The feature film detailing some of the life challenges of former Formula One driver and iconic car brand founder Enzo Ferrari is currently scheduled to be released on December 25, 2023 [Christmas]. The film begins in the summer of 1957 and follows Ferrari’s travails through potential company bankruptcy, his marriage issues with his wife, the […]
The first trailer for “Ferrari” – currently hoping for a December 2023 release – has dropped. Adam Driver plays Italian sports car entrepreneur Enzo Ferrari, alongside Penelope Cruz as Ferrari’s wife, Laura Ferrari and Shailene Woodley as his mistress Lina Lardi. “Ferrari” will premiere at this week’s 2023 Venice Film Festival but is still seeking […]
The “Ferrari” feature film due out later this year was on the receiving end of a controversial waiver granted by actors’ union SAG-AFTRA, allowing an interim agreement for publicity while the union is on strike along with the writers’ union, WGA. The waiver allows the movie’s cast, which includes Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz, to […]
Brad Pitt has paused production on “Apex” – his upcoming Formula One feature film – in a show of support for the combined WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike. Filming of “Apex” had been ongoing in Budapest [in collaboration with the recently completed 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix] but a postponed planned production over the next two months has been […]
Both Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt are on board for the upcoming, as-yet-untitled Formula One film from Apple Studios. Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton will be involved through his Dawn Apollo and Plan B production companies. Pitt stars as a former driver returning to the sport with fictional team APXGP, with Bardem expected […]
Formula One is getting into the scripted series business with a proposed family drama series, “One” – starring Felicity Jones [“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and “The Theory Of Everything”]. This will be the first-ever officially sanctioned scripted series for the world’s premier racing series and Formula 1 will be a producer on the […]
BMW – the returning as official automotive partner of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival – is bringing “The Calm” to Cannes, along with a special appearance by Uma Thurman (“Kill Bill”) as it features BMW’s fully electric i7 M70 xDrive. Joseph Kosinski (“Top Gun: Maverick”) executive produces the eight-minute film which highlights BMW’s features in […]
The final trailer for “Fast X” – the tenth film in the Fast & Furious feature film franchise – has dropped, ahead of the film’s opening this weekend. The film pits Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) against Dante (Jason Momoa), the son of former nefarious Brazilian drug kingpin who met his demise in a previous film […]
“Rally Road Racers” features the voices of John Cleese and J.K. Simmons and tells the story of Zhi, a rookie race car driver, gets the opportunity to compete against the reigning champion of the rally car circuit and in a Speed Racer-esque plotline, Zhi gets help from a former driver-turned-mechanic, Zhi must overcome treacherous terrain, […]
The second trailer for the upcoming – release date: May 19, 2023 – tenth film in the “Fast & Furious” film franchise….
The trailer for “Gran Turismo” – the feature film adapted from the popular PlayStation video game racing simulation franchise created by Polyphony Digital and Kazunori Yamauchi in 1997 – has been released. Directed by Neill Blomkamp [“District 9” and “Elysium”], it is based on the true story of British teenager Jann Mardenborough, who – via […]
Ryan Gosling [“La La Land”] absconds with his TAG Heuer Carrera prop watch – again – in a Porsche Carrera [of course] as the prop master, played by Vanessa Bayer [“Saturday Night Live”] attempts to hunt him down and retrieve it.
The trailer for the tenth film in the “Fast X” trailer has officially dropped – complete with all the very realistic action sequences…
Acura is launching their 2024 Integra Type S with a continuation of their anime series, “Chiaki’s Journey” – which returns for a second season with four new 60-second episodes. The series premiered in 2022, chronicling the adventures of Chiaki, a young racing protégé, and her wise uncle Noboru. In season two of the anime series, […]
The “Fast & Furious” feature film franchise is finally coming toward the finish line with the launch of “Fast X” – the tenth film in the franchise. The official trailer tells the story of how Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his family have conquered every foe in their paths but now must contend with a […]
Will Ferrell travels through a variety of Netflix shows [“Army of the Dead”, “Bridgerton”, “Love is Blind”, “Squid Game” and “Stranger Things”] in a variety of General Motors electric vehicles in this GM/Netflix collaboration commercial for this weekend’s Super Bowl… General Motors’ electric vehicles depicted in the commercial are the Cadillac Lyriq, Chevrolet Blazer EV, […]
Hyundai has ordered up a serving of Bacon – specifically, actor Kevin Bacon and his daughter Sosie Bacon – as part of their promotional campaign for their electric Ioniq 6 during next month’s Super Bowl. Hyundai has employed Bacon [“Animal House” and “Footloose”] and his daughter Sosie [from his longtime marriage to actress Kyra Sedgwick] […]
Warner Bros and Mattel are continuing their collaboration to produce a live action adaptation of a movie about the iconic race car toy brand by hiring writers Dalton Leeb and Nicholas Jacobson-Larson. Leeb and Jacobson-Larson are responsible for the science-fiction show “Endurance” on Netflix as well as other projects [such as one related to the […]
With the holiday season upon us, the rerun of the 1946 holiday film classic, “It’s A Wonderful Life” will be shown everywhere and just like one of the many iconic scenes in the iconic film, there has been a “run on the bank” – only it is not the Bailey Building & Loan, but Mercedes […]
Formula One has hired Isabelle Stewart as the head of original content at the motor racing organization. The UK-based Stewart is a former executive at Universal [2011-16] and most recently was the director of content at Audible. Formula 1’s newly created role will have Stewart in charge of expanding F1’s content production and creating new […]