i was so mad at Hunt that year i had to leave the party to cool off... he passed out dead drunk wearing a yellow plastic helmet with a revolving red light on top at the after race party at the Seneca Lodge i was so mad at Hunt that year i had to leave the party to cool off... he passed out dead drunk wearing a yellow plastic helmet with a revolving red light on top at the after race party at the Seneca LodgeOne of the most promising is a project undertaken by Ron Howard that will look at the legendary 1978 Formula One World Championship, in which Niki Lauda suffered a heavy, fiery crash at the Nürburgring only to come back and challenge James Hunt for the title.
Now we've received word on who will star under Howard's direction: Lauda will be played by Daniel Brühl (who you may recognize from Inglorious Basterds and The Bourne Ultimatum), while Chris Hemsworth (he of Thor fame, pictured above) will play Hunt. Romanian-German actress Alexandra Maria Lara will also star in the film
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/08/25/ron-howards-rush-gears-up-to-relive-lauda-hunt-showdown/
http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2011/08/23/alexandra-maria-lara-joins-ron-howards-rush/
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/downfall_the_reader_star_alexandra_maria_lara_lands_female_lead_in_ron_howa/