Brad Pitt's F1 movie set for release in
June 2025
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[June 18, 2024]
(Reuters) - Brad Pitt's as-yet unnamed Formula One movie will be
released globally on June 25 next year, with a North American debut two
days later, F1 and Apple Original Films announced on Tuesday.
The film is being made with the cooperation of teams and drivers and
directed by Joseph Kosinski, whose 'Top Gun: Maverick' grossed $1.49
billion worldwide, with Jerry Bruckheimer as producer.
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Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone,
Britain - July 9, 2023 Actor Brad Pitt during the filming of an
F1-inspired movie Pool via REUTERS/Christian Bruna |
It
will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures in cinemas and
IMAX.
Seven-times F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton is a co-producer,
with filming starting last year and continuing during selected
grand prix weekends this season.
The production team have had a garage and pitwall stand as a
fictional 11th 'APX GP' team.
The plot sees Pitt, who is 60 years old in real life, star as a
former driver making a Formula One comeback alongside Damson
Idris, who plays his rookie team mate, at APX.
Other cast members include Academy Award winner Javier Bardem
and best supporting actress nominee Kerry Condon.
Formula One said production of the movie would complete at the
season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December.
The sport is hoping the movie cements the appeal of the Netflix
docu-series 'Drive to Survive' that has boosted Formula One's
popularity and growth worldwide and particularly in the key U.S.
market.
Formula One now has three U.S. races in Austin, Miami and Las
Vegas.
"We’ve already seen the great work and impact of the Netflix
show and I think this will take it to new heights beyond that,"
Mercedes driver Hamilton, who is joining Ferrari at the end of
the season, said last year.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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