I guess I'm a little skeptical since the report names Uwe Boll (pictured left) as another director considered for the job. Uwe Boll, for those that might not be familiar with his work, is a B-grade director known for some campy films like Postal and Alone in the Dark. Not only is Boll not equipped to handle a FX-laden franchise film but he is considered by many critics, peers, and film buffs as one of the worst directors of our generation.Apichatpong “Joe” Weerasethakul is an award-winning director who Tropical Malady and Blissfully Yours took home prize awards at Cannes and I can see him getting looked at (and getting) the role of director.
Maverick Thai director and School of the Art Institute alum Apichatpong “Joe” Weerasethakul has been tapped to direct a sequel to Speed Racer, despite the fact that the Wachowski brothers’ adaptation of the beloved cartoon series has yet to be released. The likely megahit, starring Emile Hirsch and Christina Ricci, will hit theaters on May 9, but Warner said it wanted to get an early start on the next film to head off the creative doldrums the Wachowskis faced with their Matrix sequels.
“We love Joe’s eye, his disdain for linearity and the playful naturalism he brought to Blissfully Yours,” said one Warner Bros. representative, who requested anonymity for fear of incurring the wrath of director Uwe Boll, who had previously been considered. “The aerobics scene at the end of Syndromes and a Century moved me to tears.”
The rep also cited Weerasethakul’s experience directing one of 2004’s most memorable characters, the talking monkey in Tropical Malady, as good preparation for working with Chim-Chim, Speed’s pet chimpanzee. “Joe truly is a visionary,” he said, “and we are fully confident that his vision will be symbiotic with the Wachowskis’.” (source)
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