Vroom vroom! Brad Pitt is feeling the need for speed and getting behind the wheel for F1! The Formula One flick is directed by Top Gun: Maverick‘s Joseph Kosinski, who is hoping to capture the feel of being in the driver’s seat as well as he did the cockpit.
Strap in, because the first full trailer for F1 is here! The film was made in conjunction with Formula One, who have done extensive promotion for it and had its drivers participate such as producer Lewis Hamilton. Pitt stars as racer Sonny Hayes, who in the ’90s was forced to retire after a terrible accident. After training in other racing disciplines, he is recruited by an old friend to return to Formula One to work with a rookie driver and turn him into a champion as part of the fictional APXGP team.
Damson Idris plays rookie prodigy Joshua “Noah” Pearce, and he’s joined in the cast by Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem, Tobias Menzies, Sarah Niles, Kim Bodnia and Samson Kayo.
The Apple Original film has a script by Oscar-nominated Top Gun: Maverick writer Ehren Kruger. Rumors are that Kosinski’s production has blown up to over $300M in budget, meaning Apple and Warner Bros. will need it to be a huge hit just to break even.
SYNOPSIS: Starring Brad Pitt as a former driver who returns to Formula 1®, alongside Damson Idris as his teammate at APXGP, a fictional team on the grid, “F1” has been shot during actual Grand Prix weekends as the team competes against the titans of the sport. Hailing from director Joseph Kosinski, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Plan B Entertainment and seven-time F1® world champion Lewis Hamilton’s Dawn Apollo Films banner, the film is made in collaboration with Formula 1® and the F1® community, including the 10 F1® teams and their drivers, the FIA and race promoters.
F1 opens in theaters and IMAX on June 27th 2025.
