Tom Cruise hit the breaks on Joseph Kosinski’s adaptation of Ford v Ferrari after he learned that he would have limited time behind the wheel, according to Brad Pitt.
Pitt had been initially been attached to star opposite Cruise in an early version of the film about race car driver Ken Miles and automotive designer Carroll Shelby from his F1 director Kosinski, who recently directed Cruise in the blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick.
“What it came down to is that we both wanted to drive,” Pitt told The National News. “When Tom realized that Carroll Shelby would not be driving much in the movie, it didn’t come through.”
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Brad Pitt Keen On Finally Working With Director Paul Thomas Anderson
Some filmmaker and actor pairings make perfect sense when you truly think about it. Or at the very least, some duos you’d think would get a studio excited about the potential. One of those is seeing Brad Pitt and Paul Thomas Anderson (“Boogie Nights”) working together, and when it comes to Pitt, he’s open to the idea.
During his recent appearance on The Kelce Brothers podcast “New Heights” to promote “F1,” Pitt revealed he’d very much like to work with Anderson when directly asked about a dream co-star or director the Oscar-winner would like to work with in the future that he hasn’t been able to.
“I’m a huge [Paul Thomas Anderson] fan. I think he’s just damn brilliant,” Pitt said in response to the question of speaking a actor or director pairing into existence.
F1 Premieres
Brad Pitt’s Formula 1 film will return to Abu Dhabi for its regional premiere on June 25, ahead of its official Middle East release on June 26.
Directed by Joseph Kosinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton, “F1 The Movie” was partly shot at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year.
