HJ to Play Enzo Ferrari

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Ferrari just won the first Grand Prix of F-1 2017!! In Australia!! After a winless 2016!

Hugh -- better sign up fast for the biopic... now that Ferrari is competitive again!! Good omen -- Ferrari winning in Australia...and maybe an Australian officially signing up for a film project on Enzo Ferrari!

Just looking at the massive sea of red ( that would be the Ferrari fans called tifosi wearing Ferrari colors) in the audience, and how they all rose to their feet when Vettel overcut Hamilton was a sight to behold! Time to strike while iron is hot!!


Tifosa Jo

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If Hugh signs up for ENZO FERRARI and presumably there will be scenes filmed in Monaco, the crown Jewel of Formula One racing ( some of the victories of Scuderia Ferrari were recorded here), he already has a ready-made host in his co-brand ambassador for Montblanc, Charlotte Casiraghi of Monaco --

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Interview with director Michael Mann about his classic movie HEAT which has been remastered for BluRay release --

he mentions at the end that he is doing FERRARI in 2018 ( as has been mentioned in previous reports). I am not sure if it came from him directly or if t was EW.com which added it as a parenthetical note -- that it is starring Hugh Jackman.

ew.com/movies/2017/05/12/michael-mann-heat-4k-bluray/

The other thing that I’ve been working on now that’s similar, and it is very different: I acquired an extraordinary book by Mark Bowden which is coming out June 6, called Hue, 1968. It’s the entire pivotal battle during the Tet Offensive. All of the storytelling is told within the personal stories of hundreds of people caught in this compression in this war zone. It has a democracy of weight to each character, whether they’re a U.S. marine, or a high school teacher from Hanoi middle school who’s met the NVA (North Vietnamese Regular Army) military infantrymen, or LBJ in his pajamas. It’s gonna be a limited series, either 8 or 10 hours. 

That’s got all my attention, along with Ferrari (a biopic starring Hugh Jackman), which I plan to do in 2018.

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deadline.com/2020/06/hugh-jackman-ferrari-michael-mann-movie-stx-amazon-cannes-1202962040/#comment-2840315

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Michael Mann-Hugh Jackman Movie ‘Ferrari’ Zooms Into Cannes Virtual Market
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Michael Mann & Hugh Jackman Movie ‘Ferrari’ Zooms Onto Cannes Virtual Market Grid With STX & Amazon
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Michael Mann & Hugh Jackman Movie ‘Ferrari’ Zooms Onto Cannes Virtual Market Grid With STX & Amazon


June 20, 2020 2:07am

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(L-R) Michael Mann, Hugh Jackman and Enzo Ferrari
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EXCLUSIVE: Michael Mann’s passion project Ferrari is in the market on a new set of tyres ahead of an anticipated spring 2021 shoot.

The Greatest Showman and Logan star Hugh Jackman is in discussions to star as Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari and Mann has recently reworked the script, which was originally penned by the late Troy Kennedy Martin (The Italian Job).

STX is now handling international sales and will directly distribute the film in the UK and Ireland. We understand Amazon is tying up a deal to bolster international with STX and has been integral in the process. CAA Media Finance arranged the financing and is repping domestic.


The big-canvas racing drama instantly becomes one of the hottest projects at the Cannes virtual market. Four-time Oscar-nominee Mann will give a virtual presentation for buyers on Tuesday and the new 


The film will chart the summer of 1957 when all the forces in 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, 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.


Heat director Mann, who first started discussing the idea of the film with the late Sydney Pollack, told me: “The real power of this piece is in the emotionally charged lives of these people in complex, extreme circumstances. In addition, there is the explosive power and lethal beauty of racing. It has a great drama at its core and that’s why Ferrari stayed with me.”

The movie, which has been a passion of Mann’s for almost two decades, has an almost Godfather-type feel to it and is rich in local flavour but also universal truths. Mann, who is familiar with the Ferrari family, will build a fleet of replica race cars from the era. We hear that Jackman and Mann have already read through some of the film’s most potent scenes.


Mann, who was recently an exec producer on Ford vs Ferrari, will produce via his Forward Pass production banner along with a producing team of Birdman producer John Lesher, Lars Sylvest, Thorsten Schumacher, Gareth West, and Niels Juul.

