All the Details on Michael Mann’s ‘Ferrari’ Starring Adam Driver

Adam Driver is living up to his name and driving the “Ferrari” biopic, directed by Michael Mann.

The long-gestating period piece film originally was set to star Hugh Jackman and “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” breakout Noomi Rapace back in 2011; however, “Ferrari” was in the works long before that. Filmmaker Mann began the epic feature in partnership with late director Sydney Pollack in the late ’90s, per Deadline. Christian Bale was previously attached to the lead role, prior to Jackman’s involvement. Driver was eventually cast coming off of Ridley Scott’s Italy-set “House of Gucci.”

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“Ferrari” follows race car driver Enzo Ferrari (Driver) over the course of three months in 1957 when he enters the prestigious 1,000-mile Mille Miglia race. The official synopsis reads: “Ferrari” is set during the summer of 1957. Ex-racecar driver Ferrari is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife, Laura (Penélope Cruz) 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.”

“Ferrari” is set to be released in 2023 by STX Entertainment. In addition to Driver, Cruz, and Mann, the team behind “Ferrari” are rife with Oscar wins, ranging from cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt, editor Pietro Scalia, and Academy Award-nominated production designer Maria Djurkovic and two-time nominee Massimo Cantini Parrini  as the costume designer.

“Ferrari” is written by Troy Kennedy Martin, based on Brock Yates’ book “Enzo Ferrari – The Man and the Machine.” The film will premiere at the Venice Film Festival, and screen Closing Night at NYFF.

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