Exclusive: Emmy nominee Sarah Niles has joined the cast of Apple Studios’ untitled F1 pic starring Brad Pitt. The cast also includes Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem and Tobias Menzies. Joseph Kosinski is set to direct.
Kosinski will produce his untitled feature alongside Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films, seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton through his Dawn Apollo banner and Plan B, with Copper CEO Penni Thow serving as executive producer.
Pitt stars as a former driver returning to the sport with fictional team Apxgp, with Idris playing his teammate. Niles will play idris’ mother in the movie.
The film marks a reunion for Niles and Apple after the two worked together on the streamer’s hit series Ted Lasso, which earned Niles an Emmy nomination for her scene stealing role as the therapist for the soccer team AFC Richmond. She recently wrapped production on...
Kosinski will produce his untitled feature alongside Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films, seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton through his Dawn Apollo banner and Plan B, with Copper CEO Penni Thow serving as executive producer.
Pitt stars as a former driver returning to the sport with fictional team Apxgp, with Idris playing his teammate. Niles will play idris’ mother in the movie.
The film marks a reunion for Niles and Apple after the two worked together on the streamer’s hit series Ted Lasso, which earned Niles an Emmy nomination for her scene stealing role as the therapist for the soccer team AFC Richmond. She recently wrapped production on...
- 2/27/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Javier Bardem has rounded the cast of Apple Studios’ untitled F1 pic starring Brad Pitt. The cast also includes Damson Idris, Kerry Condon and Tobias Menzies. Joseph Kosinski is set to direct.
Kosinski will produce his untitled feature alongside Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films (Top Gun: Maverick), seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton through his Dawn Apollo banner and Plan B, with Copper CEO Penni Thow serving as executive producer.
Pitt stars as a former driver returning to the sport with fictional team Apxgp, with Idris playing his teammate. Made in collaboration with F1, the movie began filming last week and over the weekend shot some of the pic at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Bardem has a busy 2023 ahead of that began with Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid where he played King Trition. The film has already made $280 million domestically at the box-office.
Kosinski will produce his untitled feature alongside Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films (Top Gun: Maverick), seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton through his Dawn Apollo banner and Plan B, with Copper CEO Penni Thow serving as executive producer.
Pitt stars as a former driver returning to the sport with fictional team Apxgp, with Idris playing his teammate. Made in collaboration with F1, the movie began filming last week and over the weekend shot some of the pic at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Bardem has a busy 2023 ahead of that began with Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid where he played King Trition. The film has already made $280 million domestically at the box-office.
- 7/10/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski looks to be sticking to his roots by using real-life race cars for his untitled F1 racing pic starring Brad Pitt. Sources confirmed to Deadline that the Apple Studios movie will shoot scenes during Sunday’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone race track.
Being made in collaboration with F1, the pic also stars Damson Idris and Kerry Condon, and sources confirm that not only will the actors be filming scenes during the actual race, they will have their own pit stop at the track.
Pitt stars as a former driver returning to the sport with fictional team Apxgp, with Idris playing his teammate.
After being inspired by his summer blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, where he had his actors in cockpit of actual fighter jets, Kosinski wanted to do something similar for this film. Deadline previously reported that in order to get the role of Pitt’s teammate,...
Being made in collaboration with F1, the pic also stars Damson Idris and Kerry Condon, and sources confirm that not only will the actors be filming scenes during the actual race, they will have their own pit stop at the track.
Pitt stars as a former driver returning to the sport with fictional team Apxgp, with Idris playing his teammate.
After being inspired by his summer blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, where he had his actors in cockpit of actual fighter jets, Kosinski wanted to do something similar for this film. Deadline previously reported that in order to get the role of Pitt’s teammate,...
- 7/8/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Tobias Menzies will join Brad Pitt in Apple’s Formula One racing movie, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Kerry Condon and Damson Idris were earlier announced to appear in the untitled feature from the filmmaking team behind Top Gun: Maverick, with Joseph Kosinski set to direct and produce alongside Jerry Bruckheimer. Ehren Kruger, one of the writers on Maverick, will pen the screenplay.
