Photos from the set of RUSH the Lauda/Hunt '76 F1 film...

Thanks for posting these, I have been following this on Twitter as well. FYI, the first picture is actually a McLaren M23 which Hunt raced to the championship victory in 1976, not the M26 which Hunt did not race until mid 1977.

 

Cool pics thanks for posting. I have high hopes for this film.

 

Yes, Hunt won with the m23....if that's fuji where is the monsoon?

 

+1!

 

Loads of excellent photos of the filming over at the estimable Joe Saward's blog (spread over several entries) at: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/

 

http://t.co/eIZ8w8n0

Ferrari:
http://joesaward.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/bb_r021.jpg

Paul M

 

Yes major fnck up ... there is an M23 in Yardley colours in New Zealand, and I'm sure others so they could have used the right car.

Actually sorry. The photo is of a M23 not a M26 so it is the labelling of the link that is incorrect .

An M26 looks very different: http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/photo/202219,13646/1977-McLaren-M26_photo.aspx

Pete

 

I´m not an expert, but I think that there is something weird in that 312...

 

My friend is working on this film and keeps sending me pictures. I am so jealous! I have asked him to see if he can nab me any 70's F1 props like a Ferrari Agip umbrella.

This article has some good pictures too: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2111933/Chris-Hemsworth-takes-role-iconic-British-racing-driver-James-Hunt-new-movie-Rush.html

 

+1000. Just epic..!

Best

 

As an aside, does anyone know the whereabouts of the Ferrari 312T2s? From what I've seen of the set photos and comparing them with the photos from my dad's archives, the Ferrari looks pretty accurate. I found this with regards to chassis number 026:
http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z11145/Ferrari-312-T2.aspx

 

Looking at the production pics, not 100% sure but I don't think OMP was making suits for Hunt/anyone in 1976.

There are enough pictures around so how hard is it to make a period correct driver's suit with the same sponsor's as opposed to the product placement the current one is taking on.

But then again 99% of the average viewer's aren't going to notice... finally, I'm the 1%, whew...

 

I couldn't care less if the driver suit has a couple of product placement patches... as long as the cars and the racing are done well...

 

I've designed sets for theatre which is similar. The point of a period piece is to take you back to another time/place you can't go back to.

Would you say the same for a civil war film when the south comes in with m16's and the north has musket's as long as the fighting was good?

The devil is in the details, I'd argue Howard to be one of the better directors with an appropriate budget for this. Why sell out on the details?

 

I think the original cars dont actually exist any more. I beleive the factory updated them thru the 77 season. the car in the pictures looks accurate, but perhpas its the compressed immage and or wheel base that looks off... the wheels also are not as acurate either - if you look at the photos of the 77 car ( small air scoops ) the wheels are magnesium and not as chrome... but who ever did the bodys has done a great job. I beleive the rear wing is not accurate - and more from 77, but they did change the profile of the wings thru the season.

I remember seeing those cars in person back in 76 - the Ferrar to me was one of the prettiest F-1 cars ever, and still is.

I agree on the OMP suit... if you are doing a period piece its that kind of detail that has to be spot on...while John Q public may not notice, the real enthusiast will.... but I'm sure Apollo 13 had the same issues - I just would not know.

 

I went to the filming at Blackbushethis morning. There are 2 x 312T (replicas) 2 x 312T2 (1 replica, 1 real - Italian owned) the replicas were built by Rob Austin Racing with 200bhp Zetec engines, but they do look pretty good.

There were also 3 x McLaren M23 (1 real I was told) real Tyrrell 6 wheeler, Shadow, Surtees, JPS and a couple of others. There was also a (I think ) Brabham BT45C (replica) and as I left a reasonable representation of a BRM P160E turned up on the back of an American pickup truck, though kit had a V8 anther than V12 under the BRM cam covers which in themselves were incorrect.

They had been filming Hunt and Hesketh arriving in a Helicopter at what was I guess meant to be Watkins Gklen 1973 judging by all the American cars in the set and eh BRM would match that.

Have to say reg replicas looked pretty good and would fool all but the very very expert.

There was also a Rob Austi branded F3 or something single seater being kitted out with a very complex looking camera rig. All very interesting

 

A good movie would be "The Making of Rush"

 

Yes - I agree.

 

This movie will be fantastic! (I hope...)

Hopefully they don't F with the sound effects, I want them to sound like the real thing. and Driven/Fast&Furious style downshifts on a straight.

 

IIRC almost everyone wore the Sparco Orange (red on TV) triple layers.
Revolutionary at the time.

Thats what I have to today.
Good enough for Niki good enough for me.
Call me an old fashioned dork.

 

Looks uncannily like Lauda on this pic:
http://ow.ly/i/whFf/original

Look at the crowd in the grandstand! I assume some computer trickery will be applied later:
http://ow.ly/i/whE0/original

 

1976 was the first full year I followed F1. That was when the foundation was put in place for the Ferrari v. McL rivalry. Lauda one of my all time favs. I pray this movie is as good as some of the pics I've seen.

 

The Ferrari Mclaren rivalry really goes back to 74 - you had Reggazoni & Lauda in the 312b3 against Emmerson Fittipaldi in the Mclaren... Emmo took the WDC at Watkins Glen that year when Regga fell short in the last few races...

in 75 - it was Lauda 312T against Emmo in the McLaren... Lauda snatched WDC at Monza... everyone thought it would be the same in 76, but then Emmo went to Coppasucar with his brother to have an all Brazillian team ( arguably the dumest move in F-1 history). That is when Teddy Mayer got Hunt ( for a bargan) in the McLaren for 76....

Hunt & Lauda shared a flat in the UK when they were in F-2 / F-1 in early 70's ( 72 - 73) and were friends...

 

Bernie should do that at actual races so it appears they've sold more seats.