Just a few hours ago I was in
While I got to participate in roundtable interviews with most of the cast and super producer Joel Silver, I also managed to talk with Joel after the junket had ended and got a few interesting bits of info as an exclusive.
What I found out was the Wachowskiâs have already figured out an idea for a sequel to âSpeed Racer,â and even better than thatâ¦theyâve already come up with an idea for a sequel to a movie thatâs not even begun to film yetâ¦âNinja Assassin!â
As usual, you can listen to what Joel said as an mp3 by clicking here or you can read the words below.
Expect a lot more on âSpeed Racerâ in the coming days. And in case you missed them, hereâs a link to 7 movie clips from âSpeed Racer.â
Collider: I
Joel Silver: Hopefully this May. I hope May. (I think he means heâll be getting the script?)
Collider: And then we have Ninja Assassins.
Joel Silver: Ninja Assassin.
Collider: So how is that progressing?
Joel Silver: Fantastic. We start shooting in 3 weeks.
Collider: There was a little story online about casting. Whatâs going on with casting on that?
Joel Silver: Rain. Weâve got Naomie Harris is going to be in the movie. I donât think we announced her yet. Sheâs the girl in the movie â Mika. And the other parts are coming together â weâre making it happenâ¦weâre working on it now.
Collider: And how has it been working with James on this? Is he excited to get started?
Joel Silver: Oh God yeah. Heâs got his hands full. Itâs a big movie.. itâs not an expensive movie but itâs a lot of work. A lot of visual effects, itâs not like this (heâs talking about Speed Racer) but like we did on The Matrix movies.
Collider: What else do you have coming up besides Ninja Assassin? Is there any other project thatâs getting ready to go?
Joel Silver: RocknRolla will come out next.
Collider: I actually spoke to someone who said itâs very good.
Joel Silver: Itâs very good.
Collider: Are they making a trilogy?
Joel Silver: Maybeâ¦if it works. Itâs really good and itâs a lot of fun. I think itâs the best movie Guy ever made.
Collider: I want to follow up with a question from the roundtables. I asked you if Larry and Andy had come to you and made you smile with a new idea.
Joel Silver: Look, they have a great story idea for a sequel to this movie (Speed Racer), we have a great idea for a sequel if it makes sense to make it. They have a great idea for a sequel to Ninja if they want to make it. Weâre having a good time. I love working with them and itâs a great joy to have them in my life. Theyâre smart and funny and they love the kind of movies I love and they know how to make them like no one else. I look at this movie and canât believe we created it. I canât believe it exists.
Collider: I know you have to go, but one last question for youâ¦with The Matrix you guys raised the bar with action and you did things that no one had ever done. Is Ninja Assassin in that kind of light?
Joel Silver: I hope so. But itâs fighting, itâs kung-fu. We did other things in The Matrix that weâre not really doing in this one as muchâ¦like car chases and helicopters and all that stuff. This is a martial arts movie.