It’s one of the most expensive movies in history and it’s about to hit theaters! Until now, we didn’t know if Joseph Kosinski’s Formula 1 movie with Brad Pitt would be allowed to be released in theaters, since it’s an Apple Original Films production.
But now it has been confirmed that the still-untitled feature film will be released in French cinemas on June 25, 2025, and will be distributed by Warner Bros. This isn’t the first time Apple has released one of its films before streaming in theaters, as the studio did the same with Ridley Scott’s Napoleon.
The budget is 300 million dollars
Last May, several American sites announced that the Formula 1 feature film had reached a record budget of $300 million. An amount that is explained in particular by the 140 million spent by Apple to acquire the rights to the project, but also by Brad Pitt’s salary estimated at 30 million dollars (in addition to the main role, he is also a producer through his Plan B Entertainment company. ).
In the end, filming was halted for several months due to a strike by actors and writers in Hollywood, leading to significant budget overruns.
Taken during the British Grand Prix
The new film from the director of Top Gun: Maverick tells the story of a race car driver who comes out of retirement to mentor a young driver in hopes of finding glory again… Brad Pitt will star alongside Damson Idris, Javier Bardem, Carrie Condon and Tobias Menzies.
In July 2023, Brad Pitt and Damson Idris were also at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone to capture footage of the crowd and real F1 drivers from the 2022/2023 season.
Dressed in Apex team colors (named after the fictional team in the film), the two actors were able to take part in the drivers’ briefing before the race, but also took to the warm-up lap before the competition resumed. his rights.
The film is co-produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Plan B Entertainment and seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton in collaboration with the Mercedes team.
The feature film will be released in US theaters on June 27, 2025 and worldwide on June 25. Theatrical distribution also includes IMAX theaters.
Meanwhile, Brad Pitt will be cast in John Watts’ thriller “Wolves” (to which we owe the Spider-Man trilogy with Tom Holland) from September 18. The feature film — the trailer of which can be seen at the top of the article — marks his sixth collaboration with co-star George Clooney.
Source: Allocine
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