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Richard Roundtree Inspiring the "Racer"

July 02, 2007 07:58:30 GMT

Richard Roundtree will play a legendary racecar driver who becomes a hero in "Speed Racer".
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Richard Roundtree is made the latest addition to the cast of "". Roundtree who made it big in 2000 flick "Shaft" will play character Ben Burns in the live-action adaptation of 1960s cartoon.

His character sees an iconic racer turns to be a commentator. Burns has a huge role in shaping main character Speed, played by , to become a racecar driver.

Others joining this Warner Bros production are , , and . The "Matrix" trilogy writer Andy Wachowski teams up with his brother Larry to create the story plot that is developed from a Japanese writer's work.

Filming has taken place and the release date is set to May 9, 2008.



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