Director Joseph Kosinski set out to make the most veritable racing movie ever made withF1 . Judging by the unexampled footage withBrad Pittbehind the wheel , Kosinski might have achieved his destination .
Apple Original Films released the main trailer forF1 , the upcoming sports drama from the filmmaker behindTop Gun : Maverick . Sonny Hayes ( Pitt ) is a gadget driver looking for redemption after a career - altering chance event in the 1990s nearly cost him his life history . Hayes never lived up to his talent and became known as “ the greatest that never was . ”
30 age later on , Sonny gets a second chance from Ruben Cervantes ( Javier Bardem ) , his former teammate and possessor of the struggling Apex Grand Prix team ( APXGP ) . Ruben convince Sonny to bring together his team and drive alongside Joshua Pearce ( Damson Idris ) , a young phenom with much to learn . For someone consider an “ old schooling cattleman ” and a “ only wolf , ” Sonny must instruct that Formula One is a team play .
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“ We all lose our jobs if you ca n’t pull off a miracle , ” order Kerry Condon ’s Kate , who works for APXGP .
The dawdler ends with stunning racing footage feature Sonny ’s impressive driving skills as he like an expert maneuvers down a straight . However , F1also highlights the dangers of the mutation and tease apart a potentially debilitating crash .
“ How do you mean I ’d feel if you die on the track ? ” Ruben says in a voiceover while watching one of the cars birl out .
Tobias Menzies and Kim Bodnia also star .
Kosinski directsF1from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger based on a story developed by the duo . Producers include Pitt , Kosinski , Jerry Bruckheimer , Dede Gardner , Jeremy Kleiner , Chad Oman , and seven - prison term Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton .
WhileF1features a fancied story , the movie was take at the situation of severalGrand Prixweekends from the past two seasons . Many Formula One drivers will seem in the picture show , include Hamilton , Max Verstappen , Charles Leclerc , and Oscar Piastri .
F1is one of the big gambles of the summer blockbuster time of year . The rumored budget is$300 million , though Kosinski and Bruckheimer scrap that number . irrespective of the exact number , F1is still an expensive blockbuster based on an original melodic theme , further adding to the risk .
F1hails from Apple Original Films and will be distributed in theater by Warner Bros. F1races into theater of operations on June 27 .
