Milo Ventimiglia at Vancouver Film Studios. From his Instagram.
Milo Ventimiglia is in Vancouver filming The Art of Racing in the Rain about race car driver Denny Swift and his faithful canine companion, Enzo.
This is what he is doing on hiatus from playing This is Us’s beloved Dad Jack.
Cast: Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried, Martin Donovan, Kevin Costner, Gary Cole, Kathy Baker.
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.
BMW – Washington State licence plate ROL 4391.
Adapted by Michael Rich and Mark Bomback from Garth Stein’s book, The Art of Racing in the Rain is directed by Simon Curtis.
This man is making a beautiful movie. — Milo Ventimiglia.
Part-time race car driver Patrick Dempsey of Grey’s Anatomy fame is listed as one of the producers.
Is Vancouver’s own Michael Eklund in the film?
Cast instagrams from Vancouver.
Amanda Seyfried.
The book.
The Art of Racing in the Rain started filming at the end of April and is expected to wrap July 23rd in Vancouver. Sign code: TCF.