At just 28, Christina Ricci, has managed to make her mark in the entertainment industry as the dark and troubled female, a role, which she freely admits, is not far from her own life. Having battled with the typical Hollywood ills of familial disputes and subsequent estrangements, anorexia, alcoholism and maybe not so typical self-mutilation, the woman states she’s ready for a change.
‘Kids don’t know who I am, so their first impression of me will be Trixie. It’s a very different impression [from Wednesday Addams, her peers' first impression of her]. And as they grow up they won’t be talking about me as kooky and weird for the rest of my career,’ she says laughing. ‘It’s like reintroducing yourself in a totally new incarnation.’
The fact that Ricci’s character, Trixie Fontaine, handles a pink helicopter might provide a bit of insight as to why Ricci felt uneasy about even auditioning. The upcoming film is definitely a far cry from Ricci’s previous films and proved to be a challenge for her from the beginning. Despite her own insecurities about the role, something about her obviously caught casting’s eye. Maybe it is the insanely striking resemblance between Ricci and Trixie. I mean really—Ricci is the spitting image of the anime cartoon character, which is apparently something she has been told for ages.
‘What’s really funny is that people for years had been saying to me, “You know, they’re going to make a Speed Racer movie and you should totally play Trixie.” And I do look a little bit anime when I have dark hair with my white skin.’
The best part of the filming the movie for Ricci seems to have been her participation in several fighting sequences. Ricci raves about the action, which at one point got her so excited, that the girl was upchucking between driving scenes. You can check out the trailer below and see if it or Ricci’s new look entices you enough to make it out to your nearby theater this weekend when it debuts on May 9th. How do you think either will fare?
From writer/directors Larry and Andy Wachowski, the creators of the groundbreaking “The Matrix” trilogy, and producer Joel Silver, has come the new live action, family adventure movie, Speed Racer.
Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless.
Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer (John Goodman), the designer of Speed’s thundering Mach 5. When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting 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 who manipulate the top drivers to boost profits. If Speed won’t drive for Royalton, Royalton will see to it that the Mach 5 never crosses another finish line.
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 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 had taken his brother’s life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible.
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