The 96th Academy Awards ceremony should be known as the Cannes Oscars, argues Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Frémaux.
He’s got a point.
Frémaux sipped a cocktail at the Charles Finch and Chanel Annual Pre-Oscar Dinner in the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel, and ticked off Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall and Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest as films that played and won the top prizes at last May’s festival.
Michael Barker, Sony Picture Classics co-chair, helped Frémaux out by adding in Martin Scorsese’s The Killers of the Flower Moon, which also premiered on the Croisette.
“Here we are in March, and the top winners at last year’s Cannes are still in the conversation, and are here at the Oscars,” says Frémaux, giving himself a pat on the back.
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He adds that...
He’s got a point.
Frémaux sipped a cocktail at the Charles Finch and Chanel Annual Pre-Oscar Dinner in the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel, and ticked off Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall and Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest as films that played and won the top prizes at last May’s festival.
Michael Barker, Sony Picture Classics co-chair, helped Frémaux out by adding in Martin Scorsese’s The Killers of the Flower Moon, which also premiered on the Croisette.
“Here we are in March, and the top winners at last year’s Cannes are still in the conversation, and are here at the Oscars,” says Frémaux, giving himself a pat on the back.
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He adds that...
- 3/10/2024
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Content warning: This article discusses the death of a child and contains spoilers for "Ferrari."
Director Michael Mann is back with his first feature film since 2015's "Blackhat." This time, the acclaimed filmmaker is bringing a long-gestating passion project to the big screen in the form of "Ferrari," a biopic about famed car maker Enzo Ferrari, played by Adam Driver. Specifically, it chronicles a very tumultuous period for the historical figure that takes place in the summer of 1957. It all leads up to one of the most horrific accidents in the history of racing — one that Mann captured on screen in gruesome detail.
Anyone who has seen the movie knows the scene: Alfonso de Portago (portrayed by Gabriel Leone in the film) is racing in the Mille Miglia during the film's climax. After his tire is punctured, the car is flung into the air and smashes into a group of onlookers,...
Director Michael Mann is back with his first feature film since 2015's "Blackhat." This time, the acclaimed filmmaker is bringing a long-gestating passion project to the big screen in the form of "Ferrari," a biopic about famed car maker Enzo Ferrari, played by Adam Driver. Specifically, it chronicles a very tumultuous period for the historical figure that takes place in the summer of 1957. It all leads up to one of the most horrific accidents in the history of racing — one that Mann captured on screen in gruesome detail.
Anyone who has seen the movie knows the scene: Alfonso de Portago (portrayed by Gabriel Leone in the film) is racing in the Mille Miglia during the film's climax. After his tire is punctured, the car is flung into the air and smashes into a group of onlookers,...
- 12/31/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
FerrariPhoto: Neon
There’s a scene in Michael Mann’s Ferrari where beleaguered, self-obsessed car-manufacturer Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) is looking over race car designs alongside his son, Piero, whom he had with his mistress, Lina Lardi (Shailene Woodley), and has been raising in secret—from both the public and his wife,...
There’s a scene in Michael Mann’s Ferrari where beleaguered, self-obsessed car-manufacturer Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) is looking over race car designs alongside his son, Piero, whom he had with his mistress, Lina Lardi (Shailene Woodley), and has been raising in secret—from both the public and his wife,...
- 12/26/2023
- by Sam Barsanti
- avclub.com
Plot: On the verge of bankruptcy, Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) enters his racing team in the 1957 Mille Miglia.
Review: Ferrari is the only movie to come out this year that can say it sports a screenplay credit by a writer who’s been dead for fourteen years. Indeed, director Michael Mann has been trying to get his Ferrari movie off the ground for at least the last twenty years. He came close about eight years ago, with Christian Bale set to lead what would have been a big-budget version of the story. But, in the years since, the industry has changed, with Mann having to contend with a leaner budget to make his long-held passion project. Rather than compromise his vision, the potentially reduced scope helps make this one of his most intimate and involving films, harkening back to the days of The Insider.
