Rain interviewed about his film debut in "Speed Racer"

Interview: Rain on His U.S. Film Debut in "Speed Racer" By Steve Su

It's April 25 in Los Angeles, and it's Rain's press day for his U.S. film debut in Speed Racer. Although there was media attention from all over the world, Asian Loop got a chance to conduct a one-on-one interview with the Korean Superstar to talk about the film.
Rain plays the role Taejo Togokahn, the lead driver and heir to Togokahn Motors, one of the most prominent racing companies in the World Racing League. In the film, rival company Royalton threatens to corrupt the sport of racing and take over Togokhan Motors. Thus, Rain's character of Taejo must work with competing driver Speed Racer to defend his family honor against the billionaire Arnold Royalton.
"It’s really well made and enjoyable," Rain says of his first Hollywood production, adding that everyone worked well together. He also loves that "the story is about hopes and dreams." He hopes that it will empower kids to reach for their own goals. Given his own humble roots and the hard work that drove his own success story, he strongly encourages children to believe in themselves.

Rain's hard work on Speed Racer has not gone unnoticed. The Wachowski brothers have already offered Rain a role in their upcoming film, Ninja Assassins, slated to be released some time next year. It is an action/martial arts film that Rain is very excited about. Unlike in Speed Racer, Rain will play the lead role in that film, and he feels it is the type of role where he can leave an impression with the audience. Given the physical nature of this new role, Rain is already hard at work training his body. The Korean sensation does have a head start though. "I already knew how to do Tae Kwon Do and Hap Ki Do, which is a traditional Korean Kung Fu," reveals Rain.

Source: Alt Magazine