Disney in Talks With Niki Caro to Direct Track Drama 'McFarland' (Exclusive)

Disney is on the purpose of run circles around the competition. The studio is developing the track team drama McFarland, which is in discussions with Niki Caro to direct the project, which arises from Mayhem Pictures. Mayhem's Mark Ciardi and Gordon Gray are very-known inside the inspiring sports genre, getting produced movies for instance Miracle, Invincible and Secretariat. McFarland also falls because true-story fold, telling the storyplot from the coach dwelling in eighties mainly Latino McFarland, Calif., the and surrounding suburbs outdoors of Bakersfield. The coach created a greater school track team that changed many social and physical hurdles being champions. The project was setup within the studio in 2004. Disney hopes to produce the film inside the $20 million range, inside the same arena as Promenade, create a cast around a identifiable title and shoot next season. Caro, repped buy ICM, Echo Lake Management and attorney Linda Lichter, is much better recognized for pointing 2002's Whale Driver and 2005's North Country. She's also developing a biopic centered around opera legend Maria Callas. Related Subjects