The Apple Original Film "F1" is set to be rooted in real life, as real F1 drivers “will feature” and producer JERRY BRUCKHEIMER said that the movie will “incorporate events from F1 races,” according to Stewart Clarke of DEADLINE. Actor BRAD PITT "stars as a former driver who returns to Formula 1" alongside DAMSON IDRIS "as his teammate at the fictional APXGP team." For filming, they are "in the U.K. to shoot at iconic racetrack Silverstone.” Director JOSEPH KOSINSKI said, "We’ve got Brad and Damson actually driving the cars, which is pretty spectacular in itself, but to do that in front of a live audience and at the speeds they’re doing it and figuring out a way to capture it ... the logistics of it are unlike anything I’ve done before. We’re shooting at the actual Grands Prix, there are certain aspects of this film where we’re working in very, very tight windows, shooting on the track, between practice and qualifying sessions, in front of hundreds of thousands of people.” Kosinski added F1 driver LEWIS HAMILTON, who is helping to produce the film, “has been an incredible partner.” Kosinski: “He jumps on Zooms with me between races to go through the script, line by line ... to make sure that we are getting all the details right. Beyond that, on a creative and story level, he also has input.” Bruckheimer said, “It really starts with Lewis. From Lewis, we got to Mercedes, from Mercedes, we got the car; if you approach it the right way it’s not as difficult as you think.” When asked was there other drivers in the picture, Kosinski said they are “all playing themselves. We’re just embedding into this world" (DEADLINE, 7/7).
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