Apple buys the rights to a Formula 1 film produced by Lewis Hamilton, starring Brad Pitt

Apple buys the rights to a Formula 1 film produced by Lewis Hamilton, starring Brad Pitt

Lewis Hamilton(on the left) and Jerry Bruckheimer(on the right)

With Formula One’s huge reach surging, Hollywood is taking notice, with Brad Pitt and Apple teaming up with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and 7-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton and filmmaker Joseph Kosinski to create a motorsport film.

Motor racing blockbusters have become popular over the years, no doubt influenced by the success of ‘Senna: The Movie’ a decade ago, which spawned numerous high-budget motorsport films, including the well-received ‘Rush and, more recently, Ford versus Ferrari, starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale.

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While the script’s actual details are unclear, the plot is said to revolve around a seasoned F1 driver who comes out of retirement to tutor a hopeful young driver. “In a potentially game-changing deal that could impact how streamers and theatrical distributors coexist, Apple has closed a pact to acquire an untitled Formula 1 racing movie that has Top Gun: Maverick filmmaker Joseph Kosinski directing and Brad Pitt attached to star,” reported Hollywood Reporter.

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More about the Formula 1 film

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The deal, which has been in the works for nearly five months, teams up Kosinski with many of his Maverick teammates, including writer Ehren Kruger and producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films, as Maverick aims to rough $1 billion or more in theatres.

All are returning in the same capacities for the racing venture, and they will be united by seven-time F1 world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton, who will produce alongside Pitt’s Plan B flag. On a global scale, Pitt is a cultural icon. And Formula One is a burgeoning and enticing sport that epitomises an immaculate style of life.

The best approach to the contract, according to the report, is an allocation element in which the film would have an unique worldwide run of at least 30 to 60 days before being released on the Apple TV+ forum, which is also vying for F1 live TV rights. Netflix, Amazon, and ESPN are also interested.

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