BUSINESS WIRE revs up news that a live-action version of the animated series “Speed Racer” will be making pit stops at theaters this May.

The film will be produced & directed by the Wachowski brothers, the team responsible for making “The Matrix” movies. The cast includes Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon, and John Goodman, with Emile Hirsch in the title role.

To help promote the flick, Warner Bros. will have Speed’s racer Mach 5 on display at this month’s North American Auto Show in Detroit. Someone better keep an eye on the hubcaps.

Will the film be any good?

Well, according to the official press release, “The live-action ‘Speed Racer‘ will showcase the kind of revolutionary visual effects and cutting-edge storytelling that have become the benchmarks of the Wachowski brothers’ films.”

So, expect to come out of the local cineplex more confused than an American viewer watching the original cartoon in Japanese.