As the FIA Formula E World Championship attempt to reinvent itself With a new generation of racing cars, electric cars can find new relevance found through the silver screen. An upcoming movie, and possibly the entire franchise, will focus on a Formula E . driver was kicked out of motorsport and forced to become a getaway driver. Fittingly, the movie will be produced by a former racer from the American motorsport era when drug trafficking is common.
The project, titled “Breakneck”, centers on a fictional racer who made his way to Formula E despite growing up as an orphan. Her career was derailed after her first race and immediately blacklisted from organized motorsport. She ends up working like a getaway driver in Miami but was a British billionaire for a way back to the electric racing championship. However, the billionaire forced her sugar-stealing protagonist back into motorsport. The final act of the plot will see the driver and her five brothers reject their wealthy benefactor for one last job.
While the plot may seem odd, it’s surprisingly not unrealistic for the racing world or the production team. Diversity report that the film will be directed by Jim Byrkit, best known for his sci-fi psychological thriller “Coherence”. Radar Pictures by Ted Field and 8th Gear Entertainment by James Leon. Ted Field has produced a number of films such as “Revenge of the Nerds,” “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” “Jumanji,” and “The Chronicles of Riddick.” Field was also a successful motorsport racer in the late 1970s and 1980s.
field of speaking in an interview with Diversity:
“Before I started making films, I was a professional racer on a number of circuits, and along with cinema and music, racing is still my true love. It is possible to combine these passions in a particularly exciting project. I know James and the Formula E team share my excitement in telling this story and illuminating the world of Formula E in a unique and contemporary film, as fast-paced and wild as the races themselves. .”
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Ted Field is emphasizing his motorsport achievements. Field won the 1979 Daytona 24 Hours alongside Danny Ongais and Hurley Haywood in his Porsche 935/79. Field’s best season came in 1982 when he finished second in the IMSA Camel GT Championship. He quit the race after 1983 when Interscope Communications hit Hollywood.
A few years later, Bill and Don Whittington, two of Field’s former teammates, were involved in drug trafficking. The Whittingtons pleaded guilty to tax evasion, money laundering and conspiracy to smuggle marijuana in 1986 and 1987. The brothers are between several drivers In the 1980s the IMSA garage infamously funded their racing programs through drug smuggling.
I’m not sure if “Breakneck” will have the success it needs to launch a series, especially in direct competition with a Movie about the heist Formula 1 produced by Brad Pitt. Even so, the IMSA of the 1980s could provide enough material for countless films. The cast is yet to be revealed, but main filming for “Breakneck” is expected to begin in July.
