Production Update

Ferrari Biopic Starring Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz Gears Up for Production

Director Michael Mann’s production studio Forward Pass, Inc. is developing another Enzo Ferrari biopic that is gearing up for production in mid-July. Stars are expected to descend on Italy at that time, with Adam Driver slated to play the film’s titular character while Penélope Cruz will play Enzo’s wife Laura. Big Little Lies star Shailene Woodley has also been cast to take on the role of Ferrari’s mistress Lina Lardi.

The film will recreate the summer of 1957 when all the forces in Enzo Ferrari’s life – which were often as combustible and volatile as the iconic race cars he built – collided. The now legendary car company he and his wife Laura built was at the time going broke. Their tempestuous marriage had already suffered the death of their son, Dino, and Ferrari’s other son, 12-year old Piero, the product of a wartime romance. He faced all of that and more as he was struggling to find his place in the world.

The entrepreneur rolled the dice for all their futures on one race – 1,000 miles across Italy, the brutal and infamous 1957 Mille Miglia. The film will be framed so that during the highly dangerous race, Laura discovers long kept secrets. We see opportunities rise and fade, and drivers, who are like surrogate sons, are pushed beyond the edge.

“Ferrari” Cast and Crew

Industry veteran Troy Kennedy Martin has been writing scripts for high-speed car films since his first movie for 1969’s “The Italian Job” which he followed up with the film’s 2003 reboot. Meanwhile, Director Michael Mann, also brings an incredible amount of experience to the film having worked on several biopics in the past to include: “Ali” (2001), “The Aviator” (2004), and “Ford v Ferrari” (2019). “Ferrari” will therefore mark Mann’s second romp through the life and times of the famous car maker. This time Mann will take viewers on a deepdive into Ferrari’s personal and professional life a full nine years before the events of “Ford v Ferrari”.

PRODUCER: John Lesher – Lars Sylvest – Thorsten Schumacher – Gareth West – Niels Juul – P.J. van Sandwijk

WRITER: Troy Kennedy Martin

DIRECTOR: Michael Mann

CAST: Adam Driver – Penélope Cruz – Shailene Woodley

“Ferrari” Production Studios

FORWARD PASS, INC. / MOTO PRODUCTIONS
12233 Olympic Boulevard Suite 340
Los Angeles, CA 90064
PHONE: 310-207-7378
FAX: 310-571-3447
EMAIL: mmannforwardpassinc@gmail.com

LE GRISBI PRODUCTIONS
9950 Jefferson Blvd. Bldg. 3
Culver City, CA 90232
PHONE: 310-652-6120
EMAIL: jl@grisbiprod.com

BLACK MAGIC PARTNERS LTD.
140 Wardour Street
London W1F 8ZT
United Kingdom
PHONE: +44 7811 042 894
EMAIL: lars@sylvest.net

ROCKET SCIENCE
140 Wardour Street
London W1F 8ZT
United Kingdom
PHONE: +44 207 434 0032
EMAIL: info@rocket-science.net

KETCHUP ENT.
13949 Ventura Blvd., Ste 230
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
PHONE: 818-572-1188
EMAIL: gw@ketchupentertainment.com

NOFATEGO
137 North Larchmont Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
PHONE: 310-962-9876
EMAIL: niels.juul@nofatego.com

STORYTELLER PRODS.
5a Bear Lane
Southwark
London, SE1 0UH
UK
PHONE: +44 (0)20 7062-5250
EMAIL: info@storytellerproductions.com

STXINTERNATIONAL
3900 West Alameda Ave. 32nd Floor
Burbank, CA 91505
PHONE: 818-524-7000
EMAIL: recruitment@stxentertainment.com

CAA MEDIA FINANCE
2000 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067
PHONE: 424-288-2000
EMAIL: filmsales@caa.com

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