Emmy nominee Sarah Niles has joined the cast of Apple Studios’ untitled F1 pic starring Brad Pitt. The cast also includes Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem and Tobias Menzies. Joseph Kosinski is set to direct.
Kosinski will produce his untitled feature alongside Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films, seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton through his Dawn Apollo banner and Plan B, with Copper CEO Penni Thow serving as executive producer.
Pitt stars as a former driver returning to the sport with fictional team APXGP, with Idris playing his teammate. Niles will play idris’ mother in the movie.
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IMSA president John Doonan on Brad Pitt movie at Daytona: ‘It made my hair stand up’
As the hours ticked down to the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, scheduled for a 1:40 p.m. green flag Saturday afternoon, IMSA President John Doonan held a press conference in the media room.
Among many things, he was asked about the Brad Pitt movie that has been filming in Volusia County for a couple of weeks and will also shoot during the twice-around-the-clock endurance race Saturday and Sunday.
“It made my hair stand up when you said that,” Doonan said, reacting to a question about the filming. “When we were contacted by the movie team about the possibility of filming here, we were very thrilled that our property, Daytona International Speedway, the World Center of Racing and IMSA could be part of that.”
“It’s a testament to the folks making the film that they want it to be 100% authentic,” Doonan said. “They ran until 2 in the morning two nights ago.
Jerry Bruckheimer Says Brad Pitt’s Driving Skills For Upcoming F1 Film Impresses Real-Life Racers
Jerry Bruckheimer is giving an update on the highly-anticipated Formula 1 racing film starring Brad Pitt!
On Saturday (nov 18), the famed producer — along with Pitt — attended the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Las Vegas and gave ET an update on the status of the film.
“Filmed yesterday, and it’s coming out next year,” Bruckheimer told Nischelle Turner. “It’ll be very exciting, we have Brad Pitt racing, we did some background filming and we’ll be back here next year.”
The film paused production due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, but since it’s lifted, filming is set to resume and Pitt will be back in the driver’s seat.
“They’ll be in the cars after the first of the year, Bruckheimer said about the filming schedule. “Brad starts mid-December.”
One thing is for sure, all of the driving will be done by Pitt, who has already impressed professional F1 drivers.
“He does it all himself,” Bruckheimer shared with ET. “He’s an amazing athlete, the drivers are amazed at how good he is.”
How Lewis Hamilton and Brad Pitt movie has been received in F1 paddock
Brad Pitt is producing and starring in an upcoming F1 movie alongside Lewis Hamilton that has been filming at tracks throughout this year’s world championship.
The movie featuring Hollywood star Brad Pitt and Formula 1 legend Lewis Hamilton has been well-received after the paddock watched some of the footage. F1 bosses showed the drivers segments from the project at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, last month.
No Way Out
Brad had a small cameo in the 1987 movie ‘No Way Out‘, starring Kevin Costner. He attends a party and can be seen on the left side of the screen in a scene with Kevin. Sure looks adorable. I had no idea, so this was a great find. You can check out the clip below, but you can also download it at the BP Media page. If you want to read some more info, then be sure to check the projects’ page I created.
• x019 No Way Out – Screencaps.
