House of Cards star Paul Sparks will join Matt Damon & Christian Bale in James Mangold untitled ‘Ford v Ferrari’ Movie.
Oscar-nominated director James Mangold (for Logan) will take on the vehicular war story which saw two of the biggest car manufacturers, at the time, face off for dominance in the industry. The movie is set to start shooting this summer in Los Angeles and will also feature Damon and Bale going head to head in the movie.
Sparks, who is mostly known for his role as Robin Wright’s love-affair in House of Cards will play the role of Leo Beebe, Henry Ford’s longtime PR executive. The Hollywood Reporter reports:
The Ford v. Ferrari project revolves around car manufacturer Ford’s quest to beat Ferrari as the top maker of race cars. Damon will play Carol Shelby, the eccentric engineer who designs from scratch the Ford GT 40, the car that just may win the 1966 Le Mans race, while Bale will portray Ken Miles, the hotshot British racer who drives it.
Sparks is a veteran actor who has been seen in shows like House of Cards, Boardwalk Empire, The Night of and the Hugh Jackman movie ‘The Greatest Showman’.
