What is the Apple F1 movie all about? Learn all there is to know.
Apple Studios has revealed a first-look image from Brad Pitt’s hotly anticipated Formula One feature. The untitled film, which also features Snowfall star Damson Idris in a lead role, is set in the world of elite motor racing. Pitt stars as a former F1 driver who returns to race for the fictional APXGP team, a middling outfit, alongside Idris’ character.
The movie is being produced in collaboration with F1 and will be shot in and around actual Grand Prix race weekends. The project is looking to tap into the current popularity of F1 racing that has been fueled by Netflix’s dramatic docuseries Drive to Survive. However, many people have asked about the team that is set to feature in the upcoming movie. As it turns out, the untitled Apple F1 movie will feature a fictional team and characters.
The story of the film revolves around Pitt who, having made an impressive early start to his F1 career, returns to the sport an as aged veteran with a back of the grid team. His teammate will be Damson Idris. Director Joe Kosinski is clear that he wants to create the most authentic motor racing film ever.
In June 2022, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that the deal for Apple’s F1 feature was a potential game-changer in Hollywood. The unique deal, which calls for a wide theatrical release with a meaningful window, will have the creative team paid three ways: their upfront fees, hefty buyout fees and the theatrical backend.
Is this Brad Pitt’s first film with Apple? Who else is in it?
The F1 feature is the second Apple starring vehicle for Pitt.
The Oscar-winning actor also appeared in Jon Watts’ upcoming thriller Wolves alongside George Clooney and Amy Ryan. The film is a reunion for the creative team behind Top Gun: Maverick, with director Joseph Kosinski collaborating once more with writer Ehren Kruger and producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
The star-studded cast also includes Tobias Menzies (Outlander, The Crown) and Oscar-nominee Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin).
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