Buried in a Deadline story about an entirely different James Mangold project, Matt Damon and Christian Bale are reportedly close to signing a deal to star in a movie about the rivalry between Ford and Ferrari.
James Mangold is developing the project at Fox with Scott Frank (the screenwriter for Logan) penning the script.
Damon would play legendary Mustang designer Carroll Shelby, while Bale takes on driver Ken Miles.
The two were previously circling the project but now seem to be closer to a deal.