Opens August 28 • 20th Century Fox
FORD V FERRARI is the true-to-life story of American automotive designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon), who defies professional odds when motor moguls Henry Ford II (Tracy Letts) and Lee Iaccoca (Jon Bernthal) hire him to design the new Ford GT40. The catch? This car will compete against the award-winning Ferrari race cars at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France. The other catch? Shelby has only a few weeks to develop and design that car, and at that time, the ever-reliable Ford has never been a brand for the tracks.
It’s basically the story of turning a cart-horse into a highly competitive dark horse. Except that this is the real-life underdog tale of a world-renowned market leader.
The stakes go higher when Shelby teams up with the fearless yet volatile Ken Miles (Christian Bale), a prominent British race driver who’s set to drive the upcoming Ford race car. Together, they’ll face corporate opposition as well as their personal demons if it means revolutionizing the well-known car brand—and getting a crack at winning.
Directed by James Mangold and written by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Jason Keller, Ford v Ferrari was initially supposed to star Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. The project was temporarily halted after its first script draft came out, then in 2018, it picked up with a new production team and cast.
It’s just as well because we’re seeing a lot of great on-screen chemistry between Damon and Bale. Which is critical, since in real life, their characters have fostered a solid friendship, and together they also developed and tested other race car models like the GT40 MkII, Shelby Cobra, and Mustang GT350.
This story is from the August 2019 edition of Speed Philippines.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the August 2019 edition of Speed Philippines.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max
LUDICROUSLY POWERFUL
Nokia G50
AFFORDABLE 5G
Huawei nova 9
FLAGSHIP-GRADE CAMERA
START YOUR FITNESS GOALS NOW WITH THE REDMI WATCH 2 LITE
Redmi Watch 2 Lite Get fit, start now
MOBILE WORK MUST-HAVE Mobile Pixels Duex Plus 13.3 monitor
Road warriors, remote workers, and students hungry for screen real estate have a precious few options, especially if they are working in a limited space.
Acing education through esports - MAYKEL GONZALES
In this era where creating the perfect balance between gaming and studying is deemed impossible, one collegiate esports player is winning at proving otherwise.
A NEW FOLD AND A FLIP
Samsung seems determined to push forward with foldables. It has released the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and the Galaxy Z Flip3 5G, the third respective generations of their folding smartphone flagships.
HEART EVANGELISTA BEYOND FASHION-FORWARD
Her name is synonymous with beauty, elegance, and the limelight. Heart—or Love Marie Ongpauco-Escudero in real life—started her career in showbiz at 13 as a commercial model and as the kikay character Missy in ABS-CBN's youth-oriented show G-mik.
Integrating healthcare with tech for the greater good
ALDO CARRASCOSO
STARDEW VALLEY SUPREMACY
Stardew Valley is definitely one of the most successful and most popular indie games to have come out in the last few years. What started out as a fan-made alternative to Harvest Moon (Back to Nature is definitely one of my ultimate favorite games of all time), the game eventually received financial support and a cult following, paving the way for its release in 2016. By 2020, the game has sold over 10 million copies.
