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Post by sandysixtysfan on Nov 15, 2011 20:57:26 GMT -5
Hi,
The new issue of Autoweek has a story on Ron Howard, yes, that Ron Howard and his new movie about the rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda during the '76 season. No release date yet. Chris Hemsworth ("Thor") has signed to play Hunt and Daniel Bruhl will play Lauda. A/W says Lauda is 'consulting closely' on the film which it says is 'provisionally titled' "Rush".
Sandy
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Post by Patrick on Nov 15, 2011 23:31:26 GMT -5
OMG! Let us pray!  The friendship between these two competitors was very well known. Patrick |
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Post by gavkiwi on Nov 16, 2011 12:06:15 GMT -5
I'll be there opening day, this will be an amazing movie, most of Ron Howards films are pretty good!
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Post by Art Laski on Nov 16, 2011 14:43:09 GMT -5
Cool! Looking forward to that. It can't be any worse than Driven.
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Post by gavkiwi on Nov 16, 2011 15:20:24 GMT -5
Cool! Looking forward to that. It can't be any worse than Driven. I really wanted to like Driven, I really did, but it was a horrible movie, the inconsistencies with using Indy lights and regular CART chassis in the movie drove me nuts. I have not seen the movie in its entirety since, and to think, it was to be based on F1. |
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Post by clm1545 on Nov 16, 2011 20:25:49 GMT -5
Well, with Hunt "THE SHUNT" being dead, and Lauda "THE RAT" being a consultant, I can't believe it will be a real balanced account, but it should be well done, and entertaining.
Take Care
Craig
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Post by Patrick on Nov 16, 2011 22:22:48 GMT -5
As I said, the friendship between these two was close. I would expect a balanced account because of it and Ron is that type of a director to boot!
Patrick
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Post by sandysixtysfan on Nov 17, 2011 9:24:22 GMT -5
As chance would have it Ron Howard was on TV last night talking about a film he's just released. He was asked about the upcoming F1 movie. He said it will start shooting next year meaning soon. He said he hopes to have it finished by this time next year. Howard seemed honestly excited about it and talked about the Hunt and Lauda rivalry and relationship.
What's neat and will be a big plus for the movie is so many of the F1 cars of this era are still around and running in vintage events. One thing mentioned in the A/W article is having to re-creating 1970's era race circuits for the movie. Part of Howards answer to that was "I already know F1 fans are going to care about the details. It's going to matter. I'm planning to be sensitive to that".
Sandy
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Post by gavkiwi on Nov 17, 2011 11:40:42 GMT -5
I think i read on the top gear website, or maybe autoblog not long ago, there were shots of the '76 McLaren & Ferrari driving on the modern day Nurburgring. Looked good, making the circuits look like their 1976 counterparts will be difficult, also, what about the M@r1b0r0 logo on hunts McLaren. hmmmm
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Post by kitbash1 on Nov 17, 2011 17:38:03 GMT -5
Looked good, making the circuits look like their 1976 counterparts will be difficult, also, what about the M@r1b0r0 logo on hunts McLaren. hmmmm I don't think that using old tobacco advertising in a "historical context" will be a problem. The tracks will be be an other matter. All of the tracks that were used back in 1976 have gone though major changes for safety. A lot of CGI will be used to make them look like they did back in the day. |
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Post by gavkiwi on Nov 22, 2011 14:49:55 GMT -5
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Post by sandysixtysfan on Nov 22, 2011 15:50:50 GMT -5
Its great to see they've actually started filming. I'd gotten the impression that it wasn't going to start until after the first of the year. Thanks for the info,
Sandy
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Post by gavkiwi on May 28, 2012 11:23:25 GMT -5
BBC preview of Ron Howards 2013 Movie Rush  |
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Post by Patrick on May 28, 2012 16:08:46 GMT -5
Thanks so much for sharing that. These years, these drivers, these motor cars are what eventually evolved into contemporary motorsport. I feel I was lucky to have been involved as an enthusiast, as these were the last years that F1 was approachable by us, the crazy group that lives for racing.
I'm really looking forward to this "race movie".
Patrick
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The friendship between these two competitors was very well known. 
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