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Ricci belts up for "Speed Racer"

Fri 13 Apr 11:00 AM

Former child star Christina Ricci has landed the female lead in The Wachowski brothers' new action adventure "Speed Racer". The "Addams Family" star will play Trixie, the loyal and courageous girlfriend of lead character Speed, who will be played by Emile Hirsch ("The Girl Next Door").

"Christina Ricci is a young actress of extraordinary range, who has become a favourite of both critics and audiences in a wide variety of movies, from mainstream features to acclaimed indie films," Jeff Robinov, President of Production, Warner Bros. Pictures said in a statement. "She is an amazing talent and we think she is going to do a great job with the role of Trixie."

The movie, which will also star Susan Sarandon and John Goodman as the young hero's parents, is a big-budget live-action update of cult 1960s anime cartoon and will mark Larry and Andy Wachowski's first writing/directing collaboration since the "Matrix" movies.