Menzies, who earned Emmy gold for his role as Prince Philip in Netflix’s The Crown, will star in an undisclosed role, Apple said Friday. Menzies also counts Starz’s Outlander, HBO’s Game of Thrones and AMC’s The Terror among his credits. He’s currently in movie theaters with A24’s You Hurt My Feelings, opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus. He’s repped by WME and Conway Van Gelder Grant in the U.K.
He is set to take the lead role of Edwin Stanton in Apple...
Kerry Condon and Damson Idris were earlier announced to appear in the untitled feature from the filmmaking team behind Top Gun: Maverick, with Joseph Kosinski set to direct and produce alongside Jerry Bruckheimer. Ehren Kruger, one of the writers on Maverick, will pen the screenplay.
Menzies, who earned Emmy gold for his role as Prince Philip in Netflix’s The Crown, will star in an undisclosed role, Apple said Friday. Menzies also counts Starz’s Outlander, HBO’s Game of Thrones and AMC’s The Terror among his credits. He’s currently in movie theaters with A24’s You Hurt My Feelings, opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus. He’s repped by WME and Conway Van Gelder Grant in the U.K.
He is set to take the lead role of Edwin Stanton in Apple...
- 6/2/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Banshees of Inisherin actor Kerry Condon will star with Brad Pitt in Apple’s Formula One racing movie.
Damson Idris was earlier announced to also appear in the feature from the filmmaking team behind Top Gun: Maverick, with Joseph Kosinski set to direct, as well as produce alongside Jerry Bruckheimer. Ehren Kruger, one of the writers on Maverick, will pen the screenplay.
Condon launched her stage career with celebrated performances in Martin McDonagh’s plays The Lieutenant of Inishmore and The Cripple of Inishmaan and also appeared in his Oscar-winning feature Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri. She earned an Oscar nom for best supporting actress earlier this year for Banshees, also from McDonagh.
The untitled Formula One racing feature stars Pitt as a former driver who returns to the sport. Condon is set to play the team’s technical director, overseeing the design and development of a sophisticated race car.
Damson Idris was earlier announced to also appear in the feature from the filmmaking team behind Top Gun: Maverick, with Joseph Kosinski set to direct, as well as produce alongside Jerry Bruckheimer. Ehren Kruger, one of the writers on Maverick, will pen the screenplay.
Condon launched her stage career with celebrated performances in Martin McDonagh’s plays The Lieutenant of Inishmore and The Cripple of Inishmaan and also appeared in his Oscar-winning feature Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri. She earned an Oscar nom for best supporting actress earlier this year for Banshees, also from McDonagh.
The untitled Formula One racing feature stars Pitt as a former driver who returns to the sport. Condon is set to play the team’s technical director, overseeing the design and development of a sophisticated race car.
- 5/5/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Brad Pitt is getting in the cockpit of a real race car for his upcoming film on Formula One, according to director Joseph Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
During a panel about the untitled film at the F1 Accelerate Summit in Miami, Kosinski and Bruckheimer shared production details of the Apple Studios movie, which stars Pitt and counts seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton among its producers. According to panel moderator Will Buxton, Kosinksi and Bruckheimer are “creating an 11th team filming on track and on event from Silverstone to the end of the year.” Silverstone is the track where the British Grand Prix takes place. This year, the event will be held on July 9.
What an honour to host the final panel of the day at #F1Accelerate with movie royalty Jerry Bruckheimer and Joseph Kosinski. Their F1 movie sounds incredible. They’re creating an 11th team and filming...
During a panel about the untitled film at the F1 Accelerate Summit in Miami, Kosinski and Bruckheimer shared production details of the Apple Studios movie, which stars Pitt and counts seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton among its producers. According to panel moderator Will Buxton, Kosinksi and Bruckheimer are “creating an 11th team filming on track and on event from Silverstone to the end of the year.” Silverstone is the track where the British Grand Prix takes place. This year, the event will be held on July 9.
