Ferrari trailer: Adam Driver headlines a fast-paced biopic about the racing car maverick

The makers of the much-awaited biopic Ferrari released their film’s official trailer earlier this evening. Besides Adam Driver, Ferrari stars a cotorie of notable actors like Penelope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Patrick Dempsey among others. Additionally, Michael Mann makes his return to the director’s seat with the Adam Driver-starrer biopic.

(Adam Driver in a still from Ferrari | Image: IMDB)

Ferrari tells the story of an ambitious perfectionist

The trailer establishes Enzo Ferrari as an ambitious man who is bit of a perfectionist and doesn’t settle for less. Through many explosive and costly crash experiments, Ferrari stays ferocious and determined to built the fastest car of his times.  The narrative also promises to delve into the conflicts and conundrums of Ferrari’s personal lives as he navigates a rocky marital life with Laura (played by Penelope Cruz) and a low-key relationship with his mistress Lina Lardi (played by Shailene Woodley).

The film is extensively shot on real-life locations across Europe, and the makers have taken diligent measures to recreate the Italy of 1940s and 1950s. The film is based on Brock Yates’ book Enzo Ferrari: The Man, The Cars, The Races, The Machine, and adapted for screen by Troy Kennedy Martin, who has been writing TV shows and movies for over 60 years.

Ferrari set to release on Christmas

Besides being the first collaboration between Adam Driver and director Michael Mann, Ferrari is also the first time Driver and Penelope Cruz are working together. Reportedly, Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman were approached earlier to play Enzo Ferrari. However, the makers finally zeroed down on the Marriage Story actor Adam Driver.

(Penelope Cruz played Enzo Ferrari's film in the biopic | Image: Youtube)

Ferrari has also generated a lot of curiosity for it marks the return of veteran filmmaker Michael Mann to film direction after 8 years - his previous film Blackhat, starring Chris Hemsworth and Viola Davis, had released in 2015 and did not fare too well at the box-office. Ferrari, which was initially scheduled to release on November 30, 2023, will now hit the theatres on Christmas, December 25.