How will Milo Ventimigilia spend his hiatus from This is Us?
Officially wrapped #ThisIsUs season 2. Hope y’all enjoy the last few eps. Already can’t wait to get back for season 3. MV pic.twitter.com/lJ8TWFzC1U
— Milo Ventimiglia (@MiloVentimiglia) February 24, 2018
He’ll be in Vancouver part of the time shooting a new movie called The Art of Racing in the Rain about a race car driver and his dog.
Part-time race car driver Patrick Dempsey of Grey’s Anatomy is listed as one of the producers of this story of race car driver Denny Swift and his faithful companion, Enzo.
What’s it about?
A dog’s efforts to keep his family together during a divisive custody battle.
Plucked from a farm outside Seattle, Enzo (voiced by Kevin Costner) rides shotgun with race car driver Denny Swift (Milo Ventimiglia) as he pursues success on the track and off. Denny marries Eve (Amanda Seyfried) and has a daughter Zoe. But things go wrong when Eve becomes terminally ill.
After her death, Eve’s parents (Gary Cole and Kathy Baker) take custody of Zoe, arguing Denny is irresponsible with his low-paying day job and unreliable racing schedule. Denny has to sell his house and temporarily gives up racing to fund a lawsuit to get Zoe back.
It’s a long fraught battle but Denny plays a long game and eventually things right themselves. Ferrari in Italy offers Denny a new job as a car tester and track instructor, a home and schooling for Zoe. It’s a happy ending, except Enzo is too old to go with them and Denny must say goodbye to his faithful companion.
Adapted from the bestselling book by Garth Stein.
Film adaption written by Michael Rich and Mark Bomback and to be directed by Simon Curtis.
The Art of Racing in the Rain is expected to start filming April 30th and wrap July 23rd in Vancouver.
Source: Production Weekly. BC Production List.