Martin Scorsese teams with Asif Kapadia

The project, first unveiled in 2012, will be a co-production between Scorsese’s Sikelia Productions and Zuma Productions.

British director Asif Kapadia.

Director Asif Kapadia will helm the Rolls Royce origins drama Silver Ghost , being produced by Martin Scorsese and Anthony Haas.

The project, first unveiled in 2012, will be a co-production between Scorsese’s Sikelia Productions and Zuma Productions. Silver Ghost is set at the turn of the 20th Century, and traces the story of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce founding the iconic British motor company, reported Variety .

Kapadia is nominated with James Gay-Rees for an Academy Award for best documentary for the Amy Winehouse biopic

Amy . His 2010 doc

Senna , on Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna won, the BAFTA award for top documentary.

“What struck me when I read

Silver Ghost was how this true story weaves together the lives of five remarkable people that changed the destiny of the Western world and I am delighted to be working together with the legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese and Anthony Haas to bring it to the screen,” Kapadia said.

Scorsese is currently in post-production on Silence .