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It is a fabulous time for motorsport cinema. Senna, Rush, Ford v Ferrari, and the highly successful Drive to Survive series on Netflix have put car racing in front of millions of fresh eyeballs.
And the next cab off the proverbial rank is a biopic about one of the world’s most recognised and revered car manufacturers.
Set to debut in cinemas this December, Ferrari follows the trials and tribulations of Enzo Ferrari. Whilst the ‘prancing horse’ is a positive tour-de-force today, in the mid 1950s it was a company in turmoil, struggling with looming bankruptcy.
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Adam Driver’s portrayal of Enzo Ferrari, right, next to an image of the man himself.
Enzo Ferrari, played here by a silver-haired Adam Driver, also dealt with a selection of off-track hardships at the time, too, some of which are teased in the minute and a half teaser trailer published online overnight.
The film is based on Brock Yates’ 1991 biography, Enzo Ferrari: The Man and the Machine – plotting Enzo and his car company’s run to the iconic, treacherous cross-country Millie Miglia race.
The trailer is a tense one, Enzo’s off-track familial dramas chopped through quickly to a backdrop of spectacular Ferrari V12 soundtrack. Penélope Cruz makes several appearances as Enzo’s wife, Laura. The cast also includes Shailene Woodley, Sarah Gordon, Gabriel Leone, Jack O’Connell, and real-world racer Patrick Dempsey.
It’s our first glimpse of Driver as Enzo; looking a little more slender than the Italian icon did in the period, but no less intimidating. Just one line of dialogue features at the end of the trailer, Driver speaking through a thick Italian accent; “If you get into my cars, you get in to win”.
Big screen faithful will note it’s the second time Driver has played an Italian character, following his role in 2021’s House of Gucci.
The film should complement Ford v Ferrari nicely. The Matt Damon, Christian Bale flick briefly touched on Ferrari’s financial troubles – but through the lens of Ford’s failed attempt to take over the company in the 1960s.
Ferrari is directed by Michael Mann, an executive producer of Ford v Ferrari and director of Heat, Collateral, Miami Vice, and another sport biopic; 2001’s Ali with Will Smith.
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