Hilary Swank to play racing pioneer Janet Guthrie in Speed Girl feature adaptation ANI | Updated: May 05, 2021 22:23 IST
Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): American actor Hilary Swank is set to play Janet Guthrie, a pilot turned race car driver who smashed barriers to become the first woman to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500.
According to Deadline, Guthrie will lead and produce the film. The movie comes from Joel David Moore and Rishi Bajaj s Balcony 9 Productions. The two-time Oscar winner - for her performances in Boys Don t Cry and Million Dollar Baby - is coming off Netflix space drama series Away and Deon Taylor s feature thriller Fatale.