Director Michael Mann is pursuing his long-time goal of bringing a big budget story about the Le Mans racing circuit to the screen. He has optioned author A.J. Baime's book Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and their Battle For Speed and Glory at Le Mans, a historical account of the 1966 races that pitted Henry Ford II against Enzo Ferrari in a battle between auto titans to have their respective brand emerge as the favored vehicle from the race. Racing car epics have had a decidedly mixed reception with audiences over the years. John Frankenheimer's 1966 MGM film Grand Prix was deemed a major hit, but Steve McQueen's Le Mans, made a few years later, was one of the biggest bombs of the actor's career. Tom Cruise's 1990 pic Days of Thunder was also considered an under-performer. Perhaps the historical backdrop of this real-life story will give Mann's flick an edge. For more click here