What an honour to host the final panel of the day at #F1Accelerate with movie royalty Jerry Bruckheimer and Joseph Kosinski. Their F1 movie sounds incredible. They’re creating an 11th team and filming...
- 5/5/2023
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
After months of meetings, auditions and even several days of driving tests, Apple Studios, Joseph Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer look to have found their race car driver to steer their anticipated racing film set in the world of F1.
Damson Idris has been tapped to co-star opposite Brad Pitt reports Deadline. Kosinski is directing.
Kosinski will produce his untitled feature alongside Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films (‘Top Gun: Maverick’), seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton through his Dawn Apollo banner and Plan B, with Copper CEO Penni Thow serving as executive producer.
As per ‘Deadline’, producers have been meeting with prospects for the role going all the way back to November, with Kosinski, Bruckheimer and Apple execs seeing dozens of actors.
At the top of the year the lists were cut down to a handful of actors, with Idris making the final cut. Besides doing a number of screen tests,...
Damson Idris has been tapped to co-star opposite Brad Pitt reports Deadline. Kosinski is directing.
Kosinski will produce his untitled feature alongside Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films (‘Top Gun: Maverick’), seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton through his Dawn Apollo banner and Plan B, with Copper CEO Penni Thow serving as executive producer.
As per ‘Deadline’, producers have been meeting with prospects for the role going all the way back to November, with Kosinski, Bruckheimer and Apple execs seeing dozens of actors.
At the top of the year the lists were cut down to a handful of actors, with Idris making the final cut. Besides doing a number of screen tests,...
- 4/8/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Snowfall and Swarm star Damson Idris is ready to get behind the wheel for Apple‘s Formula One racing film starring Brad Pitt. Idris’ appointment to the role comes after an exhaustive casting process filled with meetings, auditions, and driving tests. Joseph Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer are in charge of the project, with Kosinski directing fresh from his chart-topping success with Top Gun: Maverick. Idris will star alongside Pitt, who recently starred in David Leitch’s Bullet Train and Damien Chazelle’s Babylon.
In addition to directing, Kosinski produces with Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Bruckheimer Films. Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and Plan B also produce, with Copper CEO Penni Thow executive producing.
The team behind Kosinski’s Formula One racing film has been searching for Pitt’s co-star since November. Idris’ name shot to the top of the list early on, but it took time to narrow the roster.
In addition to directing, Kosinski produces with Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Bruckheimer Films. Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and Plan B also produce, with Copper CEO Penni Thow executive producing.
The team behind Kosinski’s Formula One racing film has been searching for Pitt’s co-star since November. Idris’ name shot to the top of the list early on, but it took time to narrow the roster.
- 4/7/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
British actor’s credits include lead in US TV show Snowfall.
British rising star Damson Idris has landed a key role opposite Brad Pitt on Apple Original Films’ untitled Formula One tentpole.
The story will see Pitt play a former driver who returns to the sport. Idris will portray Pitt’s teammate for director Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick), Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Plan B Entertainment.
Idris’s credits include the lead in FX US television show Snowfall, as well as Farming, for which he earned the award for best performance in a British feature at 2019 Edinburgh Film Festival. He...
British rising star Damson Idris has landed a key role opposite Brad Pitt on Apple Original Films’ untitled Formula One tentpole.
The story will see Pitt play a former driver who returns to the sport. Idris will portray Pitt’s teammate for director Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick), Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Plan B Entertainment.
Idris’s credits include the lead in FX US television show Snowfall, as well as Farming, for which he earned the award for best performance in a British feature at 2019 Edinburgh Film Festival. He...
- 4/7/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
“Snowfall” lead Damson Idris is set to star opposite Brad Pitt in his untitled Formula One racing feature from Joseph Kosinski, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Plan B Entertainment, Apple Original Films announced on Friday.
Kosinski (“Top Gun: Maverick”) is set to direct as well as produce.
Academy Award-nominee Ehren Kruger (“Top Gun: Maverick”) wrote the script.
The F1 film stars Pitt as a former driver who returns to the sport. Idris joins the movie in a role as his teammate.
