Brad Pitt F1 project

speedboatchase · 08-06-2022 10:36am #1

Early days but the Top Gun Maverick writer and director will reunite for an F1 film starring Brad Pitt. Interestingly, this will be owned by Apple but will still have a theatrical window. Seems like theatrical followed by streaming exclusivity is the way forward, with Netflix rumoured to be doing the same for their expensive Knives Out sequels.

More details here: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/brad-pitt-joseph-kosinski-apple-racing-movie-1235160349/

Agent Coulson · 13-06-2022 7:18pm

I'm surprised Netflix isn't the streaming company behind this with there very very successful links to Formula 1 with the Drive to Survive documentaries being huge sucesses for them

speedboatchase · 13-06-2022 7:21pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119197929#Comment_119197929

And it looks like they'll be going all-in for the F1 rights in the US too. If I were to guess, I'd say that Netflix probably weren't as open to the idea of a theatrical release as Apple (though Netflix seems to be considering this now for future projects).

Oafley Jones · 13-06-2022 10:56pm

Well if you want Oscars. Although, this doesn’t seem like the right fit, Netflix are no strangers to (albeit extremely limited) theatrical releases.

pixelburp · 14-06-2022 8:18am

A reminder that of the few F1 movies out there, Ron Howard's Rush from 2013 was a half-decent telling of the Niki Lauda / James Hunt rivalry from the 70s. Howard made good use of a bunch of classic F1 cars driven around the famous Brands Hatch track in England, doubling for a host of locations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTurZsgzFUk

14-06-2022 8:33am

When I saw this, I imagine Prince Paris from Troy replacing his battle armour for F1 fatigues. Pretty much?

Brad Pitt F1 project

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