Lost star Matthew Fox has joined the cast of ‘Speed Racer‘ as the mysterious Racer X, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Adapted from the ’60s Japanese anime cartoon, ‘Speed Racer’ centers on a young driver, played by ‘Alpha Dog’ star Emile Hirsch, and his gadget-filled Mach 5 racecar.

Fox joins the recently cast Christina Ricci as Trixie, Speed’s girlfriend, and John Goodman and Susan Sarandon as Speed’s parents.

The film is being directed by The Wachowski Brothers, the men behind ‘The Matrix’ trilogy, for a May 2008 release. Fox will shoot the movie in Berlin during his summer hiatus from his hit ABC show.

Source: ET