“The one that I always think about that got away was called Go Like Hell, which eventually did get made as Ford v Ferrari.
I always wanted to make a racing film, but the thing about racing movies is, it can’t be about racing.
“I wouldn’t say we got close to production, but I got to the point where I had Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt at a table read, reading the script together.
James Mangold’s Oscar-nominated racing drama Ford V Ferrari featured Matt Damon and Christian Bale in the lead roles of car designer Carroll Shelby and hotheaded driver Ken Miles.