Heat director Michael Mann is getting closer to the start line on Ferrari and is in Italy this week as part of pre-production. Filming is due to commence in mid-July and members of the crew are on the payroll. As we revealed in February, the big-budget biopic of racing mogul Enzo Ferrari is set to star Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz and Shailene Woodley.
The long-gestating pic has been stop-start for the best part of two decades. The movie again faced uncertainty in recent months due to the precarious financial position of STX, the U.S. studio currently behind the project. The plan earlier this year had been to begin filming in May. But with STX’s immediate future now looking safe thanks to last Friday’s sale to the Najafi Companies, Ferrari once again inches towards the start line.
