According to globally prominent F1 driver-turned-movie producer, Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt’s upcoming Formula One movie will “blow people away.” Hamilton’s Dawn Apollo Films serves as one of the producers for the upcoming Brad Pitt starrer. The professional F1 driver has promised that the movie will capture “real speed” with new advanced technologies, bestowing viewers with a more authentic and exhilarating racing experience.
There’s no denying that Pitt, director Joseph Kosinski, and Apple have played a pretty big gamble with their Formula One movie. The film’s mammoth budget of $300 million underscores the risk involved. Lewis Hamilton, however, believes the film will be a success. He recently talked in detail with Hot Ones about the project. Check out what he said below:
“Racing movies, I feel like it’s very hard to capture them. … You’re following a truck that has a camera on the back, so it’s hard to capture the speed. You can’t have a truck filming us at 200 mph, so it’s all kind of faked at a slower speed and they speed it up. But this is all real-time, real speed. I think if you go back to Steve McQueen for example, back then they would have men laying on front of the car with the camera, or have a big camera on top of the helmet. Now we’ve got all this amazing new technology. So I feel like Joe [Kosinski’s] honestly, I think he’s going to blow people away.”
Kosinski is the perfect man to helm Pitt’s F1 movie. Kosinski has a proven track record of directing visually stunning and action-packed films. His work on “Tron: Legacy” showcases his ability to bestow visually splendid and breathtaking visuals. He could perfectly capture the intensity of Formula One racing in his next directional venture.
Plus, we all know how brilliantly Kosinski handled “Top Gun: Maverick”, which became an enormous box-office success during its theatrical run. He and Tom Cruise relied more on practical effects than CGI sequences in the movie. As a result, we got one of the greatest movie sequels in the form of Maverick. This strategy is ideal for his forthcoming F1 film. Audiences crave the authenticity of real cars and stunts, and Kosinski’s focus on practical effects will deliver an immersive experience.
However, the box office performance of recent big-budget films like “The Fall Guy,” “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” and “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” raises concerns for Joseph Kosinski’s Formula One movie. “Furiosa” has tanked at the global box office, whereas “Kingdom” is trying hard to earn as much as it can from theatres. Both movies belong to prominent movie franchises. We could have blamed the growing franchise fatigue among viewers for these films’ failures. However, this wasn’t the case with The Fall Guy. So, we do not really know what people want to watch in theatres these days. This puts immense pressure on Brad Pitt’s F1 movie to do well in terms of BO. These recent failures highlight the risk involved in such expensive productions – even A-list actors don’t guarantee a return on investment nowadays. Let’s see what happens.
Lewis Hamilton’s Dawn Apollo Films, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Plan B Entertainment, and Apple Studios are producing the forthcoming Joseph Kosinski’s F1 movie. It is set to arrive in theatres globally on June 27, 2025. Apart from Brad Pitt, the movie stars Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, Javier Barden, Lewis Hamilton, Sarah Niles, and Will Merrick. Stay tuned for more updates.