Could the Twilight Teaser Trailer Save Speed Racer?

Posted on Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 by Peter Sciretta

Twilight

Even our box office analysts are predicting a disappointing opening for Speed Racer. But what industry analysts don’t know is that the first teaser trailer for Catherine Hardwicke’s big screen adaptation of Twilight will be attached to the Wachowski Brothers film, this according to Collider. Twilight is, of course, the first of a series of best-selling novels about teenage vampires. We first really discovered this film last week when /Film was bombarded with over 1400 comments from fans of the series. The last book knocked Harry Potter out of the top spot on the Best-sellers list, so I’m thinking this could be pretty big. One thing is for sure, there is a huge hardcore fan following on the internet. But could that translate to huge box office? Speed Racer will be the first huge test to see how big Twilight actually is. If that film performs higher than expected, it could be due to “the Twilight effect”. But will Twilight fans be able to save Speed and the Racer family? That has yet to be seen.

Twilight tells the story of 17-year-old Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) who moves to the small town of Forks, Washington to live with her father, and becomes drawn to Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a pale, mysterious classmate who seems determined to push her away. But neither can deny the attraction that pulls them together… even when Edward confides that he and his family are vampires. Their unorthodox romance puts her in physical danger when Edward’s nemesis comes to town and sets his sights on Bella.

Comments

LARRY LEONARDO

NOTHING WILL SAVE SPEED RACER

FAIL SPEED RACER, FAIL

Orange Clockwork

Twilight moms have completely turned me off the whole franchise.

joshmayhoo

Could the Twilight Teaser Trailer Save Speed Racer?

In a word: No.

A combo of The Dark Knight trailer #3 and the Twilight teaser could perk box office figures a bit though.

Maybe i'm too old(27), but Twilight looks pretty dumb.

duca

Is anyone else scared this thing is going to trigger the "Titanic" effect?

Ambrose

What the fuck is Twilight?

...yeah I read the other article, but why should I care....it's just another example of the RON PAUL internet gaming machine, where a vocal cause uses the internet to make something seem WAY BIGGER than it actually is. Those kids aren't actually 18 of the top 30 stars, Twilight fans are gaming the system...same with the 1400 comments, it's not representative of the moviegoing populace. One thing's for damn sure, the Twilight trailer will not be Speed Racer's saving grace.

HorseMaster

Bet u feel like a right dick now that twilight has become a box office hit !!!!!
Don't critisize things u don't understand :)HaHaHa:)!!!!!!

Hector

Twilight sounds very similar to another crappy movie, "the covenant"

Rufi

@ Ambrose

I think I actually applauded outloud when I read that. Well said.

Aubrey

The Twilight Effect. Ha!
I loved this article - we're so going to save Speedy's behind.

gospeedracer

They should have made it in Real-3D, but it will do good in the box regardless. Twillight = moot.

knifyforkey

Well the Twilight books are actually an excellent read, and I'm a 27 year old married male. Now I know what your thinking, "Ya well his wife probably made him read it" and the truth is... YOUR RIGHT. I thought I'd take a short break from the 360 and appease the wife by reading a couple of pages, but to my suprise I couldn't put the book down. Its really that good, I usually read a book like once every 5 years and I read the 3 Twilight books in month and look forward to the final book.
I just hope the movie turns out as good as the book, but most don't, not even the Harry Potter Movies, that being said the H.P. movies were great, it's just that the books are that much better. And the Twilight book is right up there with H.P. if not in front of it.

Bring on the sarcasm!

FATALITY

FACT: NOBODY IN THE WORLD WILL GIVE A SHIT ABOUT A MOVIE CALLED TWILIGHT, ESPECIALLY IF ITS ABOUT TEENAGE VAMPIRES. JESUS CHIRST PETER. WHY EVEN POST THIS?

Aurora Vega

If Speed Racer is going to make ANY MONEY it'll be fromt he Twilight fanbase paying for a tickets to see the teaser, that's it. Other than that, this movie is going to fail- miserably.

orange cinema

no matter how good the books are, im thinking that twilight might resemble 'the covenant'. anybody remember that wonderful piece o' cinema?

