Ron Howard is in the fast lane for the upcoming 2013 F1 biopic Rush.
Written by Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon, That Damned United) who has a knack for writing good biopicy sort of films, Rush stars Chris Hemsworth (The Avengers, The Cabin in The Woods) as James Hunt, a man who was dubbed the epitome of ‘playboy drivers’ in F1, and Daniel Bruhl (Inglourious Basterds, Goodbye Lenin) as the dominating Austrian, Niki Lauda. Hunt & Lauda had a fierce rivalry, as so many racers often do in Formula 1, most recently the implosion of the Red Bull racing team between Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber, so the film coming out around this time is perfect for any motor sport fans.
The film will follow the dramatic 1976 season where Lauda almost lost his life, and was left with life-changing facial scarring. He returned to the track 6 weeks after the crash after Hunt had closed the gap which left the drivers championship wide open, going down to the last race of the season. It’ll be interesting at to see whether the film will go with the real life events of that race, or a dramatic photo finish across the line Hollywood style ending.
Regardless this is set to be one of the more adrenaline filled, and possibly surprisingly entertaining (Expect Daniel Bruhl to give a very strong performance) films of 2013.
Rush will be released September 20th 2013.
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