Adam Driver is well-cast as Enzo Ferrari.
Review: Ferrari is the only movie to come out this year that can say it sports a screenplay credit by a writer who’s been dead for fourteen years. Indeed, director Michael Mann has been trying to get his Ferrari movie off the ground for at least the last twenty years. He came close about eight years ago, with Christian Bale set to lead what would have been a big-budget version of the story. But, in the years since, the industry has changed, with Mann having to contend with a leaner budget to make his long-held passion project. Rather than compromise his vision, the potentially reduced scope helps make this one of his most intimate and involving films, harkening back to the days of The Insider.
Adam Driver is well-cast as Enzo Ferrari.
- 12/25/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Adam Driver in FerrariPhoto: Lorenzo Sisti/Neon
With Ferrari, director Michael Mann pops the hood and takes a look at the engine powering one man’s journey towards icon status during a tumultuous time. Through this titular, fallible protagonist, the audacious auteur explores many of his favorite recurring themes about the male identity,...
With Ferrari, director Michael Mann pops the hood and takes a look at the engine powering one man’s journey towards icon status during a tumultuous time. Through this titular, fallible protagonist, the audacious auteur explores many of his favorite recurring themes about the male identity,...
- 12/22/2023
- by Courtney Howard
- avclub.com
After twenty years in development, Michael Mann’s passion project about Enzo Ferrari was finally released this month. Chronicling the tumultuous period of his life in 1957 that included challenges in his personal and professional life, Ferrari is not a true biopic but rather a focused look at the man and how his name became iconic in the realm of racing and luxury cars.
Ferrari stars Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari alongside Penelope Cruz as his wife, Laura. Turning in a searing performance, Cruz is astounding in one of the best performances of the year. Shailene Woodley also stars as Enzo’s mistress, Lina Lardi. Gabriel Leone, Jack O’Connell, and Patrick Dempsey as drivers Alfonso de Portago, Peter Collins, and Piero Taruffi. With intense action sequences and tragic moments that will make your jaws drop, Ferrari is a powerful film that will stick with you long after it ends (read our...
Ferrari stars Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari alongside Penelope Cruz as his wife, Laura. Turning in a searing performance, Cruz is astounding in one of the best performances of the year. Shailene Woodley also stars as Enzo’s mistress, Lina Lardi. Gabriel Leone, Jack O’Connell, and Patrick Dempsey as drivers Alfonso de Portago, Peter Collins, and Piero Taruffi. With intense action sequences and tragic moments that will make your jaws drop, Ferrari is a powerful film that will stick with you long after it ends (read our...
- 12/19/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
There was significant pressure on the day in which director Michael Mann and his team filmed the violent car crash from the 1957 Mille Miglia race for his upcoming film Ferrari. “We only had one shot at it,” says cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt, explaining that the special effects team created and rigged a single self-driving car that could hit the desired speed, launch into the air and tumble before landing in a ditch. With no second take, they filmed the stunt with six cameras as a precautionary measure.
Based on the biography Enzo Ferrari: The Man, the Cars, the Races, the Machine, the drama was filmed in and around the Italian city of Modena, the birthplace of the eponymous automaker, played in the film by Adam Driver. The movie traces Ferrari’s personal life as well as professional racing, including the brutal Mille Miglia crash that claimed the life of driver Alfonso de Portago,...
Based on the biography Enzo Ferrari: The Man, the Cars, the Races, the Machine, the drama was filmed in and around the Italian city of Modena, the birthplace of the eponymous automaker, played in the film by Adam Driver. The movie traces Ferrari’s personal life as well as professional racing, including the brutal Mille Miglia crash that claimed the life of driver Alfonso de Portago,...
