Two-time Academy Award winner Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, Frost/Nixon), teams once again with fellow two-time Academy Award nominee, writer Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon, The Queen), on Rush, a spectacular big-screen re-creation of the merciless 1970s rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda.
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This biographical epic was announced following the success of Senna, a documentary revealing the life of 3-time champion Ayrton Senna.
"After a catastrophic crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring that could have killed him, Formula One driver Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl) returns to face his rival James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) in their pursuit of the 1976 World Championship at Fuji in Japan."
It will be interesting to see how the bitter rivalry between Hunt & Lauda will be portrayed, and whether the film stays true to real life events.
Rush was directed by Ron Howard, and the screenplay was written by Peter Morgan, Academy Award nominated writer of films like Frost/Nixon and The Last King of Scotland.
The film is due to be released on September 20th 2013.