Dempsey to race for Universal

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By Adnan Tezer Jul 16, 2009, 20:03 GMT

Universal Pictures has acquired screen rights to "The Art of Racing in the Rain." The studio will develop the bestselling Garth Stein novel as a starring vehicle for Patrick Dempsey.

The story is driven by the memories of Enzo, a family dog with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind, who evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, the race-car driver Denny Swift.

Dempsey, who'll play Swift, is an accomplished pro race car driver and car owner who most recently drove Le Mans and finished ninth in the race. He also races in the American Rolex Series and owns Dempsey Racing, a team that has a deal with Mazda.

According to Variety, Neal Moritz will produce with Dempsey and Joanie Burstein. Starbucks Entertainment will be executive producer, its involvement coming after the book was chosen as a Starbucks spring/summer book selection when it was published in 2008.

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