Apple Original Films’ Formula 1 Feature to be Released in June 2025

Movie, in partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures, has been filmed in real time during grands prix around the world.

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June 19, 2024

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Formula 1 and Apple Original Films have announced a currently untitled Formula 1 movie, starring Brad Pitt, directed by Joseph Kosinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, will be distributed in theaters around the world and in IMAX by Warner Bros. Pictures internationally on June 25, 2025, and in North America on June 27, 2025.

Made in collaboration with Formula 1, the movie is a landmark for the sport and cinema, filmed in real-time during grands prix around the world and involving the F1 community, including all 10 teams, the drivers, the FIA and race promoters.

The feature film is set in the world of Formula 1 and will immerse audiences in the spectacle of the sport, celebrating the skill and heroism of the drivers while showcasing the incredible challenge of competition in Formula 1. The feature will see Brad Pitt star as a former driver who returns to Formula 1, alongside Damson Idris as his rookie teammate at APXGP, a fictional team on the grid, battling against the sport’s drivers and teams. Production of the movie, which began in 2023, will continue at this year’s British Grand Prix and at several other races and complete at the season-ending race in Abu Dhabi in December.

The cast includes Academy Award-nominee, Kerry Condon; Academy Award-winner, Javier Bardem; Emmy Award-winner and Golden Globe Award nominee, Tobias Menzies; Sarah Niles; Kim Bodnia and Samson Kayo. The global theatrical release will also include IMAX theatres. The crystal-clear images, coupled with IMAX’s customized theater geometry and powerful digital audio, create a unique environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie.

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