The script is based on Brock Yates’ book Enzo Ferrari – The Man And The Machine.

I think we have a lot of related material on this thread, if we need to dig deeper into the storyline and characters. I just checked the book availability on Amazon - er... a hard copy is almost a $ 1000!

This is a movie that will really draw Ferrari fans all over the world. Enzo Ferrari, controversial though he was, is the sporting legend in all of the racing world - not just because he was also a racer in his early years but because he built the famous racing and road cars and led Scuderia Ferrari into many wins!  And it is hard to find a man who does not want to own a Ferrari


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Reposting this -- someone drove a DINO Ferrari ( a true collector's item) once, for a MONTBLANC AD


Ahem!

http://instagr.am/p/BNCPJaTjiJ0

http://instagr.am/p/BNDG5HFD_lE

Hugh driving a Ferrari for a Montblanc ad!


And from a previous post on Jackman Ads and Product Placements --

Some HJ Facebook fans say it is a Ferrari, a vintage DINO Ferrari
Robert Laffan Looks like a Ferrari Dino 246GT ...

Jean Christophe Lopez In a dino ferrari,with leather and gloves...



Same observation on HJ's Instagram Page --
daniel_mooi.72Nice gloves Hugh....driving a Ferrari Dino? @thehughjackman



And on the @montblanc Instagram account --
silodrome@montblanc Love the Dino!

This car was named after Enzo's legitimate son, DINO ( formal name was Alfredo, who passed on early).

One of the most coveted is an ENZO from the collection of Ferrari road cars.

Jo

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When they were promoting FORD v FERRARI -- this article included a LONG clip on the life of Enzo Ferrari.

www.autoweek.com/news/people/a2156296/other-85-years-ford-v-ferrari-didnt-cover-enzo-ferrari-passion-speed/

If you're a racing fan, it is interesting reading. If that doesn't interest you, some parts of it will provide context to what happened to that dramatic and difficult period in his later life that will be the subject of the MICHAEL MANN movie with Hugh Jackman! If you start at around 28 minutes of the clip, that is the approximate start of that very difficult period in his life.

Interesting aspects as far as Hugh portraying this legend in his later years.

*While tall, he also grew a bit bulky around his middle - I can imagine Hugh putting on even more bulky prosthetics (as he did with the Tassone character) for the role. Enzo looked patrician though - so that would not be a problem emulating that characteristic.

*What might be tricky is the Italian accent. Maybe Hugh should only adopt a hint of it - because the accent sounds a little too melodramatic, if you are not used to it. We'll see.

*Something interesting in this bioclip -- when he was in his youth, it seems his early interest was to be " a journalist or an opera singer" -- LOL! Kind of reminds one of someone named Hugh ( who did study journalism and has performed the lead role in a sung-thru musical, which is the closest the theatre comes to operatic works)


We'll see how this develops!


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Many are already excited over the prospects --

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Four quadrant - supposed to appeal to:

Men under 25
Men over 25
Women under 25
Women over 25


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I don't know why -- but the expression on his face reminds me of a younger Enzo had Enzo been leaner.

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Some people are now trying to find similarity in physical characteristics --

Hugh did not look like Barnum, Gary Hart, Frank Tassone at all

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There is support for both Mann and Jackman in the long-gestating project!


www.geeksandgamers.com/michael-mann-closes-deal-for-ferrari-biopic-with-hugh-jackman/

Michael Mann Closes Deal for Ferrari Biopic with Hugh Jackman

Brett Stevens | Jun 20, 2020 | 0

Michael Mann is finally putting his foot on the gas. Deadline reports that the international rights to the Heat director’s long-gestating Enzo Ferrari biopic has been picked up by Amazon and STX Entertainment at the virtual Cannes Market. Titled Ferrari, the film – which is eying a spring 2021 production start – is set to take place during the pivotal summer of 1957, when Ferrari bet everything on a 1000-mile race across Italy, and is said to have a Godfather-like feel. Hugh Jackman is in negotiations to star in the title role, thus continuing his run of intriguing high-profile parts after his departure from Wolverine.


