From the Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment press release:
SPEED RACER
FROM VISIONARY DIRECTORS THE WACHOWSKI’S
WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4K RESOLUTION WITH HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR)
AVAILABLE ON 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAYTM AND DIGITAL ON MAY 19, 2026
The high-octane thrill-ride
Speed Racer will be available for purchase Digitally in 4K Ultra HD and on 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc on May 19. Directed by The Wachowki’s (“The Matrix” Trilogy), the newly remastered film will also include new bonus content featuring the filmmakers reflecting on the making of the film and its legacy.
Based on the classic series created by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida, the live action
Speed Racer stars Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon, and Matthew Fox.
Speed Racer will be available to purchase on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc online and in-store at major retailers and available for purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home and more.
Warner Bros. Pictures, in partnership with Flashback Cinema, will also present special theatrical screenings of
Speed Racer the week of April 25 in 225 locations across the U.S.
About the FilmFearlessly hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition in his thundering Mach 5, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) was born to race cars. But when Speed turns down a lucrative 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! 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 (John Goodman and Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon) 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 took his brother, Rex Racer's, life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible.
Speed Racer Digital release and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc contain the following new and previously released special features:
- FAST / FUTURE / FAMILY: SPEED RACER (NEW) In this exclusive interview, the Wachowskis revisit the film’s joyful genesis, its dazzling craft, and its second life as a cult classic.
- Spritle in the Big Leagues!
- Speed Racer: Ramping Up!
- Speed Racer: Supercharged!
- Speed Racer: Car-Fu Cinema
- Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing, The Amazing Racer Family
BASICSSpeed RacerUltra HD Blu-ray Languages: English, Spanish, French
Ultra HD Blu-ray Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French
Run Time: 135 minutes
Rating: PG for sequences of action, some violence and language.
Digital Street Date: May 19, 2026
Physical Street Date: May 19, 2026
The colors look amazing in the clip above; the 4K should be a stunner!
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