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Hailing from Apple Studios, the film is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Kosinski, Mercedes driver and seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton from his Dawn Apollo Films banner, and Plan B Entertainment (“World War Z”).
Copper CEO Penni Thow serves as executive producer.
This marks Apple Studios second feature...
Kosinski (“Top Gun: Maverick”) is set to direct as well as produce.
Academy Award-nominee Ehren Kruger (“Top Gun: Maverick”) wrote the script.
The F1 film stars Pitt as a former driver who returns to the sport. Idris joins the movie in a role as his teammate.
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Apple Acquires Brad Pitt’s Formula One Drama, Adds Lewis Hamilton as Producer
Hailing from Apple Studios, the film is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Kosinski, Mercedes driver and seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton from his Dawn Apollo Films banner, and Plan B Entertainment (“World War Z”).
Copper CEO Penni Thow serves as executive producer.
This marks Apple Studios second feature...
- 4/7/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Following months of meetings, auditions and even several days of driving tests, Apple Studios, Joseph Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer look to have found their race car driver to steer their anticipated racing film set in the world of F1. Sources tell Deadline that Damson Idris has been tapped to co-star opposite Brad Pitt. Kosinski is directing.
Kosinski will produce his untitled feature alongside Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films (Top Gun: Maverick), seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton through his Dawn Apollo banner and Plan B, with Copper CEO Penni Thow serving as executive producer.
Producers have been meeting with prospects for the role going all the way back to November, with Kosinski, Bruckheimer and Apple execs seeing dozens of actors. At the top of the year the lists were cut down to a handful of actors, with Idris making the final cut. Besides doing a number of screen tests,...
Kosinski will produce his untitled feature alongside Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films (Top Gun: Maverick), seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton through his Dawn Apollo banner and Plan B, with Copper CEO Penni Thow serving as executive producer.
Producers have been meeting with prospects for the role going all the way back to November, with Kosinski, Bruckheimer and Apple execs seeing dozens of actors. At the top of the year the lists were cut down to a handful of actors, with Idris making the final cut. Besides doing a number of screen tests,...
- 4/7/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Snowfall star Damson Idris will star with Brad Pitt in Apple’s Formula One racing movie.
The filmmaking team behind Top Gun: Maverick is reuniting on the project, with Joseph Kosinski set to direct, as well as produce alongside Jerry Bruckheimer. Ehren Kruger, one of the writers on Maverick, will pen the screenplay.
Also producing is seven-time Formula One champion Sir Lewis Hamilton under his Dawn Apollo Films banner. Bruckheimer and Chad Oman will produce for Jerry Bruckheimer Films, alongside Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment. Formula 1 and its teams and the Fia (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile) are also behind the project. Penni Thow serves as executive producer.
The project will see Pitt, according to the project’s synopsis, “as a former driver who returns to the sport. Damson Idris joins as his teammate.”
Apple is currently working with Pitt and Plan B Entertainment on a Jon Watts-directed...
The filmmaking team behind Top Gun: Maverick is reuniting on the project, with Joseph Kosinski set to direct, as well as produce alongside Jerry Bruckheimer. Ehren Kruger, one of the writers on Maverick, will pen the screenplay.
Also producing is seven-time Formula One champion Sir Lewis Hamilton under his Dawn Apollo Films banner. Bruckheimer and Chad Oman will produce for Jerry Bruckheimer Films, alongside Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment. Formula 1 and its teams and the Fia (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile) are also behind the project. Penni Thow serves as executive producer.
The project will see Pitt, according to the project’s synopsis, “as a former driver who returns to the sport. Damson Idris joins as his teammate.”
Apple is currently working with Pitt and Plan B Entertainment on a Jon Watts-directed...
- 4/7/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Formula 1 has hired former Universal and Studiocanal executive Isabelle Stewart as Head of Original Content.
In the newly created role, Stewart will be in charge of expanding F1’s content production and creating new relationships and partnerships with creators.
