Matthew Fox is starring in Speed Racer, which opens tonight!!! He recently revealed that his kids are very excited about the movie.

“They ask me every single day when the movie’s coming out. They can’t wait. They have seen the trailer of the film in front of every film they go to see right now. They’re both very excited,” Matthew says.

The reason they are so excited? It’s one of the rare pictures they get to watch of their dad!! “I haven’t made anything yet that my kids can see. They don’t watch a lot of television, they certainly don’t watch Lost, and they haven’t been able to see a lot of the other films I’ve done so far as they have heavy violence in them.”

Matthew is also looking forward to giving his boys the Racer X figurines when they come out. “I actually have a little one that someone snuck to me. I went to the Mattel toy show recently and saw all the Speed Racer stuff. They gave me a little Racer X, which I’m taking home for my boys. They’re going to be very excited.”

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Matthew Fox has been doing quite the press circuit for Speed Racer, which opens this week!! Here’s a couple of quick clips on his character and his plans to leave the TV realm after Lost!!

Matthew on character Racer-X…

“I’m a masked driver. There are many rumors around him. He’s very mysterious. Half the population thinks that he’s a bad guy and causes accidents and is dangerous, and half the population thinks he’s actually working for a secret organization that is combating corruption. Also, there are rumors that he’s protecting Speed Racer on the track, and that he might be Speed Racer’s brother who is supposed to have died years before in a fiery car-crash. So, in this film, we’re not really sure who he is.”

Matthew on Speed Racer sequels…

“I would definitely like to do another, just because the experience was so much fun. And if there were to be more Speed Racers, there would be a really cool arc to play.”

Matthew on Life after Lost…

“After Lost is over, I’m not going to do television anymore, only because it does take up so much of the year. I’ll either be doing films or doing nothing. Let me put it that way, [it's] just because I’ve done two shows that have ran six years. I’m now doing films and a show, and it’s just not leaving a lot of time or control over my life and spending time with the people that I love. So after Lost is over, I would like a situation where, if I get involved in a project, after three months, it’s done. I’m unemployed, and I can either chose to stay unemployed or look for the next project.”

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Check out this interview (and scenes from Speed Racer) with Matthew Fox!

There are a ton of new clips of Speed Racer coming out and you can catch a glimpse of Matthew Fox in a couple of them!

A video of Matthew Fox shot for Men’s Health.

Matthew talks about growing up in Wyoming and having the freedom to move around as a teenager and not really on his parents for a vehicle. “It was a big deal. My grandfather game a used, really used, Ford Pinto station wagon. Silver with red vinyl interior”

Matthew is also building and designing a custom-built 1950 Mercury Coupe. “It’s going to be amazing!” he says.

Matthew also chats about Speed Racer.

International trailer for Speed Racer. See if you can see Matthew Fox!

ET is with Matthew Fox when he gets his first look at the new “Speed Racer” toys!!

Matthew also chats about getting back to work on Lost and playing Speed’s arch-nemesis.

Coming up in May 2008, Matthew Fox will be appearing in the film adaptation of Speed Racer as the mysterious Racer X. Check out the trailer!!