Once again, Hollywood is on the way a “real” movie about Formula 1. This time, it might work.
All-star effort, credited this week in sport sites, working hard to promote the project will start shooting this weekend at the UK location grand opening at Silverstone.
The F1 The organization wholeheartedly endorsed the filming, and with good reasons: one was the involvement of Brad Pitt as the fictional driver Sonny Hayes. Pitt may not be Steve McQueen – Pitt is 59 years old, old for an active GP pilot. But he definitely looks the part.
Another thing is the participation of the champion racer Lewis Hamilton as a technical consultant and the hiring of director Joe Kosinski, who performed Top shooters: Maverick.
To help ensure that Apple’s untitled original film has a subtle smell of reality, an eleventh garage will be set up at Silverstone for the fictional team and allotted track time throughout the race weekend. . Eight time frames are specified for “movie operation (high speed)” for the movie.
The trusted name of the group is APXGP. “From the outside,” Luke Smith writes in Healthy piece, “APXGP’s garage looks like any other F1 team’s garage. The displays, tools and signs are all ready. The cavalry team is equipped with black overalls. With blue-chip sponsors including Tommy Hilfiger and IWC watches, the team has attracted some big brands, their names printed on black and gold jerseys. car design stand out on the track.
“The cars used in the filming were based on Formula 2 machinery but through the process of working with Mercedesthey have been updated to look more like F1 cars, with a longer wheelbase and updated aerodynamics,” the story reads.
The producers and Liberty Media, which acquired F1 in 2017, are clearly hoping to capitalize on the growing interest in the sport in the United States, fueled in part by the success publicity of the Netflix series, Drive to survive.
According to Smith, “It has a strong foothold with three races on the calendar in Miami, Austin and Las Vegas. But the film gives F1 a chance to reach Hollywood and get even more attention.
The film will seek to go where few racing movies have gone before. As grand openinga 1966 melodrama that was once considered a good candidate”the best car film” thanks to the ingenious direction of John Frankenheimer; Le Mans, McQueen’s pet project since 1971; and 2013 by Ron Howard wick tree.
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