'Speed Racer' hits Japan

 
VPage: Wachowskis' film plays world's biggest screen -- “Speed Racer” made a big splash Sunday at the Tokyo Dome for its Japan premiere where it was shown on what was touted as the world’s biggest screen: a 57-foot high, 120-foot wide temporary display made in the U.K., shipped from Canada and lifted into place by seven cranes. [link]

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(FROM THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER) — Matthew Fox is in negotiations to take the lead role in an adaptation of B. Clay Moore's upcoming comic-book series Billy Smoke , about a hit man on a mission to kill every other assassin in the world. The series will ...
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Matthew Fox is Billy Smoke

Matthew Fox ( Speed Racer , "Lost") is in negotiations to star in Warner Bros.' Billy Smoke , based on the Oni Press comic about a hit man seeking redemption, says Variety .
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