Rush (2013)
- During the filming of Rush, Chris Hemsworth improvised one of the most famous lines in the movie.
- The original script for Rush was written over a decade before production finally began in 2013.
- The incredible score for Rush was composed in just a few weeks after the original composer dropped out.
Rush is a 2013 biographical sports drama directed by Ron Howard, depicting the legendary 1976 Formula One rivalry between the flamboyant British playboy James Hunt, played by Chris Hemsworth, and the calculating Austrian perfectionist Niki Lauda, played by Daniel Brühl. Their fierce competition across the F1 season is forever altered when Lauda suffers a horrific crash at the Nürburgring that nearly kills him and burns away most of his face, yet returns to racing just six weeks later with his wounds still healing to challenge Hunt for the championship in a rain-soaked finale at the Japanese Grand Prix. Daniel Brühl's Lauda was the film's most compelling performance — his portrayal of a man whose relentless rationality and seeming arrogance mask extraordinary courage and genuine vulnerability earned him a Golden Globe nomination and widespread acclaim.
Chris Hemsworth demonstrated that his talents extended well beyond Thor. Ron Howard's racing sequences were the most viscerally authentic in motorsport cinema, placing audiences inside the cockpit at 170 mph. Rush earned $98 million worldwide on a $38 million budget.
