A fictional detective film set in the world of Formula 1 featuring Hollywood legend Robert De Niro and Star Wars actor John Boyega will be screened on Netflix.
Be called The Formula, the film is about an American F1 driver who is related to the mafia and is forced to serve as an escape driver to save his family.
It should be written, directed and produced by Gerard McMurray, whose previous work includes Burning sands, a Netflix production that was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2017 and 2018 Sundance Film Festival The first purge.
His newly formed company Buppie Productions says it “develops and produces entertaining stories with black characters for a film and television audience.”
He adds: “Our company is constantly reinventing itself as it charts a path to influence popular culture.
“We are the heroes and the bad guys, the good guys, the bad guys, the mortal women and the girls next door.”
Other producers are De Niro and his close associates Berry Welsh, who was behind Martin Scorsese’s acclaimed Netflix movie The Irish – and Jane Rosenthal, which includes a long list of credits Bohemian Rhapsody, About a boy, Move the dog and the comedy De Niro Meet the parents and its aftermath.
Formula is part of a broader agreement that Welsh and Rosenthal have with Netflix.
So far few details have been given, but McMurray on Monday gave a summary of the plot in an Instagram post.
“It feels amazing to see this idea in my head come to life that I’m writing, directing and producing,” he wrote.
“My new producer Buppie Productions is partnering with Tribeca Films and Netflix to present you with an original dope film that will soon be called The Formula starring two of my favorite actors, John Boyega and Robert De Niro.
“It’s the story of a young Detroit man who becomes an international racing star in the world of Formula 1 under the tutelage of his mentor with old mafia ties.”
Boyega rose to fame in Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015, resuming his role as Finn a The last Jedi i The rise of Skywalker.
The film will be Hollywood’s first production based on contemporary Grand Prix racing since Bobby Deerfield, which starred Al Pacino and included images filmed during the 1976 season.