Brad Pitt is already in Mogyoród and mingled with the other teams at the Hungaroring, as the 39th Hungarian F1 Grand Prix is being held this weekend. The American actor already to video also bought
At first, it might not be noticeable to many, since the actor walks around the fences of the Hungarian racetrack dressed in exactly the same way as any other driver. The actor’s “costume” is so authentic that anyone who doesn’t know that he is filming a movie can believe that the 60-year-old star has found a new hobby.
The filming of the sports movie starring Brad Pitt started last year, and they filmed at several tracks during the competition weekends, but then the actor did not come to Hungary due to the Hollywood writer and actor strike, but there were still shootings related to the movie. This year, however, everything came together and according to press information, the actor lives in a luxury hotel in Budapest, from where he will go out to the Mogyoród race track every day.
The film F1 coming next year in cooperation between Apple Original Films and Formula 1 is not only interesting because of Brad Pitt’s main role, because one of the film’s producers and advisors is Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time world champion driver, who, according to the news, will have a bigger role in the film as well. compared to other pilots. And the director of the film is none other than Joseph Kosinski, who also directed Top Gun: Maverick. The director’s style can already be recognized in the trailer for F1, as the interior camera position of the cars – recording the drivers – is very similar to the one used for the cockpit scenes of the movie Top Gun. In addition, big names have also been confirmed for the sports film in the field of music,
since the composer will be none other than Hans Zimmer, winner of several Oscars.
In addition to Sonny Hayes played by Brad Pitt, Damson Idris will also appear in the film, who will play Joshua Pearce. According to the story, they will be the pilots of the fictitious team called Apex GP. In the teaser previously presented by Magyar Nemzet, we were able to see not only them but also real pilots for a few moments, making the experience even more real.
In the trailer, of course, we could see one of the most important elements of this technical racing sport, the car itself.
However, the racing cars of the fictitious Apex “stable” are not so fictitious.
Because under the commanding gold and black paint lives a real racing car, which is not a real Formula 1 car, but actually “just” a Formula 2 car, which the Built by Mercedes to make it look as realistic as possible. Not only professional drivers, but also Brad Pitt and Damson Idris have sat in these cars and gone with them to make even more realistic shots.
However, the film will not only consist of footage recorded by the crew’s racing cars or assigned by the organizing parks, but will also use real footage from Formula 1. Based on the trailer, an Instagram user also believes that in one of the scenes, a scene recorded by one of the Alpine racing cars at Spa-Francorsamp was used, and the car was subsequently changed.
Source: magyarnemzet.hu
