Robert De Niro and Star Wars franchise actor John Boyega have been lined up to star in a new Netflix production partly set in the world of Formula 1. The film, called The Formula, will tell the story of a young F1 prodigy involved with the mafia who becomes a getaway driver to save the only family he has left. Gerard McMurray, who previously directed Burning Sands, one of Netflix's first original productions is set to write, direct and produce the drama through his recently formed production company Buppie Productions. De Niro will also feature among the film's co-producers, along with Berry Walsh and Jane Rosenthal who partnered with the veteran Hollywood actor for Martin Scorsese's...
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