Brad Pitt’s F1 film reportedly “forced to scrap” Grand Prix footage worth millions
nme.comBrad Pitt’s new Formula One movie has been set back after hours of footage, worth tens of millions, has been scrapped.The Once Upon A Time In Hollywood actor has spent the last year shooting, Apex, a movie about a retired racing driver who comes out of retirement to train up a rising star.
However, the breaks have been put on the movie, directed by Top Gun: Maverick’s Joseph Kosinski after some changes were made following the SAG-AFTRA union protest.In July, the actors – which include Damson Idris and Javier Bardem – and the producers joined Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton in attending the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
The filmmakers took the opportunity to film scenes of the actors driving on the famous racecourse, to capture authentic shots for their movie.The hours of footage captured during the Grand Prix not only showed the actors using the track, but also the high-speed races already going on and the intense atmosphere of the Silverstone crowd.
This was reportedly to save costs down the line, preventing the need for a fabricated racing scene.According to The Independent, after racing round the track, Pitt, who is co-producing the film with Jerry Bruckheimer and Hamilton, spoke to Sky Sports saying: “It’s great to be here.
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