Miles Teller to Play Italian Cycling Champion and WWII Resistance Hero Gino Bartali in Biopic From ‘Nyad’ Directors
variety.comAlex Ritman Miles Teller has landed another lead role. The “Whiplash” and “Top Gun: Maverick” star is set to play Italian cycling champion and WWII hero Gino Bartali in upcoming biopic “Bartali.” The hot project comes from directing duo E.
Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, who won an Oscar for their documentary “Free Solo” and made their first scripted splash with “Nyad” (which landed Oscar nominations for Annette Bening and Jodie Foster).
The two will direct from a script by Karen Tenkhoff (“The Motorcycle Diaries”), who produces alongside Vasarhelyi and Chin’s Little Monster Films.
north.five.six — formerly known as Mossbank — is launching the package at the EFM in Berlin alongside CAA Media Finance, which reps for North America Bartali was a renowned Italian athlete and Italy’s most famous cyclist before WWII, having won both the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France.
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