Brad Pitt gets behind the wheel of a Formula 1 race car in his upcoming film F1.
The first trailer for the film premiered during the Formula 1 British Grand Prix on Sunday, July 7, which the 60-year-old Hollywood legend attended with his girlfriend Inés de Ramón.
The 60-year-old Legends of the Fall actor plays a retired driver “who returns to Formula One for APXGP, a fictional team on the grid, according to a synopsis for the film.
He and Damson Idris, who plays his teammate Joshua Pearce, ‘compete against the titans of the sport.
Joseph Kosinski directed the film. He also directed Top Gun: Maverick, starring Tom Cruise, another actor who has felt the need for speed.
Brad Pitt gets behind the wheel of a Formula 1 race car in his upcoming F1 movie
The first trailer for the film premiered during the Formula 1 British Grand Prix on Sunday, July 7.
Formula One legend Lewis Hamilton, who won the British Grand Prix today, produced the film alongside Pitt and Jerry Bruckheimer.
The film was made in collaboration with Formula 1 and the F1 community. All 10 F1 teams and their drivers, the FIA and the race promoters contributed to the authenticity of the story.
The F1 package was acquired by Apple for $130-140 million, a price that does not include the salaries of the main actors, director, writer and producers. Deadline reported.
The film was shot in various F1 races around the world over the past few years and also stars Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem, Tobias Menzies, Sarah Niles, Kim Bodnia and Samson Kayo.
The trailer begins with Pitt listing the names of the companies behind F1 teams and telling Condon that he needs a car that can go faster than that.
Pitt is seen in his race car speeding around the track as Queen’s We Will Rock You plays in the background. When he reaches top speed, a billboard with the title is shown.
Production is still underway and the cast and crew were filming at the British Grand Prix over the weekend.
FFilming is scheduled to continue through to the Abu Dhabi race in December this year.
More footage will be shot in Hungary, Belgium, Mexico City and Las Vegas in the coming months.
In the first poster for the film, Pitt can be seen wearing the helmet of his fictional team ‘APXGP’, and will star alongside Damson Idris, who plays his teammate.
The 60-year-old Legends of the Fall actor plays a retired driver “who returns to Formula 1 for APXGP, a fictional team on the grid, according to a synopsis for the film.
Joseph Kosinski directed the film. He also directed Top Gun: Maverick, starring Tom Cruise, another actor who has felt the need for speed.
Formula One legend Lewis Hamilton, who won the British Grand Prix today, produced the film alongside Pitt and Jerry Bruckheimer.
He and Damson Idris, who plays his teammate Joshua Pearce, ‘compete against the titans of the sport’.
Production is still underway and the cast and crew were filming at the British Grand Prix over the weekend.
Filming is scheduled to continue until the Abu Dhabi race in December this year.
More footage will be shot in Hungary, Belgium, Mexico City and Las Vegas in the coming months.
Fans weren’t impressed with the film’s title. Taking to social media, one fan wrote: “What a boring and unimaginative title,” while another added: “It must have taken them forever to come up with that.”
However, others skipped over the basic title to share their enthusiasm for the film, which is set to send the sport’s popularity through the roof.
“I can’t wait for this,” one wrote, with another fan adding: “Give out the Oscar already!”
F1 is set to hit theaters and IMAX on June 27, 2025 in North America and June 25, 2025 internationally.