Prior to joining F1, Stewart was Director of Content Development and Acquisition at Audible, and before that was Head of Acquisitions at Protagonist. She has also had stints in exec and managerial roles at Universal, Focus Features, and Studiocanal.
News of Stewart’s appointment comes as Hollywood increasingly turns to the sport as a source for new content and stories. Earlier this year, Deadline revealed that Apple Studios has locked in its deal to acquire Top Gun: Maverick helmer Joseph Kosinski’s Formula One racing film, starring Brad Pitt.
The as-yet-untitled film will have Pitt playing a driver who comes out of retirement to compete alongside a rookie against the titans of his sport.
In the newly created role, Stewart will be in charge of expanding F1’s content production and creating new relationships and partnerships with creators.
Prior to joining F1, Stewart was Director of Content Development and Acquisition at Audible, and before that was Head of Acquisitions at Protagonist. She has also had stints in exec and managerial roles at Universal, Focus Features, and Studiocanal.
News of Stewart’s appointment comes as Hollywood increasingly turns to the sport as a source for new content and stories. Earlier this year, Deadline revealed that Apple Studios has locked in its deal to acquire Top Gun: Maverick helmer Joseph Kosinski’s Formula One racing film, starring Brad Pitt.
The as-yet-untitled film will have Pitt playing a driver who comes out of retirement to compete alongside a rookie against the titans of his sport.
- 11/9/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Lewis Hamilton is launching film and TV production company Dawn Apollo Films.
The seven-time Formula One champion, who holds the record for most F1 wins, pole positions, and podium finishes, sat down with us to discuss plans for the company, the important role film has played in his life and the role it could play for him after retirement.
The Mercedes driver has set up the production company with talent outfit Copper, which is run by his manager Penni Thow.
Already on the slate are two anticipated projects with Apple TV+: an untitled Formula One racing film from Top Gun: Maverick director Joe Kosinski, starring Brad Pitt; and a feature documentary on Hamilton’s own journey, during which he has famously broken barriers on and off the track. The former will follow a driver who comes out of retirement to compete alongside a rookie against the titans of his sport.
The seven-time Formula One champion, who holds the record for most F1 wins, pole positions, and podium finishes, sat down with us to discuss plans for the company, the important role film has played in his life and the role it could play for him after retirement.
The Mercedes driver has set up the production company with talent outfit Copper, which is run by his manager Penni Thow.
Already on the slate are two anticipated projects with Apple TV+: an untitled Formula One racing film from Top Gun: Maverick director Joe Kosinski, starring Brad Pitt; and a feature documentary on Hamilton’s own journey, during which he has famously broken barriers on and off the track. The former will follow a driver who comes out of retirement to compete alongside a rookie against the titans of his sport.
- 10/25/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Kosinski, riding high on ’Top Gun: Maverick’ box office success, to direct; producers include Jerry Bruckheimer, Lewis Hamilton
Busy Apple Studios has acquired rights to the upcoming Formula 1 feature starring Brad Pitt which Plan B, Jerry Bruckheimer and British morot racing great Lewis Hamilton will produce alongside Top Gun: Maverick’s Joseph Kosinski, who will also direct.
Pitt will portray a driver who comes out of retirement to team up with a rookie and take on the titans of the sport. The deal with Kosinski, Plan B Entertainment and Jerry Bruckheimer Films marks Apple’s second feature with Pitt...
Busy Apple Studios has acquired rights to the upcoming Formula 1 feature starring Brad Pitt which Plan B, Jerry Bruckheimer and British morot racing great Lewis Hamilton will produce alongside Top Gun: Maverick’s Joseph Kosinski, who will also direct.
Pitt will portray a driver who comes out of retirement to team up with a rookie and take on the titans of the sport. The deal with Kosinski, Plan B Entertainment and Jerry Bruckheimer Films marks Apple’s second feature with Pitt...
