Plans for a movie about the 1976 F1 season and the rivalry between Niki Lauda and James Hunt appear to have taken a step forward with the news that two of the biggest names in the field of true life drama are collaborating on the project.
Veteran director Ron Howard, whose long list of credits includes Apollo 13, Frost/Nixon and A Beautiful Mind, is said to be ready to take on the film, which is tentatively called Rush.
Meanwhile scriptwriting chores are in the hands of his Frost/Nixon partner Peter Morgan, who was also responsible for The Queen and The Damned United, and whose latest film is about the life of Freddie Mercury.
Financing is from Cross Creek Pictures, a relatively new production company that was responsible for Oscar-winning ballet movie Black Swan. Its latest projects include The Ides of March, with George Clooney, and The Woman in Black, with Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe.
Paul Greengrass, who directed two of the Bourne movies, had originally been slated to direct.
Adam Cooper F1 
Of course the most important element now is casting.
For James Hunt can I suggest – http://www.solarnavigator.net/films_movies_actors/actors/owen_wilson.htm
As for Lauda maybe – http://www.listal.com/viewimage/323027
With Ron Howard on board you just know it’s going to be fantastic.
Sounds like fun…there is a lot of plot there.
Should be good. I would have loved to have seen a movie made on Gilles Villeneuve, rags to ritches then tragedy plus spectacular driver to watch…
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