Summary

• Apple has partnered with Warner Bros. to give Brad Pitt's Formula 1 movie a theatrical release on June 27, 2025.
• The movie's theatrical window will be at least 30 days long, and it will include IMAX screenings.
• Pitt's F1 movie hails from the director of Top Gun: Maverick and employs many of the same filming philosophies and techniques from that film, setting it up to achieve success.

Brad Pitt's Formula 1 racing movie now has a theatrical release date. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, who is now best known for helming 2022's acclaimed Top Gun: Maverick, the untitled Formula 1 movie will see Pitt starring as a former racer who gets back into the game to drive as a teammate for Damson Idris' character. The Apple movie has made headlines in recent months due to its filming during real F1 races, but also due to its budget, which is now reportedly at about $300 million, and its various distribution struggles.

Now, THR reports that Apple has partnered with Warner Bros. to give Pitt's F1 movie a theatrical release on June 27, 2025. The release will include IMAX screenings. The exact length of the theatrical window remains unclear, but the film will be getting at least 30 days (if not more) due to the original contract that Apple signed when taking on the project.

Will Brad Pitt's F1 Movie Recapture Top Gun: Maverick's Magic?

The Joseph Kosinski Movie Could Have Incredible Racing Scenes

Kosinski has directed a handful of projects since Tron: Legacy, his first feature film, in 2010, but it was Top Gun: Maverick that really made him a filmmaker to keep an eye on. The Tom Cruise film was acclaimed due to its thrilling aerial combat sequences, most of which were accomplished with a big emphasis on practicality. The Top Gun: Maverick cast were filmed inside real fighter jets, and many of the aerial maneuvers were captured in camera (though VFX also played a crucial role in the film).

Top Gun: Maverick's propulsive and visceral action sequences obviously make Kosinski a great fit for the F1 movie. Both movies also feature aging but still revered movie stars. While many mysteries remain about the new film, it seems to be using many of the same filming techniques and philosophies that were employed on Top Gun: Maverick. The movie's racing scenes feature Pitt driving real F2 and F3 cars, sometimes during real races.

While Pitt's F1 movie may not be coming out until 2025, the movie star is set to appear in Wolfs later this year opposite George Clooney.

Advances in technology have allowed for multiple small cameras to be placed inside the vehicles' cockpits, ensuring that audiences will not only see Pitt doing his own driving, but giving viewers an idea of what it's like to be in the middle of an intense race. Like Top Gun: Maverick, there's a great deal of attention being paid to ensuring that the movie feels as real and as practical as possible. While Pitt's Formula 1 movie certainly has a high bar for success given its reported price tag, the ingredients are certainly there for the film to achieve success.

Source: THR