Emile Hirsch, the lead star of Speed Racer, has reflected on the film's poor reception and its subsequent cult following. He believes that the reason for its bombing was due to audiences' interests at the time and the rise of superhero movies.
It's been nearly 20 years since Speed Racer failed to take off at the box office, and its lead star has an idea as to why it didn't.
The 2008 film served as a live-action adaptation of the Tatsunoko Production anime franchise, with Call of the Wild alum Emile Hirsch leading the cast as the young prodigy racer. The film also marked the Wachowskis' return to the directorial chair after closing out the original Matrix trilogy, though it failed to meet the same level of success as the sci-fi series.
Now, in an interview with ScreenRant's Grant Hermanns for the new release of a 4K remaster of the film, Hirsch reflected on Speed Racer's box office bombing..
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