When I first saw the phrase “Timur Bekmambetov’s Black Lightning,” I wondered to myself, “Did I miss the announcement that the director of Wanted was taking on one of DC Comics’ most prominent African-American superheroes?” And then I watched the trailer. Now, while my Russian is a little rusty — what little I know, I gleaned from Chris Claremont’s X-Men comics and The Hunt for Red October — I’m pretty sure I don’t see any black people here:
What I do see is a boy and his super-powered car righting wrongs and getting chicks. Kind of like Herbie the Love Bug meets Christine, with a wee bit of Transformers. A little research also reveals that Black Lightning isn’t directed by Bekmambetov; rather he’s only producing. But it looks like fun, in a Speed Racer kind of way. (I’ll get into my love for Speed Racer another time.)
What do you think? Worth enduring the painful dubbing job to check out?
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Marc Bernardin. I am so glad I am not the only one who thought speed racer was awesome!!!
I am so in. Dubbing isn’t really that big of a deal. (Though I’ve been in Italy for the past four months and everything is dubbed here.)
Oh hells yes! When is this coming to the US? And when are we getting the 3rd Night Watch movie?
Speed Racer is highly underrated. I saw it in Imax and I’m pretty sure my eyes were bleeding (in a good way) by the end of it.
Can’t they subtitle it? The movie looks cool, but I would be completely distracted by dubbing. I prefer to hear the original Russian.
nice to see My Mother the Car is getting a big movie deal
If this has half the visual style and flair of Speed Racer, I’m there – subtitles, dubbing or no.
i love Timur! But I was thinking that it reminded me of Jumper for some reason. I’m in!