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Go Like Hell, the movie, to star Tom Cruise as Carroll Shelby

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  1. rshelby

    rshelby ShelbyForums Admin Staff Member

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    The movie, "Go Like Hell", is based upon the book "Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans", written by A.J. Baime and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2009. "Go Like Hell" tells the remarkable true story of how Henry Ford II teamed up with Lee Iacocca and Carroll Shelby to challenge Enzo Ferrari in the high-stakes world of European car racing, where Ferrari dominated. Together, they developed a car and put a team together that would beat Ferrari at his own game, at the most prestigious and dangerous race in the world, the 24 Hours of LeMans. The trio developed the Ford GT40, which in 1966 became the first American car to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans and went on to win four years running.

    Tom Cruise is said to be portraying Carroll Shelby and reteaming with “Oblivion” director Joseph Kosinski. Cruise and Kosinski are working with Fox on the project. The studio is said to be making this a high priority with a plan of getting it before cameras next year. Lucas Foster and Alex Young are producing.
     
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    I've got the book. It was a great read. I hope the movie doesn't dissapoint.
     

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