- 11/18/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Adam Driver Curses at Audience Member Who Criticized ‘Ferrari’ Special Effects During Q&a: ‘F–k You’
Adam Driver cursed out an audience member who criticized the crash scenes in “Ferrari” after a recent screening of the film at Poland’s Camerimage Film Festival.
“What do you think about the crash scenes? They looked pretty harsh, drastic and, I must say, cheesy for me,” the audience member said. “What do you think?”
“F–k you, I don’t know. Next question,” Driver said. A video of the exchange that was posted to X has already been liked over 7.7 thousand times.
When someone in the audience says the crash scenes in Ferrari “looked pretty harsh, drastic and I must say cheesy for me” and asked Adam what he thought pic.twitter.com/mXaF1LlTuf
— Adam Driver Central (@adamdrivercentl) November 12, 2023
Directed by Michael Mann and written by Troy Kennedy Martin, “Ferrari” is based on Brock Yates 1991 biography “Enzo Ferrari: The Man, the Cars, the Races, the Machine.” Driver stars...
“What do you think about the crash scenes? They looked pretty harsh, drastic and, I must say, cheesy for me,” the audience member said. “What do you think?”
“F–k you, I don’t know. Next question,” Driver said. A video of the exchange that was posted to X has already been liked over 7.7 thousand times.
When someone in the audience says the crash scenes in Ferrari “looked pretty harsh, drastic and I must say cheesy for me” and asked Adam what he thought pic.twitter.com/mXaF1LlTuf
— Adam Driver Central (@adamdrivercentl) November 12, 2023
Directed by Michael Mann and written by Troy Kennedy Martin, “Ferrari” is based on Brock Yates 1991 biography “Enzo Ferrari: The Man, the Cars, the Races, the Machine.” Driver stars...
- 11/13/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
New York Film Festival Artistic Director Dennis Lim with Ferrari director Michael Mann and stars Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz and Gabriel Leone Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Michael Mann’s Ferrari, starring Adam Driver (as Enzo Ferrari) and Penélope Cruz (his wife Laura) with Gabriel Leone (Alfonso De Portago), Shailene Woodley (Lina Lardi), Patrick Dempsey (Piero Taruffi), and Jack O’Connell (Peter Collins) was the Closing Night Gala selection of the 61st New York Film Festival.
Michael Mann on the costumes: “You want to put on that period wardrobe. So that’s terribly important. The true richness to me is in being.” Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Costume designer Massimo Cantini Parrini is the go-to person when it comes to clothing characters of folktale or legend. Enzo Ferrari definitely fits into the larger-than-life category and his conservative tweed suits, pale yellow sweater vests and suspenders hide a maniac addicted...
Michael Mann’s Ferrari, starring Adam Driver (as Enzo Ferrari) and Penélope Cruz (his wife Laura) with Gabriel Leone (Alfonso De Portago), Shailene Woodley (Lina Lardi), Patrick Dempsey (Piero Taruffi), and Jack O’Connell (Peter Collins) was the Closing Night Gala selection of the 61st New York Film Festival.
Michael Mann on the costumes: “You want to put on that period wardrobe. So that’s terribly important. The true richness to me is in being.” Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Costume designer Massimo Cantini Parrini is the go-to person when it comes to clothing characters of folktale or legend. Enzo Ferrari definitely fits into the larger-than-life category and his conservative tweed suits, pale yellow sweater vests and suspenders hide a maniac addicted...
- 10/20/2023
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Michael Mann and more of the cast and crew of Ferrari vroomed their way onto the red carpet on Friday for the closing night of the 61st annual New York Film Festival.
The film brings to the big screen a few difficult months of Enzo Ferrari’s (Driver) life, as he balances two families and his family’s company finds itself on the brink of going bankrupt.
For the longest time, Mann, the filmmaker behind films like The Insider and The Last of the Mohicans, felt the movie would be impossible to make because Formula 1 wasn’t always appreciated in the United States. But, in 2019, when Netflix released Formula 1: Drive to Survive, a docuseries about the high-octane sport, that changed. Now, the U.S. is one of the biggest Formula 1 venues in the world.
