According to a number of blogs the life of James Hunt could form the basis of a new Hollywood motorsport movie.
Rumours are reporting that film studio Dreamworks have acquired the rights to the book Shunt: The Story of James Hunt by F1 author Tom Rubython and is planning to take the 1976 world champion's story to the big screen.
F1-based films have never been welcome either by FOM (concerning the copyrigts) or the the teams. Sylvester Stallone's attempt to make an F1 epic ended to Driven an American open-wheel-based film.
Still Hunt's story could capture the imagination of a wider audience. His playboy lifestyle is ideal for a motor racing legend and his death from a heart attack at the age of 43, once he had given up alcohol and drugs, makes for a tragic ending.
Movie blog Deadline.com is reporting that 20-year-old Alex Pettyfer is lined up to play the role, after the rights to the recently-released book were bought from Rubython. However, F1 website Pitpass suggests that the Hunt family are not entirely happy with project.
On the other hand, Jacques Villeneuve has long announce in his official site, the incoming launch of a film about his father Gilles legendary racing career but still the movie hasn't been published yet, proving how difficult is to find the necessary budget and the F1 co-operation for such a film.
