Adam Driver Makes Some Very Fast Cars In The New Ferrari Trailer

Italians and fast cars simply go together like, well, Italians and pasta. Or like Italians and wine. Basically, Italians have cornered the market in all the world's coolest stuff, is what I'm saying. That certainly holds true for "Ferrari," director Michael Mann's production about the man responsible for building the most prolific and widely-admired car manufacturer ever based in that little boot-shaped country. Mann fans have been looking forward to the acclaimed filmmaker's take on the story of Enzo Ferrari for quite some time now, especially since the stylistic storyteller knows exactly how to make all the most dangerous pursuits look impossibly cool — even as they function as cautionary tales, at the same time.

"Ferrari" sure seems to be of a piece with the rest of Mann's filmography to this point, boasting one heck of a talented actor in the lead role along with all the daring action and thrills we could hope for. Based on the nearly dialogue-free first teaser, which sold the mood of the film more so than the actual plot, it still came across loud and clear that Adam Driver's Ferrari finds himself approaching a major crossroads with the fate of his entire company at stake. While the racing scenes and gorgeous vistas in the background will likely draw all sorts of eyeballs from the One Perfect Shot crowd, Mann seems just as focused on the family drama of it all as well.

We get the best of both worlds in the newest trailer for this adrenaline-pumping biopic, which you can watch above.

Are you starting to feel the buzz? The release of any new Michael Mann movie is worth celebrating, and that goes double when it's a movie where the brilliant director has chosen an actor of Adam Driver's caliber to put on another silly accent while caught up in some extreme family dysfunction — hot on the heels of Driver doing the exact same thing for Ridley Scott in 2021's "House of Gucci," mind you! If it's wrong to get caught up in the hype of this weirdly specific subgenre, then we don't want to be right.

"Ferrari" is finally set to become a reality after years and years of Mann struggling to get this project off the ground, including critical junctures where the film was originally slated to star Christian Bale as the title character (before he jumped ship to a different Ferrari-focused drama, James Mangold's "Ford v Ferrari") and even Hugh Jackman, at one point. Now, the film boasts an ensemble cast that includes Driver, Penélope Cruz as Enzo's wife Laura, and Shailene Woodley as his mistress Lina. Joining them will be Sarah Gadon, Jack O'Connell, and Patrick Dempsey. The film first premiered at this year's Venice Film Festival and has since resulted in positive reviews, including /Film's own Audrey Fox who called it "a measured, thoughtful exploration of both the Ferrari family and its racing empire."

"Ferrari" peels into theaters on December 25, 2023.