“This is not a racing movie,” Mann told The Hollywood Reporter.
The film brings to the big screen a few difficult months of Enzo Ferrari’s (Driver) life, as he balances two families and his family’s company finds itself on the brink of going bankrupt.
For the longest time, Mann, the filmmaker behind films like The Insider and The Last of the Mohicans, felt the movie would be impossible to make because Formula 1 wasn’t always appreciated in the United States. But, in 2019, when Netflix released Formula 1: Drive to Survive, a docuseries about the high-octane sport, that changed. Now, the U.S. is one of the biggest Formula 1 venues in the world.
“This is not a racing movie,” Mann told The Hollywood Reporter.
- 10/14/2023
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Michael Mann would seem a perfect fit for a biopic of Italian motorsports legend Enzo Ferrari, himself being a master technician and a director working at the high end of his commercial craft. The result, though, is a strangely tame beast, an introspective look at an in-between moment in its subject’s life, when his business hit the rocks, his marriage all but imploded and a series of fatal accidents kept his name in the papers for all the wrong reasons.
Meaty stuff, for sure, but a gnomic and, given what’s at stake, strangely unemotional lead performance from Adam Driver makes it hard to warm to this odd and deeply self-absorbed character. Add in the glacial pace of its narrative, and a film expected to take an early awards-season lead will struggle to hold that pole position.
Like Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, Ferrari opens with...
Meaty stuff, for sure, but a gnomic and, given what’s at stake, strangely unemotional lead performance from Adam Driver makes it hard to warm to this odd and deeply self-absorbed character. Add in the glacial pace of its narrative, and a film expected to take an early awards-season lead will struggle to hold that pole position.
Like Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, Ferrari opens with...
- 8/31/2023
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Editor’s note: This review was originally published at the 2023 Venice Film Festival. Neon releases the film in theaters on Monday, December 25.
For Enzo Ferrari, racing was a deadly passion, a terrible joy.
For director Michael Mann, the automaker and his life’s obsession make for briskly entertaining melodrama in a moment-in-time portrait focused around Ferrari and the Mille Miglia race of 1957. Adam Driver, again playing an Italian historical figure after taking on Maurizio Gucci for another major American auteur in Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci,” stars as a grief-driven Enzo Ferrari, working to save his near-bankrupt company while trying to appease his business partner and wife, Laura. She’s played with jilted, internalized rage by Penélope Cruz in her best performance since winning an Oscar for “Vicky Cristina Barcelona.” In fact, you could argue that Laura, worn in as an old shoe and run dry by her husband’s dalliances and impulsive decision-making,...
For Enzo Ferrari, racing was a deadly passion, a terrible joy.
For director Michael Mann, the automaker and his life’s obsession make for briskly entertaining melodrama in a moment-in-time portrait focused around Ferrari and the Mille Miglia race of 1957. Adam Driver, again playing an Italian historical figure after taking on Maurizio Gucci for another major American auteur in Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci,” stars as a grief-driven Enzo Ferrari, working to save his near-bankrupt company while trying to appease his business partner and wife, Laura. She’s played with jilted, internalized rage by Penélope Cruz in her best performance since winning an Oscar for “Vicky Cristina Barcelona.” In fact, you could argue that Laura, worn in as an old shoe and run dry by her husband’s dalliances and impulsive decision-making,...
- 8/31/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Thanks to a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement, Michael Mann’s “Ferrari” is among the indie, AMPTP-less productions able to bring its director, cast, and crew to the Venice Film Festival.
The moment-in-time biography about ex-racer and automaker Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) as he prepares his financially bleeding company for the 1,000-mile Mille Miglia race across Italy screened Tuesday morning in the Sala Darsena before tonight’s world premiere. Mann and Driver were joined by actor Patrick Dempsey (who plays racer Piero Taruffi), cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt, and more at the post-screening press conference.
