TRAILER: Chris Hemsworth Taunts Death in 'Rush,' Ron Howard's Formula One Racing Film

While the best kind of Rush is usually the kind you can slappin da bass to, we're open to other options, which means you're in luck, Ron Howard. The first trailer for Rush, the director's upcoming Formula One racing action film, debuted on Monday. Thor's Chris Hemsworth plays James Hunt, a driver who was engaged in a rivalry with fellow racer Niki Lauda during the 1976 Formula One season. Lauda is played by Daniel Bruhl, who you probably know best as Inglourious Basterd's Fredrick Zoller.

Rush stars Hemsworth, Bruhl and Olivia Wilde and is scheduled to hit theaters on Sept. 20, 2013. You can check out the film's first trailer after the jump.