Brazilian actor Rodrigo Santoro is in discussions to play Ayrton Senna in a Hollywood biopic. Santoro revealed the news in an interview with Collider.
At this stage the movie has not been signed off by the Senna family and until that happens Santoro says he won’t agree to be involved. However, you get the feeling he’s keen to play the part.
“If we get this done, if we really move forward with this project, it will be with the family, with his family, it will all be done in a very, very careful and respectful way. So yeah that might be possible in the future. Right now, we’re still in conversations, but it is moving,” Santoro revealed.
The 36-year-old added, “And it’s an honor. If this whole thing goes forward it will be amazing. Right now we have nothing official, nothing to… I cannot say much because there’s nothing really there yet. We’ll see. If it’s meant to happen, it will.”
If the movie does get the green light, let’s hope the script is sharp and honest, and the director and producer understand the sport of F1. An all out Hollywood blockbuster could end up being a total disaster.
You can watch Santoro’s interview in full after the break.
[Source: Collider]
One reply on “Rodrigo Santoro ready for Ayrton Senna biopic”
I´d love to see a movie on Senna. The man was so great.