- 6/7/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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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 One racing movie that has Top Gun: Maverick filmmaker Joseph Kosinski directing and Brad Pitt attached to star, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The deal, almost five months in the making, reunites Kosinski with many from his Maverick team, including writer Ehren Kruger and producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films, as Maverick hopes to gross 1 billion or more in its theatrical run. All are back in the same capacity for the racing project and are being joined by Sir Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time F1 world champion, who will produce along with Pitt’s Plan B banner.
The key to the deal is a theatrical distribution component. But instead of a token release in a small...
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 One racing movie that has Top Gun: Maverick filmmaker Joseph Kosinski directing and Brad Pitt attached to star, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The deal, almost five months in the making, reunites Kosinski with many from his Maverick team, including writer Ehren Kruger and producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films, as Maverick hopes to gross 1 billion or more in its theatrical run. All are back in the same capacity for the racing project and are being joined by Sir Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time F1 world champion, who will produce along with Pitt’s Plan B banner.
The key to the deal is a theatrical distribution component. But instead of a token release in a small...
- 6/7/2022
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Apple Original Films has emerged as the highest bidder for Brad Pitt’s upcoming movie about Formula One racing.
Joseph Kosinski, who just steered “Top Gun: Maverick” to blockbuster success, is directing the yet-to-be-titled film, which will be produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment and seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton.
Brad Pitt is playing a driver who comes out of retirement to compete alongside a rookie driver and the titans of the sport. Ehren Kruger, one of the three screenwriters on “Top Gun: Maverick,” is responsible for penning the screenplay.
Additional producers are Kosinski and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Copper CEO Penni Thow serves as executive producer.
This marks Apple Studios’ second collaboration with Pitt and Plan B Entertainment. They are also working on an untitled film in which Jon Watts (“Spider-Man: No Way Home”) is directing and Pitt and George Clooney are starring...
Joseph Kosinski, who just steered “Top Gun: Maverick” to blockbuster success, is directing the yet-to-be-titled film, which will be produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment and seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton.
Brad Pitt is playing a driver who comes out of retirement to compete alongside a rookie driver and the titans of the sport. Ehren Kruger, one of the three screenwriters on “Top Gun: Maverick,” is responsible for penning the screenplay.
Additional producers are Kosinski and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Copper CEO Penni Thow serves as executive producer.
This marks Apple Studios’ second collaboration with Pitt and Plan B Entertainment. They are also working on an untitled film in which Jon Watts (“Spider-Man: No Way Home”) is directing and Pitt and George Clooney are starring...
- 6/7/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Apple Studios has officially acquired the Formula One racing feature starring Brad Pitt, with seven-time F1 champion Sir Lewis Hamilton coming on board the film as a producer.
As TheWrap previously reported, Apple has been in talks to snag the still-untitled feature since January. In addition to Hamilton and Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Omen will produce, with Copper CEO Penni Thow as executive producer.
“Top Gun: Maverick” director Joseph Kosinski and screenwriter Ehren Kruger have been attached to the project from the beginning.
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Pitt is set to star as a veteran driver who comes out of retirement to compete alongside a fresh-faced racer against other legends of the sport.
He will also co-star with George Clooney in an upcoming Apple film about two fixers given the same job. Jon Watts...
As TheWrap previously reported, Apple has been in talks to snag the still-untitled feature since January. In addition to Hamilton and Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Omen will produce, with Copper CEO Penni Thow as executive producer.
“Top Gun: Maverick” director Joseph Kosinski and screenwriter Ehren Kruger have been attached to the project from the beginning.
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Lewis Hamilton Documentary on Formula One Driver Races to Apple
Pitt is set to star as a veteran driver who comes out of retirement to compete alongside a fresh-faced racer against other legends of the sport.
He will also co-star with George Clooney in an upcoming Apple film about two fixers given the same job. Jon Watts...
- 6/7/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
Sports star to produce with Penni Thow, Box to Box Films, One Community.
Apple TV+ has landed a feature documentary about British seven-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton.
The film will feature full access to Hamilton and his team on and off the track and a cast of guest interviews. Hamilton will produce alongside Penni Thow, Box to Box Films, and One Community. Former HBO head Richard Plepler serves as executive producer through his Eden Productions with Scott. Matt Kay will direct.
