Be called The formula, the film is about an American F1 driver who gets involved with the mafia and is forced to serve as an escape driver to save his family.
It must be written, directed and produced by Gerard McMurray, whose previous work includes Burning Sands, a Netflix production that was nominated for a Grand Jury award at the 2017 Sundance Festival and in 2019 The first purge.
His newly formed company Buppie Productions says he “develops and produces fun stories with black characters for the cinema and television audiences.
“Our company is constantly reinventing itself while mapping out a way to influence popular culture. We are the heroes and villains, the good guys, the bad guys, the femme fatales and the neighbors. “
Other producers include De Niro and his associates Berry Welsh, who was behind Martin Scorsese’s acclaimed Netflix film The Irishand Jane Rosenthal, whose long list of credits includes The Irishman, Bohemian Rhapsody, About a Boy, Wag the Dog and the comedy De Niro Meet the parents and its aftermath. The formula it is part of a broader deal that Welsh and Rosenthal have with Netflix.
Few details have been released so far, but McMurray gave an outline of the story in an Instagram post on Monday.
“It is incredible to see this idea in my head finally come to life that I am writing, directing and producing,” he wrote. “My new production company, Buppie Productions, is teaming up with Tribeca Films and Netflix to bring you an amazing original film soon to be called THE FORMULA, starring two of my favorite actors, John Boyega and Robert De Niro.
“It is the story of a young man from Detroit who becomes a star of international motorsport in the world of Formula 1 under the tutelage of his mentor with longstanding ties to the Mafia.”
The 28-year-old British / Nigerian Boyega achieved fame in Star Wars The Force Awakens in 2015, reprising his role as Finn in The last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. He recently starred in the TV anthology series Small Ax.
The film will be the first Hollywood production based on contemporary Grand Prix racing since Bobby Deerfield, which starred Al Pacino and included images shot during the 1976 season.
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