While Ferrari pretty much had me at Hugh Jackman ever since his involvement was first floated in the trades a few years ago, I’m thrilled that it’s finally coming together for Michael Mann. After the misfire that was Blackhat, I wondered what he’d be doing next; when he signed on to the TV show Tokyo Vice, I genuinely thought that was going to be it for the veteran filmmaker, as I didn’t see any studios taking a chance on him for another film. To have him finally get to make his dream project is fantastic and serves as a reminder of the importance of being tenacious in an industry that will all too often slam the door in your face, regardless of your past success. There may be a lot more work to be done, but it’s good to know the hurdle of distribution is out of the way. I can’t wait to see the finished product. Here’s hoping it’s worth the wait.

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I looked it up on Reddit --

*there were 6 separate conversations on the film project
*someone said that the thought of hearing the engines rev up in a cinema - is making him already crazy now! ( I wonder, will that sound be the real sound of a Ferrari engine )
*a lot of fans of Michael Mann
*they know FERRARI is his dream/passion project for 2 decades now.

*there were some Hugh fans --
One said that if he can get away with muttonchops in the superhero movies - he can do anything
Another said that if he can be a bald man floating in space with a tree - he can be in anything
Re being Italian - most thought it doesn't matter because you need an actor who sells tickets
Re the Italian accent - he is not going to be speaking in Italian anyway... but maybe slightly accented English


Hope all goes well with the Thursday Cannes presentation!


Jo

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An Italian site welcomes the news --

Ferrari + Mann + Jackman: Una combinazione perfetta

We don't even have to translate that declarative phrase!


Translated from Italian by GOOGLE --

Michael Mann and Hugh Jackman would be interested in developing a project concerning the life of Enzo Ferrari, which aims to be one of the must-sees in the near future

Director Michael Mann intends to create a film that will show us the exploits of Enzo Ferrari and his dream is already well underway. In fact, production is already getting organized to start work next spring and there are many chances that the main actor will be Hugh Jackman, the famous X-Men Wolverine and co-star in Prisoners and The Prestige.

The idea of ​​making a film relating to the world of motorsports was an idea that had flashed in Mann's head for a long time. After the recent successes such as Rush and Le Mans '66, it seems that this is the right time to propose a work on the myth that has guaranteed Ferrari's success today. Michael Mann had also been the executive producer of Le Mans '66, which was honored at the recent Oscars.

Ferrari + Mann + Jackman: A perfect combination


Mann plans to present Enzo Ferrari's life in '57

Michael Mann's project is based on the development of the events that took place in '57, linked to Enzo Ferrari both personally and professionally. Mann himself is working on the script that had been created by Troy Kennedy-Martin years ago.

The year 1957 concerns both the most important moments of Enzo Ferrari's private life and the economic and sporting moments related to Ferrari. In fact, that year there was the last edition of the Mille Miglia, remembered for having been the site of a dramatic event. The main event in question was the Tragedy of Guidizzolo, where the car called Ferrari 335 S driven by Alfonso de Portago reached 250 km / h and crashed in an area where some fans resided, unfortunately victims of this dramatic moment.

Michael Mann has declared that he is interested in directing this film because he intends to express all the emotions and difficulties existing in the racing world, focusing on the personal life of the one who has changed the way Ferrari is conceived today. This is an excerpt from his interview:

The true power of this story lies in the emotionally charged lives of these characters, struggling with complex and extreme circumstances. Plus, there are the explosive power and lethal beauty of racing. In Ferrari there is a powerful dramatic core, and for this reason the project has remained with me for so long.

So it seems that everything is ready for production and we hope to see a biographical film that can make us know better the life of Enzo Ferrari.

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The Hollywood Reporter lists "FERRARI" among the hot properties hoping to get favorable attention and response at Cannes --

www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/blacksmith-enfant-terrible-cannes-hottest-films-1298725/item/cannes-hot-9-round-1298731

DIRECTOR Michael Mann

STAR Hugh Jackman

STATUS Pre-Production

SALES STX (international), CAA Media Finance (U.S.)

BUZZ Michael Mann's hotly-anticipated biopic, staring Jackman as Italian racing icon Enzo Ferrari, is well-time, coming up fast behind 20th Century Fox's well-received Ford v Ferrari and looking to appeal to a similar audience. Based on Brock Yates’ book Enzo Ferrari – The Man and the Machine, the drama is set over a key summer in 1957 when Ferrari bets his future, and that of his young family, on a single treacherous race, the infamous 1957 Mille Miglia.

