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Speed Racer to close Tribeca

Wachowski Brothers' family adventure to wrap up festival.

by Amber Wilkinson

The Tribeca Film Festival and Warner Bros Pictures hasannounced that the high-octane, live action family adventure Speed Racer, written and directed by the Wachowski brothers, will have a special presentation screening as the closing night film of the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.

The film stars Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon and Matthew Fox. Several of the cast members will be in attendance at the special screening to be held on Saturday, May 3 at the BMCC TPAC in Lower Manhattan. The film will also screen at the Pace University Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts.

Festival co-director Jane Rosemthal said: "Warner Bros has been a big part of the Festival many times over the years and we are thrilled that the Wachowskis and producer Joel Silver are bringing Speed Racer to us this year to close the Festival."

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