{
  "id": 6284892,
  "title": "Documentary About Formula One World Champion Niki Lauda to Be Directed by James Erskine, WestEnd Films Handling World Sales",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/documentary-about-formula-one-world-champion-niki-lauda-to-be",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-08T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/niki-lauda-documentary-james-erskine-westend-films-1236854605/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "WestEnd Films has boarded world sales on James Erskine’s “Lauda,” a feature documentary about three-time Formula One World Champion Niki Lauda. WestEnd will launch sales at the Toronto Film Festival, where it will unveil first footage to buyers. “Lauda,” which is in production, tells the story of his rise to the pinnacle of motorsport and […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}