The powers that be have tried their best to push Rain into the public consciousness. They tried to position him in Speed Racer, the first box office flop of the summer. They have him filming the lead role in Ninja Assassin with the Wachowski brothers. And now, they even tried to lend his vocal talents …

Last week, People mistakenly included a picture of Karl Yune in a story on Rain. The web was in an uproar. Multiple letters were written to editors of People, subscriptions were canceled. Susan Sarandon, Rain’s co-star in Speed Racer, even broached the idea of an all-star benefit to be organized by Tim Robbins with performances …

I never knew ninja assassins were this built. The last ninja I remember was Chris Farley, who looked like he was hiding ninjas. Rain’s new no-carb diet must be working. I haven’t seen anyone this buff since this morning. In the mirror. Yes, I’m talking about myself. Anyway, he’s currently shooting “Ninja Assassin” in Germany. …

Rain stars in the recently released and critically panned, Speed Racer. This movie couldn’t even beat out What Happens in Vegas. Instead, it ended up in 3rd place earning about $20 million in its first week of release. Anyway, Rain has been drumming up publicity for the movie. People Magazine wrote up a short blurb, …

Here ya go, ladies. Semi-naked (you can see his bare chest!) pics of Rain making like Bruce Lee for his newest movie, Ninja Assassin. Ninja academy looks fun. I wonder if they have catering. More pics of Rain playing ninja after the jump.
Pics: Yeinjee

Things are not looking good. Based on early tracking, Speed Racer is going to get creamed by Iron Man. Reviews have been ambivalent and polling shows audiences are non-too impressed by the movie. According to Slashfilm,
“Un-Aided Awareness has popped to 11% and the Total Aware is at a solid 83%. Definite Interest, however, is a …