Ferrari Movie Details:
| Based on | Enzo Ferrari: The Man, the Cars, the Races, the Machine by Brock Yates |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Biographical, Sports, Drama |
| Release Date | August 31, 2023 (Venice) December 25, 2023 (United States) |
| Running Time | 2hr 4min |
| Age rating | R |
| Cast | Adam Driver Penélope Cruz Shailene Woodley Sarah Gadon Gabriel Leone Jack O’Connell Patrick Dempsey |
| Directed by | Michael Mann |
| Screenplay by | Troy Kennedy Martin |
| Produced by | Michael Mann P.J. van Sandwijk Marie Savare John Lesher Thomas Hayslip John Friedberg Andrea Iervolino Monika Bacardi Gareth West Lars Sylvest Thorsten Schumacher Laura Rister |
| Cinematography by | Erik Messerschmidt |
| Edited by | Pietro Scalia |
| Music by | Daniel Pemberton |
| Production Company | Moto Pictures Forward Pass Storyteller Productions STXfilms Ketchup Entertainment Esme Grace Media Rocket Science Cecchi Gori USA Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment Bliss Media Le Grisbi Productions Red Sea Film Fund |
| Distributor | Neon (United States) STX International (International) |
Ferrari Movie Cast and Characters:
- Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari
- Penélope Cruz as Laura Ferrari
- Shailene Woodley as Lina Lardi
- Sarah Gadon as Linda Christian
- Gabriel Leone as Alfonso de Portago
- Jack O’Connell as Peter Collins
- Patrick Dempsey as Piero Taruffi
- Michele Savoia as Carlo Chiti
- Lino Musella as Sergio Scaglietti
- Domenico Fortunato as Adolfo Orsi
- Jacopo Bruno as Omer Orsi
- Erik Haugen as Edmund “Gunner” Nelson
- Ben Collins as Stirling Moss
- Wyatt Carnell as Wolfgang von Trips
- Andrea Dolente as Gino Rancati
- Giuseppe Bonifati as Giacomo Cuoghi
- Daniela Piperno as Adalgisa Ferrari
- Tommaso Basili as Gianni Agnelli
- Benedetto Benedettini as Alfredo “Dino” Ferrari
- Gabriel Noto as Dino Ferrari (seven years old)
- Edoardo Beraldi as Dino Ferrari (three years old)
- Giuseppe Festinese as Piero Lardi
- Marino Franchitti as Eugenio Castellotti
- Valentina Bellè as Cecilia Manzini
- Jonathan Burteaux as King Hussein of Jordan
Storyline:
Set during the summer of 1957, the pic finds ex-Formula 1 racer Enzo Ferrari in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife, Laura, built from nothing 10 years earlier. Their tempestuous marriage struggles with the mourning for their one son. Ferrari struggles with the acknowledgment of another. His drivers’ lust to win pushes them out to the edge. He wagers all in a roll of the dice on one race, the treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy, the iconic Mille Miglia.
Ferrari Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Budget | $95 million |
| Opening Weekend | $3,921,773 |
| Domestic Collection | $18,550,028 |
| International Collection | $23,735,001 |
| Worldwide Collection | $42,285,029 |
About Ferrari Movie:
The film is about Enzo Ferrari, the Italian founder of the car manufacturer Ferrari. It is based on the 1991 biography Enzo Ferrari: The Man and the Machine by motorsport journalist Brock Yates.
Filming was planned to begin in the summer of 2016 in Italy, In October 2015, Paramount Pictures bought the worldwide distribution rights for the film.
Principal photography began on August 17, 2022, in Italy. Filming occurred in Brescia in early October. Production of the film wrapped in late October 2022.
Christian Bale was cast in the lead role, prompting a reunion with director Michael Mann after Public Enemies (2009) but dropped out due to health concerns as Bale considered that he didn’t have enough time to gain the necessary weight for the role. Hugh Jackman was the first actor to replace Bale, until Adam Driver took over the role in January 2022.
This has been a passion project for director Michael Mann, who has been trying to get the film made for more than 20 years. An article from 1993 reveals that Mann was developing this biopic with Robert De Niro attached to the star, as his follow-up to The Last of the Mohicans (1992).
Patrick Dempsey is an avid car racer having completed many competitions including Daytona.
Originally had Christian Bale set to play Enzo Ferrari but dropped out along with Noomi Rapace.
In order to play Peiro Tuffai, Patrick Dempsey had to bleach his own hair in order to get Peiro’s look.
The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it is set to premiere on August 31, 2023. Ferrari is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 25, 2023, by Neon. It received generally positive reviews from critics and was named one of the top 10 films of 2023 by the National Board of Review.
