EXCLUSIVE: Jerry Bruckheimer and Joseph Kosinski worked together on Top Gun: Maverick and the pair have re-teamed for Apple Original Films’ F1. They won’t be getting airborne this time but are applying high-octane lessons gleaned from their previous effort as they buckle up for the motor-racing movie.
The film is made in partnership with Formula 1 and its 10 teams, which means access to the paddock and tracks and effectively becoming embedded to the extent that director Kosinski says: “We’re the eleventh team.”
Brad Pitt stars as a former driver who returns to Formula 1 in the movie, alongside Damson Idris as his teammate at the fictional APXGP team. Real F1 drivers will feature and the picture will, Bruckheimer says, incorporate events from F1 races.
Nothing in F1 is cheap and the film comes with a hefty price tag. As the strikes caused a scheduling pit-stop, reports said the budget was swelling to $300 million. The team, however, dispute both that number and that the strikes meant reshoots were needed.
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F1 Teaser
Check out the very first teaser trailer of F1. This untitled formula 1 movie finally received an official title. And how very suiting :) Just click the title of this post.
‘Outer Range’ Canceled at Amazon After 2 Seasons
“Outer Range,” the sci-fi and mystery series led by Josh Brolin, has been canceled by Amazon Studios after two seasons and will not return for a third on Prime Video, an individual with knowledge of the decision told IndieWire.
Brian Watkins created the series that was executive produced by Charles Murray, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Ernest McNealey, Josh Brolin, Tony Krantz, Heather Rae, and Jon Paré.
Brad Pitt to appear on track at Spa GP in July
Last year at the Belgian GP, several sequences of the feature film with the working title ‘Apex’ were filmed at the fabled Spa-Francorchamps circuit.
However, due to the Hollywood writer’s strike at the time, Pitt himself was not able to work. But the Belgian broadcaster RTBF reports that the American will be on the track at Spa on the weekend of July 26-28.
Now the strike is in the past, the 60-year-old actor is expected to shoot the missing scenes, the report added.
Trailer for Joseph Kosinski/Brad Pitt’s Formula One Movie Being Released on Sunday
Joseph Kosinski’s F1 movie, tentatively titled “Apex,” is continuing to film at Formula One events. Fresh off “Top Gun: Maverick,” Kosinski’s film stars Brad Pitt, and is being produced by Apple.
Daniel Richtman is reporting that a trailer for the film will be released on Sunday. I’m guessing it’ll happen during the British Grand Prix. I didn’t expect a trailer this early, especially since the film is still in the thick of production, but it should be interesting to see how this one looks.
A few weeks ago, Kosinski-Pitt’s film set up a release date, and Warner Bros. hopped onboard as distributor setting up a wide theatrical release that will include IMAX showings. The still-untitled movie, rumored to be called “Apex,” will hit theaters on June 27, 2025. The deal with Warner Bros will guarantee a theatrical bow of at least 30 days, if not longer.
