On a different racetrack of events, Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise were initially attached to Ford v Ferrari, with the F1 star revealing what ultimately led the latter to back out of the project. Speaking to the United Arab Emirates-based publication The National News,

Javier Bardem, who plays Ruben Cervantes, points out Idris and Pitt likely felt more pressure filming during the live races in front of hundreds of thousands of people. But he says the crew’s “work” wasn’t lost on him.

Brad Pitt’s latest film “F1” is racing onto screens after a long wait. The film follows Pitt as a retired Formula 1 driver who is asked to step back into the mix to help guide an up-and-coming driver played by Damson Idris. This is Kosinsky’s first film since 2022’s “Top Gun: Maverick.”