Brad Pitt has described his upcoming F1 movie as an "audacious idea".
The Hollywood actor made these comments ahead of the film's debut at a premiere in New York Times Square.
Directed by Joseph Kosinksi, Pitt will star as a retired driver who returns to the sport in order to save his friend's struggling Formula One team. He is also mentoring a young prodigy played by Damson Idris. Kerry Condon and Javier Bardem will also feature.
Scenes for this movie were filmed during the Grand Prix events in Abu Dhabi, Mexico City and more, with Joseph Kosinki revealing that 5,000 hours of film was cut down to just two and half for this production.
"You're going to get the absolute best shots we had, I promise you", he said.
Pitt said: "I can't believe that after all this time, I find something like this. It was just this audacious idea of Joe Kosinski to put us on the track and embed us in the F1 racing season. F1 opened the doors for us and we have this to show for it".
Speaking about the film, Irish actress Condon said that she was drawn to the subtle depth of her character.
"It was great to play somebody who was really intelligent, but wasn't like one-note intelligent. She was kind of shy in her, you know, when it came to things, like romantic things", she said.
Idris added: "These are things that people look back on throughout, hopefully, a long prosperous career," he said. "And they say, 'You know, I remember when I worked with Brad Pitt, I remember I worked with Javier Bardem, Joe Kosinski, Jerry Bruckheimer, Kerry Condon".
The trailer for this movie arrived last Summer. Check this out and Nova's report here.