“His story is so profoundly human and when you encounter a character as dynamic as he is, as operatic as he is, the more specifically you get into the man, the deeper you dive, the more universal it becomes, and I found that the way so many parts of him were in opposition to each other, his life resonated with,...
The moment-in-time biography about ex-racer and automaker Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) as he prepares his financially bleeding company for the 1,000-mile Mille Miglia race across Italy screened Tuesday morning in the Sala Darsena before tonight’s world premiere. Mann and Driver were joined by actor Patrick Dempsey (who plays racer Piero Taruffi), cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt, and more at the post-screening press conference.
“His story is so profoundly human and when you encounter a character as dynamic as he is, as operatic as he is, the more specifically you get into the man, the deeper you dive, the more universal it becomes, and I found that the way so many parts of him were in opposition to each other, his life resonated with,...
- 8/31/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Adam Driver as Enzo FerrariScreenshot: Neon/YouTube
Adam Driver lives up to the prophecy of his name in Ferrari, the new historical drama from Michael Mann. The actor, who has clearly never met an old, nearly washed-up Italian character he didn’t like, stars as the former Formula 1 racer...
Adam Driver lives up to the prophecy of his name in Ferrari, the new historical drama from Michael Mann. The actor, who has clearly never met an old, nearly washed-up Italian character he didn’t like, stars as the former Formula 1 racer...
- 8/30/2023
- by Mary Kate Carr
- avclub.com
Adam Driver is nearly unrecognizable in the first trailer for Michael Mann’s upcoming biopic “Ferrari,” where he suits up to play Italian sports car entrepreneur Enzo Ferrari. Driver stars alongside Penelope Cruz as Ferrari’s wife Laura Ferrari and Shailene Woodley as his mistress Lina Lardi. “Ferrari” will premiere at Venice Film Festival this year and is looking for a U.S. distributor.
Also starring in the film is Patrick Dempsey as fellow racecar driver Piero Taruffi, Jack O’Connell as racer Peter Collins, Sarah Gadon as Linda Christian and Gabriel Leone as driver Alfonso de Portago.
“Ferrari” is set in 1957, prior to the infamous Mille Miglia race during which de Portago’s Ferrari racecar blew a tire and he and nine spectators died in a crash. Ferrari himself and the tire manufacturer were charged with manslaughter, but the case was later dismissed.
Most of the film was shot in Brescia,...
Also starring in the film is Patrick Dempsey as fellow racecar driver Piero Taruffi, Jack O’Connell as racer Peter Collins, Sarah Gadon as Linda Christian and Gabriel Leone as driver Alfonso de Portago.
“Ferrari” is set in 1957, prior to the infamous Mille Miglia race during which de Portago’s Ferrari racecar blew a tire and he and nine spectators died in a crash. Ferrari himself and the tire manufacturer were charged with manslaughter, but the case was later dismissed.
Most of the film was shot in Brescia,...
- 8/30/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
Neon has grabbed the acquisition rights to Michael Mann’s “Ferrari,” with its theatrical sights set on Christmas Day. The Formula One drama, penned by Troy Kennedy Martin and based on Brock Yates’ book “Enzo Ferrari – The Man and the Machine,” will open wide on Dec. 25. It stars Adam Driver in the role of Enzo Ferrari, Penélope Cruz as Laura Ferrari, Shailene Woodley as Lina Lardi, Jack O’Connell as Peter Collins, Sarah Gadon as Linda Christian, Patrick Dempsey as Piero Taruffi and Gabriel Leone as Alfonso De Portago.
Set in the summer of 1957 amid the 1950’s Formula One scene, ex-racer, Enzo Ferrari is attempting to save his company from bankruptcy. His marriage in crisis due to the death of his child, Ferrari wagers all in a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy, the iconic Mille Miglia. The picture is shot by Erik Messerschmidt and edited by Pietro Scalia, with production design...
