'f1: The Movie' Is Getting A Sequel Because Hollywood Needs To Bleed Every Piece Of Ip Dry

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Brad Pitt is 62 years old, man. It was absurd that Pitt's Sonny Hayes would triumph a title successful a mid-pack car—sorry, spoilers—in "F1: The Movie" erstwhile it released past summer, but to judge that he's still a competitory racer successful immoderate sequel Jerry Bruckheimer and nan workplace writers tin travel up pinch complete nan adjacent mates of years will beryllium beyond nan pale. But, because the Apple Studios film made much than $630 cardinal astatine nan container agency (against a rumored half-billion dollar budget, mind you), and was nominated for 4 Oscars (including Best Picture, which is bonkers), it's being greenlit for a sequel, reports Motorsport. 

I really dream that nan crippled of this movie sees Pitt move to a managerial role, aliases possibly he conscionable drops by for a cameo while connected his measurement to compete astatine Dakar aliases something.

The 2025 blockbuster smash Formula 1 drama, itself a substance of various movie tropes group to a jetset backdrop, was filmed during existent races crossed 2 seasons of title successful 2023 and 2024. Even if nan squad started filming this year, a akin schedule would put this film's merchandise successful nan summertime of 2028 astatine nan earliest. There's conscionable nary measurement Pitt tin transportation a racing movie astatine 65, I refuse to judge it. Then again, aft nan occurrence of "Top Gun: Maverick," nan aged guys still person nan juice. 

Part of nan joyousness of filming nan F1 movie during nan play is that nan shooting squad were really capable to get existent unrecorded audiences and existent unrecorded on-track battles playing retired successful beforehand of their cameras. It's a method that dates backmost to John Frankenheimer's "Grand Prix" successful 1966, and useful conscionable arsenic good successful large 2026. 

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Producer Jerry Bruckheimer told nan BBC this week that a sequel is officially successful nan works. "We're moving connected a sequel," said Bruckheimer, but declined to remark connected a timeline aliases casting details.

"It was a agelong travel to get nan movie made because we had to strengthen a mates of strikes – but successful nan end, nan movie entertained audiences astir nan world," Jerry continued. "I ne'er worked pinch Brad Pitt earlier and it's really a thrill to activity pinch Brad."

Bruckheimer himself is 82 years and overmuch of his caller activity has been rehashes of his top hits. "F1 The Movie" excepted, including "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F," "Bad Boys: Ride aliases Die," and nan aforementioned "Maverick." Upcoming projects pinch Bruckheimer attached see "Heat 2," different "Top Gun," different "Pirates of nan Caribbean," and a "Days of Thunder" sequel (reuniting pinch Tom Cruise). In fact, location was immoderate talk astir merging Tom Cruise's Cole Trickle return into nan F1 sequel. 

Somewhat ironically, successful the very aforesaid BBC interview, Bruckheimer concluded "When they opportunity nan theatres are dying, it's because of us. Because we haven't fixed things that group want to see."

Look, "F1 The Movie" was fun, but it was decidedly not good. It was a large play by Apple to get its assemblage invested successful nan athletics before buying nan broadcast authorities for Apple TV+, and by each accounts it worked. 

If they're going to tally pinch a big, brash, and beautiful F1 movie, I'd for illustration to spot Damson Idris brought firmly into nan lead role, showing what it's for illustration for a young jock to achieve, and possibly struggle with, World Championship success. I conscionable dream they don't telephone nan "F1" sequel "F2".