Not every video game is an easy fit to become a cinematic experience. For all of the Sonic The Hedgehog or The Super Mario Bros. Movie successes there are out there, there’s surely a Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li waiting to be hatched. And then there’s the rare exception where real life provides someone like director Neill Blomkamp with a real-life story, like the one in the 2023 new movie release Gran Turismo, that offers a new way into bringing a gaming franchise to life. Which, in turn, allows David Harbour to roast a gamer for puking on "his lawn."
Sony released the first look at Blomkamp’s high octane biopic, which tells the true story of how gamer Jann Mardenborough (Archie Madekwe) parlayed his skills into actual race car driving. Showcasing a story that almost sounds like Rocky with race cars, Gran Turismo's trailer gives us a taste of the young man's life before and during the journey to make his dream come true. Serious determination, and good natured ribbing, all have a spot in this driver's seat; and it leads to Harbour getting one of the best moments in the trailer.
