The first official feature documentary about Formula One racing legend Michael Schumacher is in the final stages of production, with award-winning German filmmakers Michael Wech and Hanns-Bruno Kammertöns directing. Rocket Science will launch sales at Cannes. “Schumacher” will tell the eponymous sporting star’s story. He is the only driver in history to win seven Formula One World Championships. Five of those were won consecutively with the iconic Ferrari team. The German driver is recognized as one of the best Formula One drivers of all time. After making a comeback, he finally retired in 2012. In 2013, he suffered severe head injuries in a skiing accident that left him in an induced coma for six months, from which he is still in recovery. The sports star’s family support the film. There will be rare interviews and never-before-seen archival footage. It will be framed by Schumacher’s 50th birthday and the 25th anniversary of his first World Championship victory. There will be interviews with the racing champion’s family, and his sporting companions and competitors, covering Schumacher as the merciless Formula One driver, the ambitious child, the down-to-earth mechanic, and the family man. Sabine Kehm, speaking for Schumacher’s family, said his “outstanding career deserves to be celebrated.” She added: “We are happy this film will be in the hands of such ambitious and sensitive professionals.” Filmmaker Wech has made documentaries about figures including politicians Gerhard Schröder and Marine Le Pen. Kammertöns is the senior editor of Hamburg weekly newspaper Die Zeit and has worked on TV documentaries for ARD and Arte. Together, they have worked on projects such as “Boris Becker: Der Spieler.” Benjamin Seikel and Vanessa Nöcker of B | 14 FILM are producing along with DCM, which will release the film in German-speaking territories. Rocket Science is executive producing and handling international sales, starting at Cannes. “We are thrilled to have the trusting cooperation of Michael Schumacher’s family and management. Without their support this film would not have been possible,” Seikel said. Nöcker added: “It is time for a film. And it goes without saying that we are very much aware of the great responsibility we bear here.” “Schumacher” means another feature documentary about a sporting legend will be in the mix at Cannes, where “Maradona” will premier, with its subject, soccer star Diego Maradona, in attendance.<doc-sep>Michael Schumacher drove Formula 1 Grand Prix racing cars through 19 seasons, winning seven World Championships and 91 Formula 1 races—more championships and race wins than any driver in the history of the sport. A documentary covering his formative years, legendary racing exploits, and personal life will be released in Europe in December and should be streamable in the U.S. in 2020. A trailer for the film is scheduled to be shown this week in conjunction with the Cannes Film Festival. Schumacher suffered a devastating brain injury in a skiing accident in 2013 and has not been seen in public since, but none of that will be depicted in the documentary. A documentary is in the works telling the story of Michael Schumacher, the greatest of all Formula 1 aces. The movie, titled simply Schumacher, is expected to be available to view in the United States in theaters or through streaming services in early 2020. A trailer for the film is expected to be shown in Cannes, France, during the film-promoting industry event Marché du Film; it runs in conjunction with the annual Cannes Film Festival, which starts on Tuesday, March 14. Michael Schumacher could arguably be called the greatest Formula 1 racing driver of all time. His seven World Championships—five of them won consecutively from 2000 through 2004—are the most any driver has scored in the history of Grand Prix racing. His 91 wins are also the most for any driver. He competed at racing's top level from 1991 through 2006, spending the most time with the Ferrari F1 team, then made a comeback with the Mercedes-Benz F1 team from 2010 through 2012. In 2004, Schumacher totally dominated Formula 1 competition, winning 12 of the first 13 races of the year on his way to his seventh championship. While he walked away from Formula 1's high-speed dangers intact, fate had a cruel plan for Schumacher. A year after retiring, he suffered a debilitating closed head injury while skiing that has kept him from public view ever since. Getty Images The documentary about the multi-time F1 champion, which is endorsed by his family, is billed as a celebration of his life—he turned 50 years old in January—and it comes 25 years after the first of his F1 wins. The film reportedly features never before seen archival footage and on-camera interviews with Schumacher's wife, Corinna, and his father, Rolf. However, it is believed that Schumacher himself will not be seen on camera, and his accident and subsequent state of health reportedly will not be depicted in the film. The family has nurtured his nearly six-year recovery in