Secretariat (film)
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Directed by | Randall Wallace |
Written by | Mike Rich |
Produced by | Mark Ciardi Pete DeStefano Gordon Gray |
Starring | Diane Lane John Malkovich Amanda Michalka |
Cinematography | Dean Semler |
Edited by | John Wright |
Music by | Nick Glennie-Smith |
Production company | Mayhem Pictures |
Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures (USA/Canada/International) |
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Country | Template:FilmUS |
Language | English |
Secretariat is an upcoming 2010 American biographical film for Walt Disney Pictures and Mayhem Pictures. The film is being directed by Randall Wallace. Diane Lane portrays Secretariat's owner, Penny Chenery, and John Malkovich plays the part of Secretariat's trainer, Lucien Laurin.
Filming is on location in Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky and around Lafayette, Louisiana and Carencro, Louisiana. The film is scheduled to be released on October 8, 2010.[1]
Plot
The film tells the story of the Penny Chenery and her National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame racehorse, Secretariat (born March 30, 1970 — died October 4, 1989) who, in 1973, became the first horse in twenty-five years to win the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. Penny Chenery took over the financially troubled Meadow Stable from her ailing father and guided the horse through his Triple Crown season. Other key characters are trainer Lucien Laurin and jockey Ron Turcotte.
Cast
- Diane Lane as Penny Chenery
- John Malkovich as Lucien Laurin
- Graham McTavish as Charles Hatton
- Kevin Connolly as Bill Nack
- Amanda Michalka as Kate Tweedy
- Scott Glenn as Christopher Chenery
- James Cromwell as Ogden Phipps
- Nelsan Ellis as Eddie Sweat
- Dylan Walsh as John Tweedy
- Fred Dalton Thompson as Bull Hancock
- Eric Lange as Andy Beyer
- Margo Martindale as Elizabeth Hamm
- Otto Thorwarth as Ron Turcotte
- Drew Roy as Seth Hancock
- Cory Gilbert
- Grant Whitacre
- Dylan Baker
Production
According to one of the film's producers, the horse wrangler who worked on Seabiscuit cast several horses to play Secretariat.[2] The film is based largely on William Nack's book Secretariat: The Making of a Champion. He is also a consultant for the film.[2] Part of the film was shot on location in both Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky for three weeks and the production has since moved on to Louisiana to reproduce the Triple Crown infields at Evangeline Downs, located in Opelousas, Louisiana.[3]
References
- ^ Copley, Rich (April 28, 2010). "Secretariat returns to Derby in movie form". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ a b Szkotak, Steve (October 11, 2009). "Production begins on Secretariat; 2010 release eyed". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ Kiesewetter, John (October 11, 2009). "Will Hollywood come back to town?". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 2009-10-11.