True to life or not, ‘F1' movie taps into sport's rich history of drama
The racing scenes in Brad Pitt's movie F1 are impressively authentic, but the filmmakers have also made much of how the sport's past is woven into the plot, with a hefty slice of Hollywood artistic licence.
"We drew from history. A little this, a little that, then we had Lewis Hamilton keep us straight," Pitt said at a New York premiere ahead of this week's general release in cinemas.
Apple's senior vice-president of services Eddy Cue, a lifelong Formula One fan and Ferrari board member, told reporters after a media screening "there's not a single event in here that hasn't happened in a real race".
That does not mean, of course, that such events could happen or that they served as anything more than inspiration.
The Apple Original Films blockbuster, with scenes shot during grand prix weekends, is a redemption story, with Pitt playing ageing driver Sonny Hayes on an unlikely comeback alongside a young hotshot at a struggling team.
Seven-times world champion Hamilton provided advice and is credited as a co-producer on a movie scripted for audiences unfamiliar with the sport.
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The racing scenes in Brad Pitt's movie F1 are impressively authentic, but the filmmakers have also made much of how the sport's past is woven into the plot, with a hefty slice of Hollywood artistic licence. "We drew from history. A little this, a little that, then we had Lewis Hamilton keep us straight," Pitt said at a New York premiere ahead of this week's general release in cinemas. Apple's senior vice-president of services Eddy Cue, a lifelong Formula One fan and Ferrari board member, told reporters after a media screening "there's not a single event in here that hasn't happened in a real race". That does not mean, of course, that such events could happen or that they served as anything more than inspiration. The Apple Original Films blockbuster, with scenes shot during grand prix weekends, is a redemption story, with Pitt playing ageing driver Sonny Hayes on an unlikely comeback alongside a young hotshot at a struggling team. Seven-times world champion Hamilton provided advice and is credited as a co-producer on a movie scripted for audiences unfamiliar with the sport.
