F1® The Movie, the high-octane summer blockbuster from Apple Original Films, will be available to purchase on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD beginning on October 7. Directed by Joseph Kosinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, F1 The Movie is the highest-grossing original feature of the year. Recently crossing over $624 million at the global box office, the film is also Brad Pitt’s highest-grossing feature to date. F1 The Movie continues to be available for Digital ownership on participating digital platforms, including AppleTV, Amazon Prime Video, Fandango At Home, and more. Keep reading for more details on the home release.
About F1 The Movie
Dubbed “the greatest that never was,” Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) was FORMULA 1’s most promising phenom of the 1990s until an accident on the track nearly ended his career. Thirty years later, he’s a nomadic racer-for-hire when he’s approached by his former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), owner of a struggling FORMULA 1 team that is on the verge of collapse. Ruben convinces Sonny to come back to FORMULA 1 for one last shot at saving the team and being the best in the world. He’ll drive alongside Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris), the team’s hotshot rookie intent on setting his own pace. But as the engines roar, Sonny’s past catches up with him and he finds that in FORMULA 1, your teammate is your fiercest competition — and the road to redemption is not something you can travel alone.
“F1® The Movie” also stars Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, Kim Bodnia, and Javier Bardem, and was shot during actual Grand Prix weekends as the team competed against the titans of the sport. Hailing from Apple Studios, the film is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Kosinski, seven-time FORMULA 1® world champion Lewis Hamilton, Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Chad Oman.
F1 The Movie 4K UHD & Blu-ray Special Features:
- Inside the “F1® The Movie” Table Read (featurette) – 5:05
- On June 19, 2023, the cast of F1 joined Director Joseph Kosinski and Producer Jerry Bruckheimer at Silverstone for a table read. As excitement and anticipation builds, the cast reminisce on the momentous occasion and reflect on their friendships.
- The Anatomy of a Crash (featurette) – 6:23
- One of the most intense scenes in the film was loosely inspired by FORMULA 1 driver Romain Grosjean’s Bahrain crash in 2020. Take an in-depth look at how this technically challenging scene was filmed practically.
- Getting Up to Speed (featurette) – 5:00
- Get the inside track on how Brad Pitt and Damson Idris became racing drivers. Lead driving choreographers Luciano Bacheta and Craig Dolby reveal the hard work and dedication that went into getting the cast behind the wheel and up to speed.
- APXGP Innovations (featurette) – 5:21
- Each year, FORMULA 1 teams make serious engineering and technological advancements to their cars. The same can be said for the F1® crew, who worked hard across departments – sound, camera, RF, rigging, stunts and SFX – and found new ways to innovate.
- Making it to Silverstone (featurette) – 5:04
- The first days of filming at the Formula 1 British Grand Prix 2023 at Silverstone took months, if not years, of planning and rehearsal of the Grid Walk and Formation Lap scenes. The goal: to shoot live without disturbing the integrity of the race.
- Lewis Hamilton: Producer (featurette) – 5:14
- When Joseph Kosinski decided to make a film about the world of F1, the first person he called was 7-time World Drivers’ Champion Lewis Hamilton. Filmmakers discuss Hamilton’s value as a producer, how he influenced the script, his set visits and more!
- APXGP Sets and Locations Around the World (featurette) – 9:17
- Welcome to the APXGP garage, designed to fit perfectly into the F1® paddock for filming across the globe. Go beyond the track to see how F1 teams McLaren, Williams, and Mercedes welcomed cast and crew into their factories and team facilities.
- APXGP and F1®: How it was Filmed (featurette) – 5:53
- The cast and crew had one hour to film the exciting Red Flag sequence. As it was the climax of the film and the true culmination of the partnership between filmmakers and FORMULA 1, all 10 teams and cars flocked to the pit lane to participate!
- Sound of Speed (featurette) – 5:10
- Join Hans Zimmer at AIR Studios for the first recording sessions of F1®’s epic score, with Jerry Bruckheimer joining the session to witness the magic. Zimmer reflects on his desire for the sound of the cars to influence the music of the orchestra.
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