With Ron Howard being forced to wait to make The Dark Tower while he looks for new funding and distribution after Universal dropped out, he’s quickly putting together a movie to make in the meantime, called Rush. The film already has Chris Hemswroth and Daniel Bruhl in the lead roles, and now Alexandra Maria Lara will join them
Rush tell the true story of British racecar driver James Hunt’s (Chris Hemsworth ) 1970s rivalry with Australian racer Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl). It isn’t certain who German actress Lara will play in the movie, but whatever the role it, it’s the female lead. Peter Morgan (The Queen) penned the screenplay.
Shooting on the movie is expected to start later this year, once Hemsworth has completed work on The Avengers. (Source: Variety)