The new F1 season is about to kick off in a week’s time over in Australia, and while we are amped for that, we are equally amped for the next Ron Howard film, the Formula One-themed RUSH, which stars Chris Hemsworth as British racing legend James Hunt and Daniel Bruhl as his rival Niki Lauda.
Set against the sexy, glamorous and spectacular golden age of Formula 1 racing, RUSH portrays the exhilarating true story of two of the greatest rivals the world has ever witnessed – handsome English playboy James Hunt (Hemsworth) and his methodical, brilliant opponent, Niki Lauda (Bruhl). Following their personal lives on and off the track, Rush follows the two drivers as they push themselves to the breaking point of physical and psychological endurance, where there is no shortcut to victory and no margin for error. If you make one mistake, you die.
The very first images of Hemsworth as Hunt have appeared online over at Just Jared, and as you can see, the likeness is uncanny in our comparison below.
Howard directs from a Peter Morgan script for Universal Pictures. Check out more images here.
Here’s an old 1976 film of the season in which the film focusses on, hosted by the legend Dickie Davies.
