Monday 20th August 2012

'Rush' film release date announced

Hunt vs Lauda biopic gets a premiere date - but it's not until September 2013

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Director Ron Howard has announced that his eagerly anticipated Grand Prix film 'Rush' will get its international release on September 20 next year.

Daniel Bruhl with director Ron Howard

The film portrays the 1976 championship fight between James Hunt (played by Australian actor Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (played by German actor Daniel Bruhl). Although filming was done and dusted earlier this year, Howard has cited complex postproduction sound editing as the main reason for the lengthy wait.

The film's official site has been launched over the weekend along with a new selection of pictures, shown here. A combination of period cars and replicas have been used for filming, with Lauda's fiery Nurburgring crash recreated at the circuit in April, as spied by our own Dale Lomas.

The script has been written by Peter Morgan, who also has Frost/Nixon and The Queen on his CV. Should be worth a look - shame there's a 13-month wait...

 

[lgomgf]

I am looking forward to this... i hope will be better than this one

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132245/

[CDP]

Rush by name...

[Vocal Minority]

lgomgf said:

I am looking forward to this... i hope will be better than this one

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132245/

I found that quite amusing. If cars so much as touched wheels they would flip over and explode. Proper comedy fun, improved only by the fact that Stallone took it all so seriously.

Shame about the wait on Rush. Will hie me to the Electric in Brum this time next year

[davepoth]

I think it's probably a good thing Howard has planned for it to take so long in post-production - it means he wants to get it absolutely right, and has been allowed to do so by the studio.

-edit-

Thinking about it, complicated audio probably means getting the re-dubbed audio of the cars to match properly with the on-screen footage. That will be a very big job (the logistics of putting a DFV into a sound sage alone are quite impressive I imagine) but it's great that he's bothering; it'll avoid Bullitt style sixteen speed gearboxes if he gets it right.

Edited by davepoth on Monday 20th August 10:54

[McSam]

davepoth said:

I think it's probably a good thing Howard has planned for it to take so long in post-production - it means he wants to get it absolutely right, and has been allowed to do so by the studio.

I agree, we should never complain that he's taking his time to get it just so. "Senna" was hurried in the sound department - don't listen to the engine while looking at what the car's doing in the onboard shots, that's for sure.

Really looking forward to it, and that top photo of Lauda's "jealous" stare is excellent

[JuniorJet]

Will not miss this.

[MGZRod]

lgomgf said:

I am looking forward to this... i hope will be better than this one

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132245/

Budget:
$72,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:
$12,174,504 (USA) (29 April 2001) (2905 Screens)

Gross:
$32,616,869 (USA) (8 July 2001)



Ouch!

[Ozzie Osmond]

lgomgf said:

I am looking forward to this... i hope will be better than this one

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132245/

Well, it's in with a chance as that imcompetent block of wood Silvester Stallone isn't in it!!

[marcosgt]

MGZRod said:

lgomgf said:

I am looking forward to this... i hope will be better than this one

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132245/

Budget:
$72,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:
$12,174,504 (USA) (29 April 2001) (2905 Screens)

Gross:
$32,616,869 (USA) (8 July 2001)



Ouch!

That was a truly dire film - The race through the city street in 'show' Champ Cars being the nadir...

Good for a laugh though!

Howard may forever be Richie Cunningham, but he's got a good track record in making watchable fact based dramas.

M.

[gaz132]

davepoth said:

I think it's probably a good thing Howard has planned for it to take so long in post-production - it means he wants to get it absolutely right, and has been allowed to do so by the studio.

-edit-

Thinking about it, complicated audio probably means getting the re-dubbed audio of the cars to match properly with the on-screen footage. That will be a very big job (the logistics of putting a DFV into a sound sage alone are quite impressive I imagine) but it's great that he's bothering; it'll avoid Bullitt style sixteen speed gearboxes if he gets it right.

Edited by davepoth on Monday 20th August 10:54

reminds me of the opening sequence to the Cannonball run movie. I'm sure that black Countach had the same gearbox .

[Turbocharger]

Complex post-production sound editing?

Producer: "Who's that speaking?"
Sound engineer: "Lauda."
Producer: "Who's speaking?"
Sound engineer: "Lauda."
Producer: "WHO'S SPEAKING NOW?"
Sound engineer: "Lauda."

Repeat for 9 months, release film with everything turned up to 11.

[Bahnstormer]

Agreed about driven.....

but how good would this be for a night run !!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJRDOWOhoHA

[sagarich]

Turbocharger said:

Complex post-production sound editing?

Producer: "Who's that speaking?"
Sound engineer: "Lauda."
Producer: "Who's speaking?"
Sound engineer: "Lauda."
Producer: "WHO'S SPEAKING NOW?"
Sound engineer: "Lauda."

Repeat for 9 months, release film with everything turned up to 11.

[zebedee]

That big picture in the article with the grid shot and Lauda looking over is very cheesy! Hope the film is a good one, has to be worth a watch anyway.

[arollingstone]

I CANT WAIT THAT LONG

[Ozzie Osmond]

arollingstone said:

I CANT WAIT THAT LONG

It does make you wonder what they're up to. If the footage is in the can then most of the cost has alreday been incurred and delay just costs money. Very odd.

[DBRacingGod]

Sounds like bobbins to me. My guess is he's waiting for a US F1 race to tie it in with.

[dave stew]

I'm looking forward to it - the period detail looks good from the stills I have seen, but who on earth cast that Aussie? Looks about as much like Hunt as I do...

[julian64]

Why would I ever want to watch a bunch of actors when I was old enough to see the real thing?