Michael Mann Reveals ‘Ferrari Expanded’ Online Archive: ‘There Has Never Been a Website Quite Like This’
Lauded filmmaker Michael Mann announced he is launching a special website on the making of his 2023 biopic “Ferrari” titled “Michael Mann’s Ferrari Expanded.” Mann launched the expansive online archive while speaking at the Red Sea International Film Festival, where he walked the audience through the wealth of material available on the platform.
“When [the festival] propositioned a masterclass, it occurred to me to bring to your attention the website because the idea was to take people behind the adventure of what directors do when you build a film like ‘Ferrari’,” he said. “There has never been a website quite like this because we knew that we were doing [the website] when we were shooting the movie.”
Mann’s “Ferrari Expanded” will feature over 200 videos and 3,400 documents on the making of the film, which stars Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz and Shailene Woodley and is set in the summer of 1957 as Enzo Ferrari is on the brink of bankruptcy while also dealing with escalating family tension. Among the material available, visitors will be able to access behind-the-scenes videos on the making of the film, including two dedicated sections to the shooting of the central Mille Miglia Race, plus expansive character notes written by Mann accompanied by interviews with cast and crew.
“I think directing films is the most exciting thing anyone can do in life,” added the director. “Building a film like ‘Ferrari’ is a fascinating world to live in for a year and a half. We wanted to share [this world] with people so we built this website for people who love film, cineastes, [those who] study film and also to preserve the adventure of making ‘Ferrari’.”
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