Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz feature in star-studded cast for biopic based on Enzo Ferrari

Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz feature in star-studded cast for biopic based on Enzo Ferrari

Biopic on Enzo Ferrari

Formula One fans enjoy when the tales of their racers are cinematized on the big screen. From Rush, to Ford vs Ferrari and the Netflix documentaries on Former World champions Seanna, Fangio and Schumacher have received critical acclaim for portraying the high-speed drama of racing.

Reports have now emerged of Heat director Micheal Mann making a biopic on Enzo Ferrari. Enzo is the founder of legendary Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari. The Italian founded the team in 1929. The team are the most decorated team in Formula One with 16 Constructors championship.

Oscar nominee Adam Driver, Oscar winner Penelope Cruz and Emmy nominee Shailene Woodley have been cast for the upcoming biopic. Driver is replacing Wolverine star Hugh Jackman in the title role of Enzo Ferrari It was announced by Deadline Hollywood in February 2022 that his upcoming film Ferrari will begin shooting in May that year.

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Adam Drive to potray Enzo Ferrari in upcoming biopic

Enzo Ferrari
Enzo Ferrari
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The movie is based on the book written by Brock Yates’ book “Enzo Ferrari – The Man and the Machine“. Michael Mann said. A Four-time Oscar nominee himself, Mann has been working towards this ‘passion project’ for more than two decades. is set during the summer of 1957.

Regarding the project, Mann said in an earlier interview : “Being able to have these wonderfully talented artists, actors Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz and Shailene Woodley, bring to life these unique characters on location in Modena and the Emilia-Romagna is a vision fulfilled.”

The plot of the movie takes place after the second world war when former racecar driver, Enzo Ferrari, is in financial crisis. Enzo along with his wife Laura, built Ferrari from nothing ten years earlier but are burdened with debt and bankruptcy. . Their marriage struggles and the death of one son have been portrayed. Enzo decides to fight for his company by enrolling himself for the Mille Miglia. The iconic Mille Miglia is a 1,000 miles race across Italy.

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