Brad Pitt ‘will race Lewis Hamilton in British Grand Prix for film shoot’
“It’s going to be an incredible moment!” Brad Pitt ‘will race Lewis Hamilton in British Grand Prix for F1 film shoot… risking BILLIONS of pounds in cars’
Brad Pitt will reportedly race Lewis Hamilton in the next British Grand Prix, risking billions of pounds worth of cars.
The 59-year-old actor has been given special permission to whiz down the first lap of the parade at Silverstone as part of a new film shoot. The sun.
Formula 1 driver Lewis, 38, is executive producer of the blockbuster, made by his new production company, Dawn Apollo Films.
In the upcoming film, due out next year, Brad plays an veteran F1 driver coming out of retirement to mentor an up-and-coming motorist.
A source said: ‘Watching Brad Pitt lead the field in the British Grand Prix will be an incredible and surreal moment for TV viewers and fans at Silverstone in July.’
“It’s going to be an incredible moment!” Brad Pitt will reportedly race Lewis Hamilton in the next British Grand Prix, risking billions of pounds worth of cars (pictured in 2022)
MailOnline has reached out to representatives from Brad, Lewis and Apple TV+.
Last June, deadline revealed that Apple won the rights to the movie in a reported $130 million deal.
The untitled film is being directed by Joseph Kosinski, who recently helmed the critically acclaimed sequel Top Gun: Maverick.
The character of Brad will make one last attempt at racing glory as he attempts to mentor a young driver against some of the fastest racers in Formula 1.
The upcoming film is shaping up to have an action movie dream team working under the hood as super producer Jerry Bruckheimer is attached to the project, as is screenwriter Ehren Kruger.
In December, it was reported that Brad’s latest movie had sparked a fierce bidding war between a series of movie studios and streaming services.
The upcoming film is shaping up to have an action movie dream team working under the hood as super producer Jerry Bruckheimer is attached to the project, as is screenwriter Ehren Kruger.
Lewis himself is no stranger to Hollywood, having previously made cameos in Cars 2, Cars 3 and Zoolander 2, and in March Apple secured the rights to a documentary about his life and racing career.
Wow! The actor, 59, has reportedly been given special permission to whiz the first parade lap at Silverstone, as part of a new film shoot (LR: Lewis, Brad and Apple CEO Tim Cook pictured in 2022)
Coming soon: Formula 1 driver Lewis, 38, is an executive producer of the blockbuster, made by his new production company, Dawn Apollo Films (pictured in 2022)
Exciting: In the upcoming movie, due out next year, Brad will play a veteran F1 driver coming out of retirement to mentor an up and coming motorist (pictured in 2021)
When asked about moving to Hollywood in 2019, Lewis said, “I don’t know if I’ll ever be good at movies, but I’ll try.”
Brad has reportedly long been interested in doing a racing photo with Kosinski, and the duo were previously in talks to make an early cut of what would eventually become the hit Ford V Ferrari racing film.
An early draft of the project was titled Go Like Hell and Kosinski directed Brad with Tom Cruise.
While racing and car-focused movies have a mixed success story with audiences, Ford V Ferrari’s commercial performance and critical approval suggest they could still be a hit under the right circumstances.
Brad received some of the best reviews of his career for his 2019 Quentin Tarantino movie Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie and earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He followed it up with the critically acclaimed but subpar sci-fi epic Ad Astra.