Set in the summer of 1957 amid the 1950’s Formula One scene, ex-racer, Enzo Ferrari is attempting to save his company from bankruptcy. His marriage in crisis due to the death of his child, Ferrari wagers all in a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy, the iconic Mille Miglia. The picture is shot by Erik Messerschmidt and edited by Pietro Scalia, with production design...
- 7/10/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Neon is climbing into the passenger seat of Michael Mann’s Ferrari, a new film from the celebrated director starring Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz. Ferrari looks to premiere at the Venice Film Festival at the end of August, with Neon acquiring the rights in North America in a competitive situation. According to Deadline, Ferrari is racing into theaters on Christmas Day 2023. STX Entertainment, who helped get the film onto the pavement, is actively involved with all the Neon negotiations (which are still being determined as of this posting). STX set up and provided most of the financing to produce the movie. With Robert Simonds, Sam Brown, and Noah Fogelson executive producing, Ferrari will be distributed internationally through STX Entertainment and its partners.
“Michael Mann, one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers in American cinema, was moved by the power of this intensely dramatic story to persist for years...
“Michael Mann, one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers in American cinema, was moved by the power of this intensely dramatic story to persist for years...
- 7/10/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Distributor sets December 25 wide theatrical release.
Neon has acquired North American rights to Michael Mann’s drama and potential awards season heavyweight Ferrari starring Adam Driver and Penelope Cruz which is hotly tipped to world premiere at Venice Film Festival.
The company has set a December 25 wide theatrical release after it prevailed in what sources said was a competitive situation involving at least one other theatrical distributor and a streamer.
Ferrari is set during the summer of 1957. Behind the spectacle and danger of 1950’s Formula 1 ex-racer Enzo Ferrari is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife...
Neon has acquired North American rights to Michael Mann’s drama and potential awards season heavyweight Ferrari starring Adam Driver and Penelope Cruz which is hotly tipped to world premiere at Venice Film Festival.
The company has set a December 25 wide theatrical release after it prevailed in what sources said was a competitive situation involving at least one other theatrical distributor and a streamer.
Ferrari is set during the summer of 1957. Behind the spectacle and danger of 1950’s Formula 1 ex-racer Enzo Ferrari is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife...
- 7/10/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive, Updated with more details, confirmation from Neon: Neon has acquired distribution rights to Ferrari, the Michael Mann-directed epic film starring Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz. It will get a Christmas Day 2023 theatrical release.
The movie is expected to make its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. It is one of the most eagerly awaited films of the movie-awards season, and Neon will be a strong driver for the picture. It closed the acquisition of the film in a highly competitive North American deal and I heard A24, another studio and a streamer were also in the mix.
“Michael Mann, one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers in American cinema, was moved by the power of this intensely dramatic story to persist for years to bring it to the big screen,” Neon CEO and founder Tom Quinn said Monday. “Ferrari reaffirms Neon’s continued commitment to...
The movie is expected to make its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. It is one of the most eagerly awaited films of the movie-awards season, and Neon will be a strong driver for the picture. It closed the acquisition of the film in a highly competitive North American deal and I heard A24, another studio and a streamer were also in the mix.
“Michael Mann, one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers in American cinema, was moved by the power of this intensely dramatic story to persist for years to bring it to the big screen,” Neon CEO and founder Tom Quinn said Monday. “Ferrari reaffirms Neon’s continued commitment to...
- 7/10/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Adam Driver Transforms Into 59-Year-Old Enzo Ferrari in First Look at Michael Mann’s Drama ‘Ferrari’
Adam Driver is going Italian again. He will play racecar driver Enzo Ferrari in director Michael Mann’s upcoming drama “Ferrari,” and the first look at his transformative role has been officially released.
