'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree joins Susan Sarandon for 'Speed Racer' flick
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Whooo is the man who’s in the live-action “Speed Racer”?
Shaft! Damn right.
Well, more accurately, joining the cast is New Rochelle native Richard Roundtree, who played the title role in the 1971 “blaxploitation” epic. Seen here with Samuel L. Jackson on the set of the 1999 “Shaft” remake, Roundtree has built up some buzz of late with a recurring role as Charles Deveaux on “Heroes,” featuring Palisades native Hayden Panettiere.
Roundtree plays another kind of hero in the “Speed Racer” movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter:
Roundtree will play Ben Burns, a racer-turned-commentator who is an icon to the fans and a hero to Speed.
He’ll have some more LoHud company on that set. Pound Ridge resident Susan Sarandon is also appearing in the film as Mom Racer—mother to Racer X (Matthew Fox), wife to Pop Racer (John Goodman) and possible Mom Racer in Law to Trixie (Christina Ricci).
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