secret, and those former racing associates who have visited with Schumacher have refused to make any public comments about his condition. The film will be released in Germany and Switzerland on December 5, European media are reporting, while distribution and streaming rights in the U.S. and elsewhere are up for sale. We'll bring you viewing information as soon as it's available. Getty Images This content is imported from {embed-name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>Get email updates with the day's biggest stories Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Formula One legend Michael Schumacher is the subject of a new documentary set to launch at the Cannes Film Festival. German duo Michael Wech and Hanns-Bruno Kammertoens have made the film with the blessing of the Schumacher family, including interviews with them as well as unseen archive footage and rare interviews. The film is already in post-production with the international rights sale to be launched at Marche du Film, a business even held in parallel with the Cannes Film Festival that kicks off on May 14. It is expected the film will launch around December, featuring interviews with father Rolf, wife Corinna and children Gina and Mick. Schumacher remains Formula One's most successful driver having accumulated a record 91 Grand Prix wins and winning seven world titles. But he has not been seen publicly since suffering severe head injuries in a skiing accident in the French Alps five years ago. (Image: Reuters) His health status is relatively unknown as his family look to maintain his privacy with rare updates. On the eve of his 50th birthday in January, his wife, Corinna, released a rare statement as they launched a virtual museum and official Michael Schumacher app to remember his successes on the track. Her update on his condition remained vague, but it has previously been reported a 15-strong medical team looks after Schumacher at the special medical facility built in his home, with his health care bills thought to have exceeded £20million. (Image: AFP/Getty Images) "We want to remember and celebrate his victories, his records and his jubilation," Corinna Schumacher wrote in January. "You can be sure that he is in the very best of hands and that we are doing everything humanly possible to help him. Please understand if we are following Michael's wishes and keeping such a sensitive subject as health, as it has always been, in privacy. "At the same time we say thank you very much for your friendship and wish you a healthy and happy new year 2019." It remains to be seen whether the new documentary about Schumacher will provide any further updates on his condition, but it will certainly celebrate a glittering career as one of the most iconic figures in sport.<doc-sep>
Michael Schumacher says his career influenced other racers The racing driver’s wife, Corina, 50 and father Rolf, 73, are believed to be included in those who will open up on camera for the first time since Michael’s tragic skiing accident in Switzerland in 2013. But Michael himself, who is still said to be receiving private treatment in Switzerland, will not feature in the new film. New film ‘Schumacher’ - which is officially endorsed by the seven-time world champion’s family - will be released in cinemas in Germany and Switzerland in December this year. It will offer fans an up-close glimpse into the private battles of the Ferrari’s legends family who, until recently, kept Michael’s condition and progress a closely guarded secret from the media. The film is being released to mark Michael’s 50th birthday last January. Filmmakers Michael Wech and Hanns-Bruno Kammertöns claim the documentary will feature never-before seen archive footage belonging to the Schumacher family. Michael Schumacher latest: The star will be immortalised in a new blockbuster film Michael Schumacher latest: Fans will be keen to see the new docu-film charting the legend's career Producers said of the feature length film: “The film portrays not just an incomparable career, but also the many facets of a complex man.” They said it will show the racing driver as a “remorseless and daring Formula 1 driver, the ambitious sportsman, the accomplished mechanic with a unique technical flair, the reliable team player and the loving family man”. Schumacher’s long-time manager Sabine Kehm said of the film: “Michael’s outstanding career merits a celebration 25 years after the first of his seven world titles. “We are very happy that this film is in such sensitive and ambitious hands.” The sportsman has not been seen in public for over five years with updates on his health remaining thin. In January, around the time of Michael’s birthday, a family statement said: “You can be sure that he is in the very best of hands and that we are doing everything humanly possible to help him. The film will see Schumacher's family speak on camera for the first time since his accident Michael Schumacher latest: the star's wife, Corina, has stayed mostly silent about Michael's health