Eleanor

Um...maybe not. Yeah, I will see that teaser but I'm not going to see speed racer to do it! I'll sneak in on my way to a good movie, watch it and then leave to see the movie I am paying for.

Pholla

Why are people bashing on Twilight here? Have you even read the books? If you don't even know what it's about then don't judge it or bash it before you even gave it a chance. Now, if you have read the books and hated it, then feel free to say whatever you please. But until then, please please please shut your mouth.

On a lighter note, I think the Twilight teaser will save Speed Racer. I know plenty of people who are going to see Speed Racer only because they want to see the teaser for Twilight. I know I am.

Susie

The fandom is the only good thing about the atrocious writing that is "Twilight".

ONTD Twilight post, along with the lulz brought by ontd_twatlight are the only things keeping me in this fandom.

For any twilightmom reading this (this means you Rhonda) your kids are hungry and filthy. Get off the computer, and go feed and wash them. K? Thanx.

Mollie Kate

.... Well, I know I'm going with my best friend and her family to see it.
For the trailer. Because its not only the Twilight trailer, but also the HP6 trailer.

and seriously, what is with the Twilight bashing? Its stupid, petty, and obnoxious. I can see why people wouldn't like it... but not if they know nothing about it at all.

Do research BEFORE you trash.

Katie

How anyone can compare The Covenant to Twilight is beyond me. They are two completely different stories, and I personally think that no one should compare a great book like Twilight with a crappy movie like The Covenant, if you haven't read any of the Twilight books. That being said, I dont think the Twilight trailer will save Speed Racer (I dont think anything can). A lot Twilight fans will most likely watch the trailer online, probably even days before Speed Racer hits theaters

Jackson

Guess what: Twilight sucks.

Chew on that, hotshots.

Mollie Kate

Guess what: I don't care.

Astrid

I have in fact read the books. They aren't very good; they're full of poor characterization, bad writing, cliches, and disturbing ideas about romance. If Twilight does well at all it'll be because they have some pretty talented people working on it, rather than because of the quality of the story itself. That being said, I don't think the Twilight teaser will help Speed Racer all that much, because why pay $9 for a ticket when it'll be uploaded to YouTube in a short while?

Aurora Vega

Seriously, bashing is childish. And the Twilight Mom bash aimed at Rhonda and the others wasn't appropriate. I understand that some people don't like the series, but geez, grow up.

Sam

Twilight and The Covenant aren't anything alike! Maybe if would stop your bitching about something you don't anything about and actually went out and read something you would understand that.

Twilight is one of the biggest Best-selling books in the world, it beat HP off the best-seller list. And will probably beat HP off the top of the box office too.

And who the hell do you think you are saying that no one cares about a movie called Twilight? I would seriously so some research before you say shit like that because trust me when i say there is about an equal amount or even more Twilight fans than there are most fanbases. You have no idea what the hell you are talking about.

Larien

Like I'd actually pay $10 to go see stupid speed racer, even IF the twilight trailor is going to be playing. I'd rather watch it online and save myself the $10

the twilight series are great books to read, and I must admit at first I thought it would be dumb, but I couldn't put those books down either, and read them all in a week.

Hannah

It's possible, but, as for me, I'm not spending my money going to movie I don't want to watch just to watch a trailer for a movie I do want to watch.

And seriously people, if you don't like Twilight then that's fine. You don't have to. But that doesn't mean you have to ruin it for the other people who enjoy reading the books and are excited for the movie.

jab08

Seriously, the twighlight books are amazing. Anyone bashing them better have at least read them first. Before i read them, i thought they'd be lame because they're about vampires. But once i started reading i couldn't put them down! I read all three books in 4 days and i can't wait for the 4th book and the movie!
I think the Twighlight preview could definitely save Speed Racers. I know a ton of people going to see it just for that one glimpse at Twighlight. That series has one heck of a following that will continue on through the big screen!

