{"id":266935,"date":"2026-02-04T09:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/266935\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T09:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:24:08","slug":"formula-1-ceo-says-never-say-never-about-sequel-to-f1-the-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/266935\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula 1 CEO Says ‘Never Say Never’ About Sequel to \u2018F1: The Movie\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tApple TV<\/a> closed its inaugural press day in Santa Monica on Tuesday by welcoming the company\u2019s Eddy Cue<\/a> to the Barker Hangar stage for a conversation with Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, who flew in last night from Europe for the event.<\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s no surprise two were given such a showcase during the big day, as their chat arrived on the heels of Joseph Kosinski\u2019s F1: The Movie<\/a> snagging an impressive four Academy Award nominations<\/a> (including a best picture nod), and on the eve of Apple TV becoming the exclusive U.S. broadcast home for F1 races. There was a lot to discuss, and it was also not a shock that one of the questions that popped up during the Q&A was one that\u2019s been hovering over the film since it became a global sensation. (F1: The Movie is the highest-grossing sports movie of all time, star Brad Pitt\u2019s highest-grossing movie of all time and Apple\u2019s biggest earner, too, with north of $600 million.)<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI got one last question that they asked,\u201d Cue said, holding an iPad that fielded all press questions submitted their way. \u201cIt\u2019s my favorite question of all, and it\u2019s kind of a boomerang because both of us will answer: Is there going to be another Formula 1 movie given the success and how great the first movie was.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDomenicali answered first. \u201cStay tuned,\u201d he teased. \u201cWe\u2019re going to tell you something more in the future. Never say never. But we need to digest more the success of this movie because it was something unique. And if you want to think of a new one, it has to be really, very, very good. Therefore, if this will happen, it will not be for next year. But maybe next year we\u2019re going to be here [at the press day], and hopefully we have something more to announce [then].\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tCue answered second and expertly shifted focus back to the F1 launch on Apple TV. \u201cI\u2019ve got a great announcement for it. We\u2019ve got 24 F1 movies this year on Apple TV,\u201d he said, referencing the number of F1 races in the upcoming season. \u201cI don\u2019t know the ending, and so it is the best unscripted drama that there could be in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNeither denied that a sequel was a possibility, and it seemed even more likely with how much they praised one another as partners. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI remember very clearly in February 2021, when you, together with [Joseph Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer] came to my office to discuss this new idea. I was fascinated by it, of course, but also worried about creating the right ecosystem and making sure that the project was real and authentic,\u201d Domenicali continued. \u201cBecause for us, it was really crucial to make sure that we could present our world in a context of Hollywood and a movie and be real.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tDomenicali said they accomplished that and it was \u201can incredible experience\u201d for both. Looking ahead to the launch of F1 races on Apple TV, Cue said viewers should expect a high-quality broadcast and new camera angles, not unlike what was seen in F1: The Movie.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tBrad Pitt in F1.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWarner Bros. Pictures \/ Apple Original Films<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cOne of the first things that you\u2019re going to notice is 4k and Dolby. You say, \u2018Well, 4k has been in existence,\u2019 but most 4k gets compressed a lot. If you\u2019ve ever watched one of our Major League Baseball games, you\u2019re amazed at the quality and resolution you see when you\u2019re watching on TV. You\u2019re going to see that for the first time in Formula 1,\u201d Cue stated, adding that viewers will also have an option of tapping a button and seeing a four-quadrant split screen with options to view the race, specific drivers, data and other features. \u201cWe\u2019ve got all these new experiences. We\u2019re going to use iPhones in places that you\u2019ve never been able to put a camera. This is just the beginning of an incredible partnership that we\u2019re working on together.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tExpect to see all the Apple muscles working to pump up F1, including Apple News, Apple Music, Apple Maps and more, Cue said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to bring everything that Apple has to bear onto the fans so that they get the best experience possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAsked to peer into his crystal ball to see what the future holds<\/a> for F1, Domenicali wasted no time: \u201cThe future of F1 has to be bright because it\u2019s up to us and we need to think big because we moved the sport not only as it was in the past on the track but we\u2019re moving the sport in a different cultural dimension. \u2026 It\u2019s a matter of expanding our content.\u201d (Like a sequel, perhaps?)<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tBrad Pitt, director Joseph Kosinski, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Damson Idris at a Formula 1 circuit. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScott Garfield\/Apple Studios<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tPitt and Kosinski talk to F1 driver Lewis Hamilton, second from right.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScott Garfield\/Apple Studios<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple TV closed its inaugural press day in Santa Monica on Tuesday by welcoming the company\u2019s Eddy Cue…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":266936,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[7074,151975,156,112403,409,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-266935","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-apple-tv","9":"tag-eddy-cue","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-f1-the-movie","12":"tag-movies","13":"tag-new-zealand","14":"tag-newzealand","15":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/266936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}