The film will be directed by Joseph Kosinski, who was responsible for tron the legacy, Oversight, Only the brave and the recent hit Top Gun: Maverick.

Like the last named film, the F1 project will be produced by Bruckheimer, whose lengthy CV includes the original Superior gunNASCAR movie thunder days and the Pirates of the Caribbean series.

With a screenplay by Ehren Kruger, who also wrote Top Gun: Maverickthe story revolves around a veteran pilot who mentors a promising youngster.

Lewis Hamilton is closely tied to the project as a producer, and his manager Penni Thow is also involved. Apple Screen supports the project.

All team bosses were invited to the F1 hospitality building in Austin today to meet Pitt, Bruckheimer and Kosinski, with Stefano Domenicali among those also present.

Essentially, the gathering was an opportunity for the guys from Hollywood to give the teams an idea of ​​what they were planning on doing.

The meeting focused on a demonstration of the technology used in Top Gun: Maverickand specifically how CGI was successfully combined with live action footage.

The teams will have one-on-one meetings with the movie people during the rest of the Austin weekend. It is not yet clear whether they will be asked to provide current or near-current cars for use in production.

Kosinski recently pointed out that photographing real cars in action will be a key part of the production.

Lewis Hamilton is closely linked to Brad Pitt’s F1 film project as a producer.

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Although details are still being discussed, F1 is expected to offer full cooperation, including sanctioning filming on race weekends.

“The idea is to capture that world in the most authentic way possible, film real cars in real races and really give the audience a sense of what it’s like to be one of those cars. “, did he declare. The reading list.

“There are only 20 F1 drivers in the world; it has to be one of the most exclusive clubs out there. So it’s going to be a fun world, a really unique challenge to figure out how to do that. But certainly the experience of working with Tom [Cruise] and doing Top Gun will apply.

The last time a major Hollywood production filmed racing action on a Grand Prix weekend was in 1976, when some scenes from Al Pacino’s film Bobby Deerfield were captured at the Spanish GP, with Bernie Ecclestone’s Brabham team in a starring role.

Subsequently, when Ecclestone took commercial control of F1, he was notoriously reluctant to sanction any film projects.

He eventually agreed to allow Sylvester Stallone to make an F1 movie, but the deal then fell apart and what became leads was instead revolved around ChampCar in 2000 and released to disastrous reviews the following year.