Almost every situation in this film is inspired by real-life events: Director Joseph Kosinski on crash scenes in F1

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Joseph Kosinski confirms the high-speed crashes in Brad Pitt's upcoming 'F1' film are based on real racing incidents. The director spent a full year meticulously planning the stunt sequences through storyboarding. He compares working with Pitt to Tom Cruise, noting Cruise pushes stunts to more extreme limits. The film reunites much of the 'Top Gun: Maverick' crew for its June 27 theatrical release.

"Almost every situation in this film is inspired by real-life events" - Joseph Kosinski
Almost every situation in this film is inspired by real-life events: Director Joseph Kosinski on crash scenes in F1
Washington DC, June 17: Film director Joseph Kosinski revealed that almost all the intense crash scenes in his upcoming film 'F1', which stars Brad Pitt in the lead, is based on real-life events, reported Variety.

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Kosinski spent a year storyboarding F1's intense crash scenes

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Film features real-life inspired racing accidents

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Compares Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise's stunt approaches

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Crew from Top Gun Maverick joined the F1 production

At the New York City premiere, director Kosinski said that almost every situation in the film is inspired by "real-life" events. He also admitted that he spent a year on the film's "storyboarding".

"Almost every situation in this film is inspired by real-life events. The crash in Vegas and other places. We worked very hard, spent a year storyboarding the movie. We have a great crew, shoot it piece by piece and we didn't quit it until we got it right" said director Kosinski while talking to Variety.

Director Joseph Kosinski recently opened up about the casting of actor Brad Pitt in his upcoming racing drama movie 'F1' rather than Tom Cruise, with whom he has collaborated in superhit films like 'Oblivion' and 'Top Gun: Maverick'.

A question was recently posed by GQ magazine, as quoted by Variety, to director Joseph Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who started developing the Pitt-starring racing movie while they were in post-production on Cruise's 1.4 billion USD-grossing blockbuster "Top Gun: Maverick."

The director said that Cruise is a little more "scaring" than Brad Pitt when it comes to shooting stunt scenes in the movie.

"Tom always pushes it to the limit, but at the same time is super capable and very skilled. They both have the natural talent for driving. But yeah, I could see Tom maybe scaring us a little bit more," said Joseph Kosinski as quoted by Variety.

Kosinski recruited several crew members to make the jump with him and Bruckheimer from "Top Gun: Maverick" to "F1," many of whom were well accustomed to working with Cruise on various "Mission: Impossible" movie.

Pitt's 'F1' is set to open in theatres on June 27.

Reader Comments

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Rahul K.
As an F1 fan, I'm excited but skeptical about Hollywood's take on our sport. Hope they don't exaggerate too much like Fast & Furious. Real crashes are dramatic enough - no need for over-the-top stunts! 🏎️💨
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Priya M.
Interesting choice to cast Brad Pitt instead of Tom Cruise. While Cruise is amazing in action roles, Pitt brings a different kind of charisma. Hope they show some Asian drivers too - we have great talent like Narain Karthikeyan!
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Arjun S.
The dedication to realism is impressive! Spending a year on storyboarding shows commitment. But I wonder - will this movie actually help people understand the real dangers of racing, or just glorify the crashes for entertainment?
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Sunita R.
After Top Gun: Maverick, expectations are sky-high! But comparing Pitt and Cruise seems unfair - both are legends in their own way. Just hope the story does justice to the real F1 drivers who risk their lives every race.
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Vikram J.
Hollywood always makes everything about American actors. What about featuring real F1 champions like Schumacher or Hamilton? Indian audiences would appreciate more authenticity rather than just star power. Still, will probably watch it for the racing scenes!

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