F1: ‘Ferrari vs Mercedes’ film in the works

Inspired by the movie “Ford vs. Ferrari” Bobby Moresco will direct “Ferrari vs. Mercedes,” the latest movie covering Italy’s racing heritage.

Moresco is an Oscar-winning writer-director.

“Ferrari vs. Mercedes” is being described as a journey back in time to an era when Mercedes dominated the motor racing world unchallenged.

“Against this backdrop of powerful cars and aggressive drivers, Enzo Ferrari emerges, a young novice driver with an obsessive passion for engines and speed, whose only desire is to beat Mercedes’ formidable rivals,” according to the project’s provided synopsis.

“With ‘Ferrari vs. Mercedes’ we will be proud to bring to movie theaters an Italian success story [the story of Enzo Ferrari] that, starting out purely with ambition, has achieved glory all over the world,” said Andrea Iervolino, CEO of Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment, in a statement.

Iervolino added that “One of the most exciting aspects of ‘Ferrari vs Mercedes’ will be the possibility of uniting top Italian talents with great international actors.” This is a clear reference to polemics recently prompted in Italy by the fact that Michael Mann’s “Ferrari” features a mostly non-Italian cast led by Adam Driver, who plays Enzo Ferrari, and Penélope Cruz as his wife Laura. Italy when “Ferrari” premiered at the Venice Film Festival.