Apple's Formula 1 film starring Brad Pitt will be called 'F1'

Formula 1 has confirmed the title of the forthcoming film about the sport starring Brad Pitt will be ‘F1’.

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The first teaser trailer for the film will be shown in the world feed broadcast ahead of Sunday’s British Grand Prix at 2:33pm British Summer Time. The film will open in cinemas on June 25th 2025.

Filming of the picture is taking place at the British Grand Prix weekend, where the cars of the fictional ‘APXGP’ team are running as they did last year. The producers have also constructed an APXGP-branded motorhome for filming purposes, which sits alongside the real F1 teams’ facilities in the Silverstone paddock.

More filming will take place at further races over the course of the season, as was the case last year. A modified Formula 2 car has been used to film action shots on track during grand prix weekends. The crew have already filmed at the Hungaroring, Monza, Las Vegas, Yas Marina, Suzuka and other venues.

Pitt, 60, plays a former Formula 1 driver called Sonny Hayes who returns from retirement to compete in the series. His rookie team mate is played by Damson Idris. Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem, Tobias Menzies, Sarah Niles, Kim Bodnia and Samson Kayo also feature.

The film is being created in conjunction with Formula 1 by Apple Original Films and Warner Bros Pictures. Lewis Hamilton has been enlisted as a co-producer.

Formula 1 say the film “is immersed in the exhilarating and cinematic world of F1” and includes footage shot during the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Production of the film was affected by a strike called by the Writers Guild of America union, supported by the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, though the filmmakers were able to continue capturing some footage during the disruption.

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12 comments on “Apple’s Formula 1 film starring Brad Pitt will be called ‘F1’”

Alesici
5th July 2024, 15:05

Were the writers still on strike when they trying to imagine the name of the film?
Archibald Bumfluff
5th July 2024, 15:40

Seems they had a bit of an imagination breakdown
1. rprp
  5th July 2024, 15:54
  
  F1 is a film about F1. In it, a fictional F1 team is merged into real F1 footage, which will make F1 the most realistic film about F1 ever made. Fans of F1 will find F1 fascinating, proving a real insight. The bonus Blu Ray will feature never seen before behind the scenes F1 footage, bringing them closer to the F1 experience than ever before.
Riccard
5th July 2024, 15:48

Apple Studios film, “only in theatres?”
I can think of one streaming service it will appear on very quickly.
1. hunocsi (@hunocsi)
  5th July 2024, 15:58
  
  You will find that most movies released with the “only in theaters” line are available for home viewing regardless of the producing company.
2. kuvemar
  5th July 2024, 19:27
  
  Unfortunately, Apple insist on keeping their original movies out of Apple TV+ for quite some time. Which would be fine if they had more content and wouldn’t promote those not available movies so heavily within the service.
3. James
  5th July 2024, 20:26
  
  Yeah, fmoviesz :p
Mark Zastrow (@markzastrow)
5th July 2024, 17:23

I guess the name “Grand Prix” was already taken.
dot_com (@dot_com)
5th July 2024, 17:50

Genius.
Electroball76
5th July 2024, 18:07

Will it include a sprint race that Brad isn’t too keen on but pretends to be excited about because he has to toe the corporate line?
macaque (@macaque)
6th July 2024, 3:48

I can’t wait for the sequels: F2, F3, and so on. Though there has surely been a Fast and the Furious movie with a similar title. F9?
1. Sergey Martyn
  6th July 2024, 17:53
  
  Hahaha, COTD!
  Don’t forget much awaited prequel – Chariot racing!