Scott Porter Joins The Cast Of Speed Racer

2007-07-15 Word Count: 345 Category: Arts & Entertainment

Star of the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights Scott Porter is momentarily leaving the football field to take a trip on the racing track. Earlier this month, twenty seven year old Porter was made an addition to the upcoming film Speed Racer's cast. The movie is a live-action adaptation of the popular 1960's Japanese animated series of the same name. Emile Hirsch, who was popularized through his role as Matthew Kidman in 2004's Girl Next Door, is set to play the fearless and aggressive racecar driver. The Wachowski brothers are set to direct the film, and Joel Silvers from Silver Pictures will be the film's producer.

Currently known as Jason Street on Friday Night Lights, Porter is set to play the role of Speed Racer's older brother, Rex Racer. However, before he joined the cast of the football drama series, Porter played Matthew on the off-Broadway production entitled Altar Boyz. He also appeared on four episodes of the Emmy award-winning soap opera, As the World Turns and on ABC's Ugly Betty's pilot episode.

Speed Racer isn't Porter's first big screen gig. He has played the role of PoP! member Colin Thompson in the romantic comedy Music & Lyrics, which starred Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore in 2007 and in the same year appeared in the thriller Descent, playing a small role. Descent starred Rosario Dawson and The 4400’s Chad Faust. Porter has also recently concluded an upcoming film entitled Prom Night.

Speed Racer's cast also includes Christina Ricci as Trixie, Speed's girlfriend, Matthew Fox as Racer X, Speed's rival, John Goodman as Pops Racer, Speed’s father, Susan Sarandon as Mom Racer, Speed’s mother and Paulie Litt as Spritle, Speed's younger brother. Other elements from the animated series that have been adapted into the film are Speed’s pet chimpanzee, Chim Chim, and his primary race vehicle, Mach 5.

The movie has begun filming in Berlin and is set to be released on May 9, 2008.

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