Helmer Harald Zwart To Direct Rally Car

Helmer Harald Zwart who directed the movie The Karate Kid has come on-board Keanu Reeves vehicle Rally Car for leading Chinese production and distribution company Fundamental Films and Company Films.

Zwart will direct from a script by Jeremy Lott, which is based on a treatment by Stephen Hamel.  Reeves and Hamel will produce under their Company Films banner along with Fundamental Films chairman Mark Gao and president Gregory Ouanho. Fundamental chairman Mark Gao said “This is a story that will resonate with audiences worldwide and we’re looking forward to the thrilling ride Harald Zwart will be taking us on. The project promises to be action-packed, full of high-octane car-chases, heart-pumping adventure and visually stunning locations to showcase some of the most dramatic landscapes of China.”

Rally Car centers on a hot shot former champion NASCAR driver (Reeves), who doesn’t want to believe his glory days are behind him. When his professional and personal life begin to spiral out of control, he’s forced to take part in a high stakes international rally race across the face of China, with a young Chinese girl as his co-driver, in order to prove he’s still the badass racer he thinks he is.