Ready, set, GO! Joseph Kosinski’s F1 brought plenty of excitement, stars and cars to the film’s European premiere in London’s Leicester Square last night.
Deadline hit the black carpet for interviews with director Joseph Kosinski, stars Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Sarah Niles, and Tobias Menzies, as well as producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Also among the star-studded guest list was producer and F1 legend Lewis Hamilton, Tom Cruise, Naomi Campbell, footballer Gareth Bale, musician Tate McRae and actress Simone Ashley, despite her scenes being cut from the movie.
Below, you can watch all of our top interview moments, which touch on the challenges of shooting in real Grand Prix races, advice from real-life F1 drivers such as Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton as a producer, Simone Ashley’s reaction to her scenes being cut from the movie, F1-inspired fashion, and Brad Pitt’s upcoming film The Adventures Of Cliff Booth with David Fincher directing Quentin Tarantino’s script.
In Apple’s F1, Pitt plays Sonny Hayes, 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 racer-for-hire when he’s approached by his former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), owner of a struggling team on the verge of collapse, who convinces Sonny to take one last shot at saving the team and becoming the best in the world. His past is tough to outrace, though, and his biggest competition might be his own teammate, the hotshot rookie Joshua Pearce (Idris). Kerry Condon also stars in the film as the team’s Technical Director.
F1 is in theaters June 27, 2027.
