Taking some time to discuss the project at the Yas Marina Circuit during filming in Abu Dhabi, Pitt told F1 TV’s Will Buxton where his passion for the sport came from, how the movie came about and what viewers can expect when it hits cinemas.
“I’ve always loved racing,” Pitt begins. “I grew up with Jackie Stewart [racing in F1 as] some of my earliest memories. In the ’90s I really got heavily into MotoGP. Then I started veering into F1, and here we are.”
He continues: “I’ve been trying to get a racing movie done for 20 years. I’ve tried bikes, I’ve tried cars, I’ve tried different disciplines, and for whatever reason they never came to fruition.
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Damson Idris recalls accidentally spitting in F1 costar Brad Pitt’s face
Damson Idris says he had a “say it, don’t spray it” moment on the set of his new film, F1.
In an interview Wednesday on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Idris — who plays a rookie Formula One driver named Joshua Pearce — recalled an embarrassing moment while shooting opposite his F1 costar Brad Pitt, who plays Pearce’s mentor, Sonny Hayes.
“He is such a giving actor. We once did a scene where I had to scream in his face, and it was like the biggest scene for me. I was so nervous. And in between a take I spat in Brad Pitt’s face,” Idris admitted. “It was an accident! It was a rageful scene!”
The actor said that Pitt flinched a bit in surprise, but then just kept going with the scene. “In my head, I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, I spat in Brad Pitt’s face! I’m gonna lose my job now,'” he joked. “I watched the spit the whole take, it was just there dribbling down [his face].”
Read more. I think this is just too adorable and funny, Damson is.
Javier Bardem Reveals How Easy It Was to Form a ‘Bromance’ with Brad Pitt for F1
Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt’s onscreen dynamic in F1 mirrors their real-life bond.
“We knew each other very briefly, and then we have to create this bromance … which, with Brad Pitt, is not that difficult, if you ask me,” the Spanish actor, 56, quipped during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Monday, June 16.
“It’s like, ‘Okay, I get it,’ ” Bardem added of his costar’s appeal, joking of how Pitt, 61, reacted to him, “He had a harder time.”
Directed by Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick), F1 stars Pitt as Sonny Hayes, a former driver “who returns to Formula 1 at APXGP, a fictional team on the grid,” per a synopsis. He costars alongside Damson Idris, who plays his teammate, and Bardem, who plays, Ruben, the owner of the team Pitt’s character Sonny drives for.
Brad Pitt and Damson Idris ‘Drove 6,000 Miles’ in Real Race Cars
Brad Pitt and Damson Idris hit the track in real race cars to prepare for their work in “F1,” the upcoming Formula One racing movie.
“We ended up driving for about two years. I was told that we drove 6,000 miles in total in these cars,” Pitt told Variety at the “F1” premiere on Monday in New York City. “So, I’m kinda proud of that.”
The high-octane sports drama follows Sonny Hayes (Pitt), a retired Formula One driver who’s drawn back into the world of racing to mentor a hotshot rookie, played by Idris, for the fictional Apex Grand Prix team. The film also stars Javier Bardem, Kerry Condon and Tobias Menzies.
