Motor racing-Brad Pitt's F1 movie set for release in June 2025

Liberty Media

18/06/2024 06:00

June 18 (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.
    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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