I am starting the MA in Horror and Transgression next week
and I am lucky enough to be going to a special screening of Ron Howard’s Rush
as part of my induction. Two-time Academy Award winner Ron Howard (A Beautiful
Mind, Frost/Nixon) teams once again with two-time Academy Award-nominated
writer Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon, The Queen) on Rush.
Rush is produced by Andrew Eaton (A Mighty Heart, The Killer
Inside Me), Eric Fellner (Les Misérables, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Brian
Oliver (Black Swan), Peter Morgan, Academy Award winner Brian Grazer (Apollo 13,
A Beautiful Mind) and Ron Howard. Howard has assembled a stellar crew of
behind-the-scenes talent including Academy Award-winning cinematographer Anthony
Dod Mantle (Slumdog Millionaire, The Last King of Scotland), production
designer Mark Digby (Slumdog Millionaire, 28 Days Later, Oscar-winning editors Dan
Hanley and Mike Hill (Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind), costume designer Julian Day
(Nowhere Boy, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen) and Academy Award-winning composer Hans
Zimmer (The Lion King, The Dark Knight Rises).
Executive producers for the film are Guy East (The Woman in
Black, The Ides of March), Nigel Sinclair (The Ides of March, End of Watch), Tobin
Armbrust (End of Watch, The Woman in Black), Tim Bevan (Les Misérables, Tinker
Tailor Soldier. Spy), Tyler Thompson (Black Swan, The Woman in Black) and Todd
Hallowell (Apollo 13, Frost/Nixon). Universal Pictures distributes the film in the
United States.
A spectacular film starring Daniel Brühl, Chris Hemsworth
and Olivia Wilde this fast paced film is sure to take you on s thrill ride. I
usually write about Horror but this film has taken my fancy. Set in the 1970’s;
the golden age of Formula One, Rush portrays the re-creation of the
exhilarating true story of the merciless rivalry between Formula One racers James
Hunt (Chris Hemsworth of The Avengers, Thor) and Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl of
Inglourious Basterds, The Bourne Ultimatum). It is the greatest rivalry the
world of sports has ever witnessed; handsome and charming English playboy Hunt
and his brilliant and methodical Austrian opponent Lauda struggle with the
pressure that builds in both their personal and working lives. The rivals push
themselves to breaking point in both the psychological and physical sense; if
you make one mistake, you die. There is no shortcut to victory and no margin
for error.
Olivia Wilde (Tron: Legacy) and Alexandra Maria Lara (The
Reader) co-star in the epic action-drama as Suzy Miller and Marlene Lauda, the
loves of James and Niki’s lives who watched and feared as the men rocketed
toward possible death.
Well I can’t wait to see if this film is as hot as the
critiques say. A formula one story with heart; not just for petrol heads. This
long awaited biopic will be captivating audiences and giving them an insight into
the world of F1.
