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Live-Action Speed Racer 4K UHD Editions Released in UK on May 18

Speed Racer, the Wachowskis' 2008 live-action film remake of the classic car-racing anime, will be released on 4K UHD Blu-ray on May 18 by Warner Brothers. There will be three different editions: 4K Ultra HD, a Steelbook edition and a Collectors Edition.

This 4K UHD disc will include a new interview in which the Wachowskis revisit their film.

The Collectors Edition (pictured) will also include a 32-page booklet, two theatrical posters, a Mach-5 art card and six character art cards.

Based on the 1967 Speed Racer TV series, directed by Tatsuo Yoshida and taken from his Speed Racer: Mach Go Go Go manga, the film is described as follows:

"Fearlessly hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition in his thundering Mach 5, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) was born to race cars. But when Speed turns down a lucrative offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company's maniacal owner (Roger Allam) but uncovers a terrible secret - some of the biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless moguls! The only way for Speed to save his family's business and the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game. With the support of his family (John Goodman and Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon) and his loyal girlfriend, Trixie (Christina Ricci), Speed teams with his one-time rival - the mysterious Racer X (Matthew Fox) to win the race that took his brother, Rex Racer's, life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible."

Source: Press release