‘F1’ Trailer: Brad Pitt and Damson Idris Electrify the Racing Circuit in Heart-Pounding New Footage
variety.comBrad Pitt roars onto the race track — and soon the big screen — in the new trailer for “F1,” directed by “Top Gun: Maverick’s” Joseph Kosinski.
The Apple Original Film stars Pitt as former Formula 1 race car driver Sonny Hayes, described in the trailer as “the best [driver] that never was.” Javier Bardem plays the boss of an underdog race team who convinces Sonny to return to the sport to partner with and mentor rookie driver Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris).
Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, Sarah Niles, Kim Bodnia and Samson Kayo round out the cast. The trailer, set to Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain,” is equal parts intimate and thrilling as it puts the audience behind the wheel of Pitt and Idris’ race cars – much like “Top Gun: Maverick” strapped moviegoers into a fighter jet’s cockpit.
And the stakes are as high on the ground as they were at tens of thousands of feet: win and they earn the respect of the racing world; lose and prove the naysayers right.
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