
DreamWorks is revving up a dramatic feature adaptation of Marshall Curry‘s documentary Racing Dreams, Variety reports. The duo of Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are producing. The studio will attach a writer in the coming weeks.
The Curry film won best documentary at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival. It follows three young racers as they compete in the World Karting Association’s National Pavement Series.
Steven Puri and Bobby Cohen are exec producing alongside Dany Garcia and Dwayne Johnson. Jack Turner, Bristol Baughan and Curry will also exec produce.
Kurtzman/Orci have a number of projects set up at DreamWorks including Jon Favreau‘s Cowboys and Aliens along with Atlantis Rising and Deep Sea Cowboys.