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<\/p>\nLights out and away we go – again!<\/p>\n
A sequel to the Brad Pitt blockbuster F1 is officially in the works, the film’s producer Jerry Bruckheimer has told the BBC.<\/p>\n
The film, co-produced by seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, is nominated for four Oscars this year \u2013 including best picture. Pitt, 62, stars as veteran driver, Sonny Hayes, who returns to the Formula 1 grid with the fictional team APXGP after a long absence.<\/p>\n
Speculation about a possible sequel has been circulating for months but had not previously been confirmed, including during Apple TV’s press day last week, where the film is streaming.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the BBC at the annual Academy Awards luncheon in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Bruckheimer said: “We’re working on a sequel.”<\/p>\n
The producer declined to give a timeline for the project or confirm casting details, including whether Pitt would reprise his role. But he said the actor would “of course” be involved in casting decisions.<\/p>\n
Released last summer, F1 has grossed $630m (\u00a3467m) worldwide, making it Apple Original Films’ most successful theatrical release to date. The production featured extensive filming during the 2023 and 2024 Formula 1 seasons, with scenes shot at multiple race weekends, including the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.<\/p>\n
Bruckheimer said he was “surprised” and delighted by the film’s awards recognition, including its best picture nomination.<\/p>\n
“It was a long journey to get the movie made because we had to endure a couple of strikes \u2013 but in the end, the movie entertained audiences around the world,” he said of F1. “I never worked with Brad Pitt before and it’s really a thrill to work with Brad.”<\/p>\n
He said the annual luncheon was a great chance to “reminisce” with others he’s worked with over the years.<\/p>\n
Bruckheimer, who was last nominated at the Academy Awards for Top Gun: Maverick, also discussed his stacked calendar of projects.<\/p>\n
He disclosed that plans were underway for Heat 2, along with another Days of Thunder film – the 1990s NASCAR film starring Tom Cruise.<\/p>\n
He is also working on another Top Gun movie and another film in the Pirates of Caribbean franchise. Bruckheimer also touted a “very interesting” UFO project.<\/p>\n
“We’ve got a lot of things in the hopper,” he said. “We’re just waiting for one of them to get a great script and get it made.”<\/p>\n
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Jerry Bruckheimer, who co-produced F1, shared his plans for the sequel with the BBC [BBC]<\/p>\n
Last week, Apple TV held a press day to discuss upcoming projects.<\/p>\n
Apple senior executive Eddie Cue read out an audience question about a possible F1 sequel, and Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali responded by telling fans to “stay tuned”, adding that there would be more to say “in the future”, according to media reports from the event.<\/p>\n
Bruckheimer also spoke about the transitions happening in Hollywood \u2013 from massive studio mergers and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to politics and production cuts.<\/p>\n
He spoke of feeling “optimistic” \u2013 noting that people would continue to need and want live entertainment.<\/p>\n
“When they say the theatres are dying, it’s because of us,” he said. “Because we haven’t given things that people want to see.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lights out and away we go – again! A sequel to the Brad Pitt blockbuster F1 is officially…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":467226,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[15915,3491,49,48,578,576,577,40572,932,82],"class_list":["post-467225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-apple-tv","tag-brad-pitt","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-jerry-bruckheimer","tag-lewis-hamilton","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=467225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467225\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/467226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=467225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=467225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=467225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}