Michael Mann's upcoming Ferrari film has been pardoned to allow its stars to promote it. The Neon film will premiere today at the Venice Film Festival, and Adam Driver has broken his silence on being able to promote the film amid the SAG-AFTRA strike.

During a press conference at the Venice Film Festival (via Kyle Buchanan), Driver said, “I'm proud to be here to be a visual representation of a movie that's not part of the AMPTP.”

He continued, “Why is it that a smaller distribution like Neon and STX International can meet the dream demands of what SAG is asking for… but Netflix and Amazon can't?”

The agreement for certain projects to allow its actors to promote their films applies to Ferrari given its distributor, Neon, an indie film studio. Driver, Penélope Cruz, and more are allowed to promote Ferrari at its premiere, which is critical for the film's success when it races into theaters and in awards season.

Michael Mann directed Ferrari based on a Brock Yates book, Enzo Ferrari: The Man and the Machine. Driver stars as the titular racer, Cruz as his wife Laura, and Shailene Woodley as Lina Lardi.

Adam Driver got his film start doing a historical drama, Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar, in 2011. He became synonymous with the Star Wars sequel trilogy as Kylo Ren, but has since taken on a bevy of different roles after The Rise of Skywalker. In 2021, Driver starred in Annette (a musical) and then two Ridley Scott historical epics, The Last Duel and House of Gucci. Then he starred in Noah Baumbach's White Noise and then the sci-fi film 65 earlier this year. He'll star in Megalopolis in 2024 with Forest Whitaker, Aubrey Plaza, Laurence Fishburne, Jason Schwartzman, and more.