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Christina Ricci Not Too Indie
8-May-2008
Written by: Nolan Maloney
Big budget isn’t selling out, says Ricci.
With the release of Speed Racer, the Wachowski Brothers-directed adaptation of the classic Japanese cartoon, Christina Ricci is stating she’s okay with big budget films.
“I wanted to do big movies for a long time but I haven't necessarily been given the opportunity,” says Ricci. “I just haven't gotten those kinds of parts.”
Ricci, who initially got her start as a child actress in films such as The Addams Family and Casper, is known predominantly for her independent work, such as Buffalo ’66, Monster, and Black Snake Moan. She has gravitated to such works because of her affinity towards films that make the viewers think about their lives and question their morality.
However, this is not to say that Speed Racer is simply a popcorn affair: Ricci says that the film is a “back-to-basics moral story” about remaining true to yourself and not selling out.
“I have a little bit of unrealistic, childlike morality issues,” Ricci says. “When I'm passionate about something I tend to be better in a meeting and then better in an audition.”
Perhaps it’s these conflicting mindsets that led her to take on Speed Racer; under the Wachowski’s rule, she says, the film will have artistic integrity, while still being fun for the whole family.
Speed Racer opens this Friday.
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