Untitled Joseph Kosinski film
Joseph Kosinski is directing an upcoming untitled American sports action drama film written by Ehren Kruger and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The film stars Brad Pitt (who also produces) in the lead with an ensemble cast including Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, Lewis Hamilton and Javier Bardem.

Premise
Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt), a Formula One driver who raced in the 1990s, has a horrible crash, forcing him to retire from Formula One and start racing in other disciplines. A Formula One team owner and friend (Javier Bardem) contacts Hayes and asks him to come out of retirement to mentor rookie prodigy Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris) on the Apex Grand Prix team (APXGP).

Cast
 Brad Pitt as Sonny Hayes
 Damson Idris as Joshua Pearce
 Kerry Condon
 Tobias Menzies 
 Javier Bardem as Sonny Hayes' friend and APXGP team principal
 Lewis Hamilton as himself

Production
On December 3, 2021 The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Jerry Bruckheimer would be producing a film starring Brad Pitt, with Joseph Kosinski directing and Ehren Kruger writing. Sources said that Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton was also involved in the film. By December 3, bidding was already under way with Paramount Pictures, MGM, Sony, Universal and Disney interested, as well as streamers Netflix, Apple, and Amazon.

In June 2022, the distribution rights to the film were acquired by Apple in a package deal worth between $130–140 million before above-the-line compensation. Pitt earned $30 million for his part in the film. In November, Claudio Miranda announced he would be the film's cinematographer.

In April 2023 Deadline Hollywood reported that Damson Idris had been chosen as co-star following a lengthy casting process, including a shortlist of actors driving the car in January 2023. Kerry Condon and Tobias Menzies would join the cast in the following months. 

In July 2023, the film began production at the Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom, including filming during the 2023 British Grand Prix weekend on July 8–9.

Pitt drove a modified Formula Two car with an added Formula One aero-package during the race weekend, but not in an official F1 session. In an interview with Martin Brundle at the 2023 British Grand Prix, Pitt confirmed that Javier Bardem would be playing the team owner.

It was briefly mentioned during the Sky broadcast of Qualifying for the 2023 British Grand Prix on July 8, 2023 that Condon would be playing former Aston Martin and McLaren strategy engineer Bernadette Collins, although this has yet to be confirmed.

Filming was suspended in July due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.

ESPN reported that the film was titled Apex, but it later retracted this statement.

See also
 Formula 1: Drive to Survive (TV series), a Netflix dramatized documentary TV show covering the behind the scenes and racing at Formula One
 Rush (2013 film), biopic about F1 drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda
 Grand Prix (1966 film), fictional drama about a fictional 1966 Formula One season
 Driven (2001 film), fictional drama about an IndyCar racer starring Sylvester Stallone, which was originally to be based on Formula One before moving to Championship Auto Racing Teams.
 Gran Turismo (film), sports drama about WEC driver Jann Mardenborough

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Upcoming films
American auto racing films
American sports drama films
Apple TV+ original films
Films affected by the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike
Films directed by Joseph Kosinski
Films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer
Films produced by Brad Pitt
Films shot in Northamptonshire
Films with screenplays by Ehren Kruger
Formula One mass media
Plan B Entertainment films
Upcoming English-language films