Annie

I know the Twilight trailer is the only reason, I'm even thinking about going to see Speed Racer.

Bob

Poor Twilight? How about poor Speed Racer. This is the second blog posted today about how it is going to fail. I am not going to go see Speed Racer, but all these blogs saying the same exact thing is just pathetic. LEAVE SPEED RACER ALONE!

Aly

So much Twilight hatred..sheesh.

I definitely think that our little [ha..little..right..] will save Speed Racer.
Hell, thats the only reason I'm going to see it.
The teaser, duh.
Twilight is like my little baby, I'm going to be so proud when I see that teaser on the big screen. Like a mother at her daughters first ballet recital or something. :)

yeah, I'm a dork. Whatever.

You're welcome Speed Racer.

Lindsay

Obviously many of you have not read any of the Twilight series otherwise you wouldn't be saying the comments you're saying

Aly

I MEANT LITTLE FANBASE* LOLZ

Becca

If you think you are too old for Twilight and therefore feel the right to bash it, then perhaps you are too YOUNG for it. Especially if you can't even read the Commenting Rules- No hate speech allowed. Debate intelligently. Hmm, intelligently... Maybe haters should stop jumping to conclusions. What if someone insulted something important to you without stopping to really think about it?

Sara( Yeah theres maney of us)

I was tempted not to post because of all the HATER speech * looks at commenting rules*

Sadly, I was thinking the samething, as in that Twilight would save the Speed Racer movie, but who knows, even so my dad refuses to see the movie..

Rose

The Twilight Phenomenon will kill and rise beyond all the fans' expectations.

Now for a comment on the article.

I don't believe that Twilight's tease trailer will be enough to save Speed Racer. Maybe it'll save it from being a total catastrophe in the first few days, but then it will burn quite horribly to the ground.

Megan

why is everyone so negative?! dont you people have anything better to do then bash other people? take your own advice, 'twilightmom' haters, and get off your own computers do something more productive than judging someone you dont know!

lyndseyloo

I can tell you that I plan to see Speed Racer on the opening night ONLY because I want to see the Twilight Teaser, I may leave immediatly after. This will be a huge boost for Speed.

robert_b

Guess I'll have to go see it now. I'm a bigger fan of Twilight than Speed Racer. ( Kristen Stewart.. wow..)

Carolyn

I don't know if Twilight will boost Speed Racer. I'm not planning on seeing it. And you know the trailer will end up on YouTube eventually, so why waste ten bucks? But to all you Twilight haters: have you even read the book?

And comparasions to The Covenant make me shudder. That movie was shit. The book, at least, is absolutely nothing like it. Those guys weren't even vampires! And I do not remember a hugely successful book series preceding it, either.....

Ali

What the hell is up with all the Twilight bashing? If you're going to base an entire film on the two sentence summary you read on the internet then you have no right to talk. Just because something has romance and vampires doesn't mean it's stupid. I'll admit, the concept for the movie sounds corny, but until you've actually picked up the books, you can't really judge. They're actually a lot of fun to read.

If you don't like the sound of the Twilight movie, fine - don't see it. But don't leave comments filled with hate on a site like /film. It's not cool. This is where movies fans are supposed to come together, not turn on each other in the comments section.

As for the story at hand, I'm interested in Speed Racer anyway, but a lot of my friends are seeing it soley for the Twilight trailer. So who knows how things will go? I don't think it'll be Speed Racer's "saving grace," though.

sofibanoffi

FELLOW TWILIGHTERS!!!

we should get SPEED RACER to number one on the box office. that'll teach these haters.

or we could just watch it on youtube.....hmmmmm...nine dollars on crap movie for 30 seconds of twilight.....or totally free online? i know which one i'll choose.

and for all you twilight haters.....don't knock it till you try it!!!!

Emmanuel Munoz

I am tired of twilight readers trying to make a point about how the book is not just for kids. We understand that older people can read it too.

I tried reading it but did not like, it was too dramatic for my taste. My girlfriend on the other hand loves them and after seeing who was cast as Edward from the book she was turned off completely from the movie.