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Based on social media reactions - it looks like many people are thinking that this is mainly a racing movie.

NOT!

Besides, Enzo Ferrari only raced when he was young... He stopped racing when he began creating racing cars that would be known for its speed. He wasn't even initially interested in making road cars. It is all about racing for him.

But in his later years, problems arose ... because of certain tragic, difficult, and dramatic episodes in his life. This is the period that will be covered by the Mann project.

Ferrari will be set in the summer of 1957, when all the dynamic forces in Enzo Ferrari’s life collide. The racecar company he and his wife Laura built is going broke. Their tempestuous marriage has already suffered the death of their son, Dino, and Ferrari’s other son, 12-year old Piero, the product of a wartime romance, now wants to know his place in the world. Enzo boldly rolls the dice for all their futures on one race – 1,000 miles across Italy, the brutal and infamous 1957 Mille Miglia.

We will likely see an older and heavy-set Hugh as Enzo ( who was around 59 in 1957 when the dramatic turn of events happened), maybe even wearing Enzo's perennial dark glasses most of the time. It is this dramatic phase that is the main theme of the movie, which presumably will require strong dramatic skills from Hugh to deliver!

We will likely see some racing - but with drivers (not Enzo) in the early years of Ferrari racing cars.

Btw, if you have seen a real F-1 racing car these days -- it is surprisingly very low and fairly small that you would think it is only a toy. Actually, it is rare to see drivers who are 6 ft and above because they build the very, very expensive carbon-fibre cars very small. But don't be deceived by the size - the sound of its engines ( especially before the current rules declined more powerful engines ) are something else - you need noise-cancelling equipment or any noise-reduction product to watch a race and not go deaf. Some film fans are actually awaiting those noises from the movie ...

Ford V Ferrari is more of movie featuring an endurance race ( at LeMans, France). It is not comparable to Formula One Racing ( real speed racing!) where Ferrari is known for. They were the only car manufacturer (since 1950) then who are still among the current crop.

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The person that Hugh will be portraying is not exactly like Hugh as a person - maybe quite the opposite?

This is a review of the book on which the script for the movie is based --

Ferrari means red. It means racing. Excellence, luxury, and performance.

Less well-known is the man behind the brand.

For nearly seventy years, Enzo Ferrari dominated a motor-sports empire that defined the world of high-performance cars.

Next to the Pope, Ferrari was the most revered man in Italy. But was he the benign padrone portrayed by an adoring world press at the time, or was he a ruthless despot, who drove his staff to the edge of madness, and his racing drivers even further?

Brock Yates's definitive biography penetrated Ferrari's elaborately constructed veneer and uncovered the truth behind Ferrari's bizarre relationships, his work with Mussolini's fascists, and his fanatical obsession with speed.

"A fascinating and provocative book" The Observer.

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Btw, one of the current Ferrari racing drivers ( Charles LeClerc) is sometimes called "young Hugh Jackman"





When he is being interviewed, he sometimes does look a little like Hugh.


Jo

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GQ - Australia provides better context on the filming news of an upcoming film on Enzo Ferrari.

www.gq.com.au/entertainment/film-tv/hugh-jackman-may-be-playing-enzo-ferrari-in-a-biopic-about-the-legendary-supercar-brand/image-gallery/d69501acb4858ae3ddc745242ca07474?utm_campaign=GQAuOrganic&utm_medium=postOrganic&utm_source=Twitter&pos=4

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Hugh Jackman May Be Playing Enzo Ferrari In A Biopic About The Legendary Supercar Brand

BRAD NASH22 JUNE 2020

Molto bene!

The last decade or so of cinema has produced multiple fantastic deep dives into the worlds of cars and motorcycle culture. We had the fantastic Senna, we had Rush, and only last year, the story of Le Mans' most historic rivalry was told in Ford vs. Ferrari.

However now, perhaps the most legendary car brand of all—one that enjoys almost unrivalled power as a brand symbol in any industry—is set to get its long, proud history told in a definitive movie project, with a Ferrari-based biopic apparently in the works and up for sale having hit the market at the virtual equivalent of the Cannes Film Festival.


