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Apple Original Films' highly anticipated feature "F1," starring Brad Pitt, and hailing from director Joseph Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer, wraps production at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
ABU DHABI , UAE , Jan. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As the 2024 Formula 1 racing season has concluded, Apple Original Films today announced that its highly anticipated feature film "F1" has wrapped production at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, in partnership with the Creative Media Authority and Abu Dhabi Film Commission. Starring Brad Pitt , and hailing from director Joseph Kosinski , Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Plan B Entertainment, and seven-time Formula 1 world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton's Dawn Apollo Films banner, "F1" will be distributed in theatres globally and in IMAX® by Warner Bros. Pictures in North America on 27 June 2025 and internationally beginning 25 June 2025.
Made in collaboration with Formula 1®, "F1" is immersed in the exhilarating and cinematic world of Formula 1, the pinnacle of motorsport. Filmed during actual Grand Prix weekends around the world, the feature stars Brad Pitt as a former driver who returns to Formula 1, alongside Damson Idris as his team mate at APXGP, a fictional team on the grid as they compete against the titans of the sport. The star-studded ensemble cast also includes Academy Award-winner Javier Bardem, Academy Award-nominee Kerry Condon , Emmy Award-winner, Golden Globe Award nominee Tobias Menzies , Sarah Niles , Kim Bodnia and Samson Kayo.
"F1" is directed by Kosinski ("Top Gun: Maverick"), who produces the feature alongside seven-time Formula 1 world champion Sir
Lewis Hamilton under his Dawn Apollo Films banner;
Jerry Bruckheimer and
Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films; Pitt, Dede Gardner and
Jeremy Kleiner for Plan B Entertainment; and, Kosinski for Monolith Pictures. The film is made in collaboration with Formula 1 and the whole F1 community - including Formula 1 Management, the 10 teams, F1 drivers and the FIA. Academy Award-nominee Ehren Kruger ("Top Gun: Maverick") wrote the screenplay.
With 29 days of production happening in Abu Dhabi at the world-famous Yas Marina Circuit and Zayed International Airport, cast including Brad Pitt , Damson Idris, Kerry Codon and Javier Bardem and an international production team were supported by a local crew of 284 and the team at Epic Films, 15 young local interns and Abu Dhabi Film Commission under its rebate scheme. "F1" is one of 170 major productions supported by the Abu Dhabi Film Commission since the introduction of the rebate in 2013.
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