It seems that over the past few years Tom Cruises career and star power at the box office has had quite a resurgence, with the success of MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL, JACK REACHER and this years OBLIVION all firmly reassuring the actors place as an A list star and solid box office draw.
Cruise and director Joseph Kosinski (TRON: LEGACY) collaborated on this years OBLIVION, and although the film received mixed reviews it was certainly a box office success and doubled its production budget of $120 million. Now comes the news that the pair are looking at working together on the upcoming adaptation of GO LIKE HELL. The film will be based on the book titled Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, And Their Battle For Speed And Glory At Le Mans by A.J. Baime. Here is the plot of the book:
‘The book tells the story of the decision by Henry Ford II to go against Enzo Ferrari’s dominance on the Le Mans track in 1966. Ford challenged Ferrari with a car designed by racer-turned-car designer Carroll Shelby. It plays out like The Right Stuff on the race track as Ford was able to turn around its fortunes in the sports-car marketplace, elevating the automaker’s fortunes under Lee Iacocca’.
Deadline note that it is early days for the project but it’s definitely worth keeping an eye on, this sounds like a good opportunity for both Cruise and Kosinski to set themselves apart from their typical big budget blockbusters with an emphasis on visuals. Check back at The Hollywood News for any more updates on GO LIKE HELL.
Source: Deadline
