After taking to the skies, the director of Top Gun: Maverick is heading back to earth for a new high-octane movie with an A-list star: F1 starring Brad Pitt. The movie arrives at a time when Formula 1 racing is on the rise in popularity in the US, with this potentially going to add to the fervor for the sport.
Like he did with Top Gun: Maverick, director Joseph Kosinski got as close to the action as he could, filming during actual Grand Prix weekends for a greater level of authenticity. Combine that with the fact that the movie was filmed to be shown on IMAX screens, this has all the makings of another adrenaline-fueled big-screen thrill ride.
Find out everything you need to know about F1, from when it is coming out to who else is starring in the movie, right here.
F1 release date
Slate F1 to be one of the more anticipated summer blockbusters of 2025, as the movie is going to premiere on June 27, 2025, exclusively in movie theaters.
F1 cast
Brad Pitt receives top billing for the F1 cast, but the movie features a number of well-known and acclaimed actors, including Damson Idris, Kerry Condon and Javier Bardem.
Pitt is one of the biggest movie stars of the last 30 years, with classics like Seven, 12 Monkeys, Fight Club, Ocean's Eleven, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Inglourious Basterds, 12 Years a Slave and his Oscar-winning role in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Most recently, he was seen in Babylon, though he was also credited as the invisible imaginary friend in IF.
Idris is not as well known for his movie roles (though he has starred in movies like Megan Leavey and The Commuter), but he earned raves for his lead performance in the TV show Snowfall, including our team believing he deserved an Emmy nom.
Despite a list of credits that goes back to 1999, Condon has really been emerging in the last few years thanks to roles in Ray Donovan, Better Call Saul, Night Swim and her Oscar-nominated performance in The Banshees of Inisherin.
Another Oscar-winner in the cast is Bardem (No Country for Old Men). In addition to his award-winning work, Bardem is known for Dune: Part Two, Skyfall and Biutiful.
While not listed in the early promotional materials, the F1 trailer also reveals that Tobias Menzies, who has starred in Outlander, The Crown and most recently Manhunt, is also part of the cast.
F1 plot
There's not a lot of plot details available at this time, outside of this brief description from Apple that offers a bit more about the making of the movie than the story itself:
"Starring Brad Pitt as a former driver who returns to Formula 1, alongside Damson Idris as his teammate at APXGP, a fictional team on the grid, F1 has been shot during actual Grand Prix weekends as the team competes against the titans of the sport. Hailing from director Joseph Kosinski, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Plan B Entertainment and seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton’s Dawn Apollo Films banner, the film is made in collaboration with Formula 1 and the F1 community, including the 10 F1 teams and their drivers, the FIA and race promoters."
F1 trailer
To the tune of Queen's "We Will Rock You," get into the driver's seat of an F1 race car by watching the trailer for F1 right here:
Joseph Kosinski movies
Joseph Kosinski reached another stratosphere with his work on Top Gun: Maverick (many believing he deserved an Oscar nomination), but he has a number of notable movies on his resume other than the Top Gun sequel. Check out his complete filmography right here:
- Tron: Legacy (2010)
- Oblivion (2013)
- Only the Brave (2017)
- Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
- Spiderhead (2022)