The movie takes place in 1957, when Ferrari enters the 1,000-mile Mille Miglia race. Born in 1898, Ferrari will be around 59 years old in the film, putting him a couple decades older than Driver, who is currently 38.
According to the film’s official logline: “‘Ferrari’ is set during the summer of 1957. Ex-racecar driver Ferrari is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife, Laura, built from nothing 10 years earlier. Their tempestuous marriage struggles with the mourning for one son and the acknowledgement of another. He decides to counter his losses by rolling the dice on one race – 1,000 miles across Italy, the iconic Mille Miglia.”
The A-list cast includes Penélope Cruz as Ferrari’s wife Laura Ferrari; Shailene Woodley...
The movie takes place in 1957, when Ferrari enters the 1,000-mile Mille Miglia race. Born in 1898, Ferrari will be around 59 years old in the film, putting him a couple decades older than Driver, who is currently 38.
According to the film’s official logline: “‘Ferrari’ is set during the summer of 1957. Ex-racecar driver Ferrari is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife, Laura, built from nothing 10 years earlier. Their tempestuous marriage struggles with the mourning for one son and the acknowledgement of another. He decides to counter his losses by rolling the dice on one race – 1,000 miles across Italy, the iconic Mille Miglia.”
The A-list cast includes Penélope Cruz as Ferrari’s wife Laura Ferrari; Shailene Woodley...
- 10/7/2022
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
2022 has already been a big year for Michael Mann, between the release of the pilot for "Tokyo Vice" — which marked Mann's first time back in the director's chair since his 2015 cyber-crime thriller "Blackhat" — and the arrival of his "Heat 2" novel. Now comes word that Mann has officially started shooting "Ferrari," a biopic about the titular Italian motor racing giant its director has been planning for a long time. And I mean a long time.
How long? "Ferrari" is based on a script co-credited to Troy Kennedy Martin, the late writer of the 1969 version of "The Italian Job" and "Kelly's Heroes," who passed away in 2009. It's a movie Mann has spent the good part of two decades trying to make a reality, during which time the film's original would-be leading man, Christian Bale, went and starred in another movie with the word "Ferrari" in its title, "Ford v Ferrari," while Mann's biopic spun its wheels.
How long? "Ferrari" is based on a script co-credited to Troy Kennedy Martin, the late writer of the 1969 version of "The Italian Job" and "Kelly's Heroes," who passed away in 2009. It's a movie Mann has spent the good part of two decades trying to make a reality, during which time the film's original would-be leading man, Christian Bale, went and starred in another movie with the word "Ferrari" in its title, "Ford v Ferrari," while Mann's biopic spun its wheels.
- 8/17/2022
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Brazilian actor Gabriel Leone has been set by director Michael Mann to play a key role in Ferrari, which is revving up for an August 1 production start in Italy. Leone has just signed with CAA and joins a cast that includes Adam Driver in the title role, alongside Penélope Cruz and Shailene Woodley as the women in his life.
The film is set during the summer of 1957, as the former race car driver-turned-magnate Enzo Ferrari staves off bankruptcy as he looks for salvation with a victory at the Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race in which pre-eminent carmakers battle for bragging rights, with their drivers hurtling around twists and turns at 180 mph. In the backdrop, Ferrari battles with his wife and business partner, Laura, as their marriage disintegrates over the mourning of their son and the acknowledgment of another potential heir.
Leone is playing Alfonso De Portago, who was...
The film is set during the summer of 1957, as the former race car driver-turned-magnate Enzo Ferrari staves off bankruptcy as he looks for salvation with a victory at the Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race in which pre-eminent carmakers battle for bragging rights, with their drivers hurtling around twists and turns at 180 mph. In the backdrop, Ferrari battles with his wife and business partner, Laura, as their marriage disintegrates over the mourning of their son and the acknowledgment of another potential heir.
Leone is playing Alfonso De Portago, who was...
- 7/14/2022
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
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