Hamilton, regarded by many in the sport as the greatest of all time, is a trailblazer who...
Apple TV+ has landed a feature documentary about British seven-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton.
The film will feature full access to Hamilton and his team on and off the track and a cast of guest interviews. Hamilton will produce alongside Penni Thow, Box to Box Films, and One Community. Former HBO head Richard Plepler serves as executive producer through his Eden Productions with Scott. Matt Kay will direct.
Hamilton, regarded by many in the sport as the greatest of all time, is a trailblazer who...
- 3/9/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Sports star to produce with Penni Thow, Box to Box Films, One Community.
Apple TV+ has landed a feature documentary about British seven-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton.
The film will feature full access to Hamilton and his team on and off the track and a cast of guest interviews. Hamilton will produce alongside Penni Thow, Box to Box Films, and One Community. Former HBO head Richard Plepler serves as executive producer through his Eden Productions with Scott. Matt Kay will direct.
Hamilton, regarded by many in the sport as the greatest of all time, is a trailblazer who...
Apple TV+ has landed a feature documentary about British seven-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton.
The film will feature full access to Hamilton and his team on and off the track and a cast of guest interviews. Hamilton will produce alongside Penni Thow, Box to Box Films, and One Community. Former HBO head Richard Plepler serves as executive producer through his Eden Productions with Scott. Matt Kay will direct.
Hamilton, regarded by many in the sport as the greatest of all time, is a trailblazer who...
- 3/9/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Apple TV+ has landed the rights to a new feature documentary about the groundbreaking life and career of seven-time Formula 1 World Champion, Sir Lewis Hamilton, who has broken both records and barriers to become one of the greatest Formula One drivers in history. The documentary will feature full access to Hamilton and his team, on and off the track, and an all-star cast of guest interviews.
Hamilton has blazed an uncharted trail professionally, socially, and culturally, and transformed the sport on a global scale. Coming from a working-class family, Lewis succeeded in a sport where the odds were stacked against him but where his talent shone through, allowing him to dominate the sport for over a decade. Hamilton is currently the only Black driver to race in the Formula One series. He embraced what made him different and his rise to the top of his career has made him fiercely...
Hamilton has blazed an uncharted trail professionally, socially, and culturally, and transformed the sport on a global scale. Coming from a working-class family, Lewis succeeded in a sport where the odds were stacked against him but where his talent shone through, allowing him to dominate the sport for over a decade. Hamilton is currently the only Black driver to race in the Formula One series. He embraced what made him different and his rise to the top of his career has made him fiercely...
- 3/9/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Apple TV+ has landed the rights to a feature documentary film about seven-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton, the streamer announced Wednesday.
The untitled documentary on Hamilton will be directed by Matt Kay and focus on the racer’s life and career. It will feature access to Hamilton and his team on and off the track, as well as a series of guest interviews.
The film will also discuss how Hamilton, the only Black driver in the Formula One series, embraced what made him different from his peers to rise to the top of the sport and influence positive change for future drivers.
The British racer shares the record for World Drivers’ Championship titles with Michael Schumacher for the most wins, pole positions and podium finishes (182). Hamilton drove for McLaren between 2007-2012. He also was knighted in 2021.
Hamilton is also producing the documentary along with Penni Thow, Box to Box Films,...
The untitled documentary on Hamilton will be directed by Matt Kay and focus on the racer’s life and career. It will feature access to Hamilton and his team on and off the track, as well as a series of guest interviews.
The film will also discuss how Hamilton, the only Black driver in the Formula One series, embraced what made him different from his peers to rise to the top of the sport and influence positive change for future drivers.
The British racer shares the record for World Drivers’ Championship titles with Michael Schumacher for the most wins, pole positions and podium finishes (182). Hamilton drove for McLaren between 2007-2012. He also was knighted in 2021.
Hamilton is also producing the documentary along with Penni Thow, Box to Box Films,...
- 3/9/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
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