Her exact words "That is not what he should look like at all, he is not supposed to be Butt Ugly like him"

Freak

I truly hope that Speed Racer will be better than I think it will be. I have some memories attached to the cartoon...

Megan M.

First of all, Twilight is an excellent series of books and I think
it will also be an excellent movie but I doubt the movie will
do the book justice.

Second of all, I really doubt that even the first glimpse of
Twilight will save Speed Racer. Nobody in their right minds would
waste 9 bucks to just see a trailer and then sit through an
utterly horrible movie for 2 hours when they can just see it on YouTube for free.

And third of all, for those of you who are reading this and thinking
that I am just some stupid fan, you're wrong. I have read the
Twilight books many times now and they never cease to surprise
me and make me cry or make me excited. I am more than a
fan, I am thankful that I managed to come across these books.
To feel like I am in another world while I read them. To sit
there for hours and hours just to finish one book in one day.
These books are important to me as well as for other people. I
bet you haters wouldn't like it if people hated on your family, well
in a way, the Cullens are kind of like our family in our fantasy
worlds. So lay off. Thanks :)

Courtney.

Wow. I've never seen such bashing of Twilight. Ever.
Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse are the single best books I've read. End of story.

I can comprehend how some would not like it; but to judge the books [and even to go as far as critisizing FANS and TwilightMoms whom you've never personally met!] without sufficiant knowledge of what you're discussing is ludicris.

I also understand the whole 'age issue'. I'm 14 and happen to love the books.
I'm in a MySpace group and every person in said group loves the series as well. The members are from my age to [I think] 35.
PLUS, I've gotten my father, step-mom, grandma, and sister to read the series. They all loved it as well.

AND I also saw somewhere that someone was turned from the movie/books from Robert Pattinson. WHAT?!? That is absurd in my opinion. I love Rob as Edward. Plus, you/she have (has) NOT seen his acting; which I do not think is a liable judgement for the entire movie.

So to everyone here in GENERAL; please have some idea of what you're discussing before you start calling individuals out. It makes you come off as obnoxious and rude. *And you should read posting rules..*

orange cinema

@ katie

all's i meant in the comparison, is that the photos i've seen look very similar, & the idea might translate to film in a manner similar to the covenant. 'a new person coming to town and being drawn to a mysterious/attractive/supernatural group of people'. i have no idea what twilight is about, but if it is adapted poorly, it could very well come off like the covenant. relaxxxxxxx, i ain't dissing yer vampire tale. i love the pale little nightstalkers and i hope it's good for all yer sakes - i have stories that i'm protective of too, but even i admit when they're presented in a shitty manner. hardwicke has as many good films in her bag as she does shitty ones, so i'm pulling for ya'll, i really am...

Courtney.

I also thought I'd notify you all,
I happen to be going to the movies on the opening night of Speed Racer.
I am not, however, going to SEE Speed Racer.
I'm going to buy a ticket to another movie, then 'conveniently' slip into Speed Racer to see the Twilight and HP6 trailers.
Ha.
But I do know multitudes of people who are actually seeing Speed Racer for this reason.

gocitizen

wtf is twilight?

Since when do people go to the theater to see a movie trailer that they can see on youtube? That makes no sense. Are people really that silly?

I actually think Speed Racer is going to look pretty cool on the big screen - trippy anime stylizations and such. It just looks visually different and that's enough to tip my interest.

estrus

Jeebus! They are worse than Clay Aiken fans!!
There must be some secret cabal of Twilight moms that monitor the intranets looking for Twilight references, then send the bots to ATTACK!

GregoryV

yo peter... keep updating /film with twilight news you might have to pull the plug on the comments since you get bombarded with them. lol.

anyways, just like all the unaware regular folks on /film, i didnt know what twilight was. i bought the book and im sorta hooked. lol.

will the teaser bring audience to speed racer. well... if the teaser aint on youtube before the speed racer release then yah, im sure it'll bring in new viewers. lol.

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