I won't see it on Christmas, even if I was off, but I would definitely see it on IMAX/Dolby Digital if it was available. The downside is that it's an independent release not connected to a studio, so it's doubtful it'll get a premium screen release. 100% Day 1 preorder on 4K, however.
‘Ferrari’ Trailer: Adam Driver Speeds Through Italy in Michael Mann’s Drama
Sophia Scorziello Aug 30, 2023 6:10am PT
Adam Driver is nearly unrecognizable in the first trailer for Michael Mann’s upcoming drama “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 distributed by Neon in the U.S.
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, Italy, where the real Mille Miglia race took place.
As the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes rage on, Mann is proud that his film has no ties to the major studios. The director told Variety in an August cover story, “The origins of the movie and the content of the screenplay and the movie that you saw do not fit into the kind of film that would be embraced by the conventional studio system. It’s truly appropriate that it is an independent film being distributed by Neon, a very independent distributor.”
The “Ferrari” screenplay was adapted by Mann and the late Troy Kennedy-Martin from Brock Yate’s 1991 biography “Enzo Ferrari — The Man, The Cars, The Races, The Machine.”
August 31, 2023, 07:01 AM
rainman64
Mann delivers good quality, I'm in for the 4K version.
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August 31, 2023, 07:45 AM
220-9er
A side note, since some of these folks are probably part of the actors strike, I'd question the release date. On the other hand, this may fall between the cracks, as outlined in the article below. When is a strike not a strike? If it is going forward on schedule, this may actually be good news for the film as it reduces the competition. Not that I really care about the actors strike otherwise.
Hope it tells the real story and doesn't just end up with good special effects of cars crashing and bursting into balls of fire, like most Hollywood car racing films.
Wow Driver played “Gucci” now this. I guess they are going to keep casting him to be famous, wealthy, Italians.
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August 31, 2023, 09:30 AM
DanH
quote:
Originally posted by 220-9er: A side note, since some of these folks are probably part of the actors strike, I'd question the release date. On the other hand, this may fall between the cracks, as outlined in the article below. When is a strike not a strike? If it is going forward on schedule, this may actually be good news for the film as it reduces the competition. Not that I really care about the actors strike otherwise.
Hope it tells the real story and doesn't just end up with good special effects of cars crashing and bursting into balls of fire, like most Hollywood car racing films.
About the only thing the strike covers is the actors promoting the film, doing interviews, and attending the premier.
As far as accuracy, it's a Michael Mann film. With the time and research he does into his projects he qualifies as a subject matter expert. For one of the prison breaks in Public Enemies, he found the real jail John Dillinger broke out of and refurbished it for the film.
August 31, 2023, 10:34 AM
P250UA5
Looks great from the trailer. Love the nearly no dialog aspect. Will probably get me into a theater to see. Looks a lot better than the recent Lamborghini movie.
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September 03, 2023, 01:41 PM
kho
Patrick Dempsey, probably best known from Gray's Anatomy, is in real life an accomplished race car driver. I met him once, briefly, at Homestead Motor Speedway, in the pit area between races. He seemed like a very nice down to earth guy.
September 08, 2023, 06:01 PM
smlsig
quote:
Originally posted by kho: Patrick Dempsey, probably best known from Gray's Anatomy, is in real life an accomplished race car driver. I met him once, briefly, at Homestead Motor Speedway, in the pit area between races. He seemed like a very nice down to earth guy.
Dempsey is indeed an accomplished driver. He actually fielded a Porsche private team in a recent 24 Hours of Lemans and made a documentary about it.
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October 20, 2023, 03:02 PM
DanH
New Trailer. I still don't get why I'd play hide the salami with Shailene Woodley when I had Penelope Cruz at home. Or if I was getting away from a shrew at home, I could probably do a lot better than that if I was Enzo Ferrari.
October 20, 2023, 03:32 PM
P250UA5
Looking forward to this one. It'll get me to pay to see at the theater.
