Lauda's 1976 season in film

[Dare]

Lauda's 1976 season in film
While were waiting for this one what ever happened to the Giles and the Bruce
Mclaren film




    Award-winning screenwriter Peter Morgan is working on a film about Niki Lauda and the season that turned him into a legend.

The British writer is focusing on the year 1976 in which Lauda almost lost his life in a crash at the German Grand Prix, suffering severe burns to his head when trapped in his burning Ferrari before being pulled out.

Lauda returned to the track only six weeks later, but narrowly lost the championship to his British rival James Hunt.

Although the project is still in an early stage, Lauda told public radio Oe3 he is already thinking about which actor could play him.

"Everyone who has had his right ear burnt off can already start making plans," he said jokingly.

Lauda won three World titles 1975, 1977 and 1984, with 25 race wins to his credit.

Peter Morgan has received a Golden Globe award and Academy Award nomination for his script for The Queen. His screenplay for Frost/Nixon was also nominated for an Oscar.

Morgan's current project 360, a modern version of Arthur Schnitzler's erotic play La Ronde, is currently being filmed in Vienna with Jude Law.


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[cosworth151]

Sounds like a good one!

Speaking of F1 movies, I've heard rumors that the Senna film will be released in the U.S. in August.

[markfarrell9572]

Niki was asked who should play him and typical of Niki he said someone with no right ear!

[cosworth151]

Niki was asked who should play him and typical of Niki he said someone with no right ear!

Kirk Douglas - He cut his right ear off when he played Van Gogh! 

[Dare]

Niki was asked who should play him and typical of Niki he said someone with no right ear!

Kirk Douglas - He cut his right ear off when he played Van Gogh! 

It was only a movie Cos,he didn't really cut his ear offf

[John S]

Niki was asked who should play him and typical of Niki he said someone with no right ear!

Kirk Douglas - He cut his right ear off when he played Van Gogh! 

It was only a movie Cos,he didn't really cut his ear offf

You mean he always looked lopsided like that Dare.     





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[cosworth151]

I saw Michael Douglas interviewed one time on TCM. He saw Lust for Life when he was a small child. He said he panicked at that scene because he thought that his father really had cut his ear off.