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Dempsey to learn 'The Art Of Racing'

Published Thursday, Jul 16 2009, 17:28 BST | By Simon Reynolds
Dempsey to learn 'The Art Of Racing'

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Patrick Dempsey will star in The Art Of Racing In The Rain, reports Variety.

Universal has secured the movie rights to Garth Stein's best-selling philosophical novel, about a dog who looks at his life via the lessons learned by his race car driver owner Denny Swift.

The Grey's Anatomy actor is a successful pro racer, owning his own Dempsey Racing team and finished in ninth place at this year's Le Mans.

Dempsey, Joanie Burstein and Neil Moritz will produce The Art Of Racing. Starbucks Entertainment, the books, music and film arm of the coffee corporation, is executive producing.

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