Apple Original Films has officially announced the release date for its highly anticipated Formula 1 feature film starring Brad Pitt. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, known for his work on Top Gun: Maverick, the film is set to be released globally in theaters in partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures on June 27, 2025. The international release will commence on June 25, 2025, ensuring adrenaline junkies worldwide get their high-octane thrills together.
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Brad Pitt Trained for ‘4 or 5 Months’ to Drive F1 Car
On Thursday, May 16, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, 80, spoke exclusively to PEOPLE about the actor’s upcoming Formula 1 racing movie at the Los Angeles premiere of Young Woman and the Sea.
“He trained for four or five months. He’s an amazing driver,” Bruckheimer tells PEOPLE of Pitt, 60, at the El Capitan Theater. “In fact, some of the F1 drivers said he’s a natural athlete. He really is. He’s amazing in that car.”
As for how fast Pitt has been driving? Well, that’s a closely guarded secret.
“I can’t tell you. The insurance company will kill me,” jokes Bruckheimer.
Brad Pitt’s IMAX-Shot Formula One Movie Sets Release Date
Exciting news for fans of high-octane sports dramas: We’ve learned Brad Pitt’s upcoming untitled Formula One movie is set to receive a two-week IMAX release beginning on June 27, 2025, even though Apple hasn’t yet revealed which studio will be distributing the movie. The highly anticipated film, which stars Pitt as an aged, retired racer making a comeback to mentor a novice driver, promises to deliver an adrenaline-pumping experience on the big screen.
‘Ted Lasso’s Sarah Niles Joins Brad Pitt In Apple’s F1 Movie
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.
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.
