3 New “Making Of” SECRETARIAT Featurettes

Ever since WAMG posted the early review of SECRETARIAT in March, it goes without saying that I can’t wait for this film. I truly believe in my heart of hearts that SECRETARIAT will find itself at the starting gate when the Academy Awards nominations for Best Picture are announced on January 25, 2011. The thought of Walt Disney Pictures’ film being among the 10 nominees literally gives me goosebumps.

Here are three new vignettes from SECRETARIAT, named as the 35th greatest athlete of the 20th century by ESPN,

SECRETARIAT – “Making of a Champion”

SECRETARIAT: Penny’s Story – Against All Odds

Secretariat: Penny’s Reaction

Based on the impossible true story, SECRETARIAT chronicles the spectacular journey of the 1973 Triple Crown winner. Housewife and mother Penny Chenery (Diane Lane) agrees to take over her ailing father’s Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery—with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin (John Malkovich)—manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years and what may be the greatest racehorse of all time.

Click here to read our exclusive first look at SECRETARIAT from March. From director Randall Wallace (BRAVEHEART, THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK, WE WERE SOLDIERS) and rated PG, SECRETARIAT will be in theatres one month from today on October 8, 2010. For those wanting to see it earlier, Disney announced that there will be SECRETARIAT Sneak Peak in 800 theaters nationwide on October 2 at 7:00pm.

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