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Michael Mann is in early talks with 20th Century Fox to develop to Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and their Battle For Speed and Glory at Le Mans, the A.J. Baime book. The book tells the story of the decision by Henry Ford II to go against Enzo Ferrari’s dominance on the Le Mans track in 1966. Ford challenged Ferrari with a car designed by racer-turned-car designer Carroll Shelby. It plays out like The Right Stuff on the race track as Ford was able to turn around its fortunes in the sports-car marketplace, elevating the automaker’s fortunes under Lee Iacocca. This is early days, but it’s a cool project. Jason Keller has written the most recent draft. Mann has long been interested in the subject matter and has had a close relationship with Ferrari, dating back to when Sonny Crockett drove Ferrari cars exclusively during the run of Miami Vice.
This isn’t the only version of that Le Mans story. Paramount has its own version, fueled by the studio’s ownership of the life rights of Shelby. Paramount’s script is by Lisa Schrager, and a rewrite is expected shortly. At one time, Fox and Paramount had discussed a team-up, with Brad Pitt in the mix to play Shelby, but those plans spun off the track.
Mann is in postproduction on the HBO series Luck. Mann directed the pilot and is exec producing the series with David Milch. They’ve done nine episodes.
Mann directed a 3-minute film for Ferrari California. Here it is:
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Is there a script for Mann’s project yet?
Jason Keller script.
As an avid car fan, and a MM fan, here’s to hoping this comes to fruition. Mann (or at least the sound engineers he hires) does a fantastic job recording engine sounds. Miami vice was worth watching just to hear the F430 scream…
Funny; I’ve always thought Mann should do a biopic of either Porsche or Ferrari.
Will be cool as long as Mann doesn’t shoot it on video. Film, please.
oh my god I want this to happen as soon as possible.
Shit would be ILL. As in good.
Love and peace,
Jesus
Race car movies where they go around a track equals box office poison. Tom Cruise at his height with Tony Scott = money loser Days of Thunder. Money loser Driven – Stallone. Money loser Speed Racer. Redline = profits down. Mann needs to stay away from this he can’t afford another box office bomb. Stroker Ace Part 2 anyone?
Didn’t Ron Shelton sell this exact story to Starz as a mini-series?
This would be excellent.
Script? we don’t need no stinking script.
This is one I want to see. Michael’s interest in cars will fuel the making of this film to the end of the ten scale combined with his cinematography traits. I love the original films Grand Prix (1966) and Lemans (1970) and can’t wait to see what Michael Mann can do with his new film. Can I prepay??? Go get it Michael!
Brad Pitt in a Ferrari. Niiiice.
Now were TALKING!
Just finished this book and it was excellent!
Want something original and different from Hollywood? This is it- and Mann’s just the guy to do it!
Feels good to see something fresh out of Hollywood for a change instead of the same old, same old.
Hmm. I love, LOVE Michael Mann. However, I hope he just ex-produces this pic if at all.
I mean, this is a concept that’s ripped right from fucking Entourage (HBO). Literally. Didn’t they do a short arc with Vince play Ferrari with Frank Darabont?
I’m astonished that he found financiers for ANY project give his two most recent pictures.
Don’t get me wrong; I like his sharp, hyperrealist photography and fascination with different kinds of spaces, but his penchant for only the best stars and expensive sets and props makes him an unwise investment.
Hopefully, the picture will turn out alright.
One road block… Alex Young. He’s had his claws on this book for a while.
Sounds killer. Would love to see this!
Lucas Foster and the Warp Film team really know which horses to bet on! LF doesn’t make a lot of stuff, but when he does you can be sure people will want to see it!
Did Lucas post this comment about himself? Wouldn’t be the first time.
How does something that happened in real life and in the 1960s get “ripped” from a current television show?
Michael Mann would be great for this! Pete, the analogy to the “Right Stuff” (Space Race, etc.) is very appropriate. As a kid I was thrilled by the attention Ford and the press paid to this expensive try at beating Ferrari at Le Mans and other long distance races (Henry Ford II had tried at the time to buy Ferrari and was turned down). So finally beating Ferrari in endurance racing with the mighty Ford GT’s was especially sweet. BTW the “Ferrari’s” in Miami Vice were mostly, if not all, replica Ferrari Daytona Spyder’s (there are in reality very few of this model and they are VERY expensive, hence the replicas). I hope this movie project happens.
F430 wasn’t made for more than a decade after Miami Vice ended.
If the deal on “Go Like Hell” doesn’t jell for Michael Mann, I’d like to see Mr. Mann do a feature or TV series set in the modern era but still set in the world of expensive Ferraris that he himself knows well(I saw him at a car show at Art Center College with a $400,000 Ferrari). That would cost a lot less than a “period piece” where you’d have to duplicate every car on the track in the Sixties, etc.–not easy when just one 1953 Ferrari GTO is worth $10 million up.
Don – the F430 the earlier poster was referring to was in the movie version of Miami Vice. And, the Daytona Spyder was only used in the first 2 episodes of the TV show. Because the Daytona was so rare, they couldn’t find enough to use for the show, so Enzo personally gave Michael Mann 10 new Testerossa’s, which had just been released.
This could be a very interesting movie. When Steve McQueen made “LeMans” in the early 70′s, He had bought a Porsche 917 Racecar and had it entered in the race, he was planning on driving it himself, until the bonding company said different, he also entered his Porsche 908 Camera Car in the same race, it finished in the Top 10. McQueen purchased many used car from racers after the race was over and changed them into the cars used in the film, this would be very expensive to do today.Also, the Ferrari Daytona in “Miami Vice” was a replica made from a Corvette chassis, Ferrari provided a Real Ferrari TestaRossa in the Later shows
Does anyone know about what other projects the Lucas Foster team have in the works? I heard a supernatural movie maybe? I’d like to get my grubby little paws on that script if I can!
when i finished the book “GO LIKE HELL” I WISHED IT WOULD BE MADE INTO A FILM. iT’S GREAT!
I think we owe some thanks to Vin Diesel et. al. The success of the FURIOUS films (of which I have never seen any) has made a film about racing commercially viable