Scott Porter has mostly worked in television over the years, but he also played an important part in a misunderstood and historically significant would-be blockbuster.
In 2008, the Wachowski sisters followed up their ludicrously successful "Matrix" trilogy with "Speed Racer" — an adaptation of a classic anime that was definitely misunderstood by critics and audiences and had the crummy timing of hitting theaters the same month as "Iron Man," the first installment of what became the MCU. But films with entirely digital backgrounds were still something of a curiosity in the late '00s, making "Speed Racer" something of a groundbreaking special effects project, if also probably not the Wachowskis' best movie. Even though his character, Rex Racer, ostensibly dies in flashbacks, Porter can still say he contributed to a one-of-a-kind slice of sci-fi-fantasy cinema.
"At first it's a little bit intimidating. You're a little bit lost; you don't know what to do," said Porter during the "Speed Racer" press junket when asked about acting in front of a green screen. "The great thing is that they have such great actors on this film that even if two of you are on green screen, you're getting so much from the other actors."
He continued, "The toughest part was being on the racetrack, because it was just me in a cockpit with a complete green screen around me. Luckily, the directors are so fantastic at letting you know exactly what's happening that ... it's easy to imagine yourself in that world."