For context, and a brief primer on the legendary car marque's story. Ferrari emerged essentially as a road brand after racing team boss Enzo Ferrari sought to fund his motorsport ventures by selling road-going equivalents of his racing cars. The first fully-fledged Ferrari car, the 125S, debuted in 1947, and over the decades the followed, the road-going arm of the brand, which was always dealt with reluctantly by Enzo himself, ballooned to become one of the most iconic car brands in history.

Enzo himself remained active behind the scenes at Ferrari's Scuderia racing division for over half a century, wielding great power within the brand's iconic Formula 1 team well into the 1980s and after he disappeared from public view.


According to Deadline, the film will apparently focus on a particularly uncertain time in Ferrari's history: the late 50's, with much of the action set to take place around the events of the 1957 Mille Miglia — an infamously brutal 1,000 mile road race that wound through the mountains of Northern Italy. It'll also provide an insight into the fraught marriage of Enzo and his wife Laura, who at the time were struggling with the death of their son, Dino.

With Ferrari's future as an outfit uncertain, Enzo rolled the dice on an attempt to win what would ultimately be the final Mille Miglia ever run, ending in tragedy and glory in equal measure.

Per the report from Deadline, "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."


The film is apparently the passion project of would-be director Michael Mann, who served as an executive producer on the aforementioned Ford vs. Ferrari last year. According to Deadline, the movie "has an almost Godfather-type feel to it and is rich in local flavour but also universal truths. Mann, who is familiar with the Ferrari family, will build a fleet of replica race cars from the era."

Initial reports suggest that Australia's own Hugh Jackman may be in line to take on the film's starring role, his first real blockbuster return to the screen since the release of the well-received Greatest Showman. Here's hoping his Italian accent is up to snuff.

The film is apparently due to start shooting in Spring 2021. We'll be sure to bring you more news on the film as it surfaces.

"Molto bene !" indeed!

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The focus of the 1957 tragedy was the infamous Mille Miglia, an endurance road race in northern Italy ( similar to LeMans in France, which was featured in FordVFerrari). This will be the setting for the Ferrari movie.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mille_Miglia


Unlike modern-day Speed racing like F1 - there are no barriers protecting spectators from any car crashes. In F1 despite heavy protection freak accidents could sometimes cause an occasional tragedy. In some places where street locales are used as racing circuits, like Monaco - there are double-steel barriers in many places and strong ARMCO barriers in other places.


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www.livetradingnews.com/box-officehugh-jackman-in-lead-role-in-michael-manns-ferrari-177645.html#.XvBDfDOAvvM.twitter

FERRARI is considered " the ARISTOCRAT" in the automotive industry!

Not just in terms of its products but also its shares of stock as investment --

www.livetradingnews.com/ferrari-nyserace-stock-if-it-is-not-on-your-list-it-should-be-142407.html#.XR7Kg-gzaM8


Hope the Ferrari enthusiasts sector gives its full support to the film project!

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Considered one of the most loyal...and vociferous ... sports fans are the tifosi!

Fans of Scuderia Ferrari!

It looks like they also welcome the news --

scuderiafans.com/hugh-jackman-in-talks-to-play-enzo-ferrari-in-upcoming-movie/


Once upon a time, I used to post on the Official Ferrari Message Board ( no matter that I do really know much about the technical aspects of carmaking - I was just a plain sports fan - one of the tifosi!).

One time, the administration decided to invite 15 out of over 10,000 to the inaugural ceremonies for that year's new racing cars at Maranello in Italy ( where Enzo Ferrari had his own house). They were big events, with over a hundred media people around - and sure coverage by TV channels like BBC and CNN.

I was one of those invited!

But since it took 2 weeks wait time to get an Italian visa ( Schengen, but one of the slowest processors was the Italian Embassy)and because I had to reply within a week's time ( so they could give the invitations to someone else in case I would not be available) - I had to sadly decline it!

Lol - quite a few sent me an email asking me to please nominate their names in my stead.


I never got to go - and was I envious of the lucky 15 ( including young women) who were also given a tour of the factory and the racing HQ!

That was the time of Michael Schumacher - and they were heady times!


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