Julie Christie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Downey Jr., Keira Knightley, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Scarlett Johansson and Javier Bardem.

Check out the scans below!

FYI: Vanity Fair canceled its most lavish bash for the Oscars because of the writers strike. “After much consideration, and in support of the writers and everyone else affected by this strike, we have decided that this is not the appropriate year to hold our annual Oscar party,” said a Vanity Fair spokesperson. “We want to congratulate all of this year’s nominees and we look forward to hosting our 15th Oscar party next year.”

Breakout stars Ellen Page (in Dolce & Gabbana) and Emile Hirsch attend the 2007 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards Gala at NYC’s Cipriani 42nd street on Tuesday in New York.

Ellen, 20, picked up Breakthrough Performance by an Actress for her stellar performance in Juno, which also picked up Best Original Screenplay thanks to Diablo Cody.

Emile, 22, took home Breakthrough Performance by an Actor for his work in Into The Wild, which also made NBRMP’s “Top Ten Films” list.

Earlier this week, Juno became Fox Searchlight’s biggest hit ever, beating out Little Miss Sunshine at $59.9 million and Sideways at $71.5 million.
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Page is also set to headline Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut Whip It. The film chronicles the adventures of Bliss Cavendar, a teenage misfit stuck in a dead-end town outside Austin, Texas, who decides to take up the time-honored tradition of Roller Derby.

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