Pitt F1 movie produced by Hamilton to be released next year

Brad Pitt's Formula 1 movie will beryllium released adjacent June, nan sport's bosses person confirmed.

Filming for nan movie, nan sanction of which has yet to beryllium revealed, was delayed amid nan US actors' and writers' strike.

But F1 said nan film, co-produced by seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and extensively changeable astatine nan Silverstone Circuit, will beryllium released connected 25 June adjacent year.

Pitt, 60, will play nan domiciled of a seasoned driver, Sonny Hayes, who is returning to nan F1 grid aft a agelong absence.

Pitt raced an adapted Formula Two car betwixt believe sessions astatine nan British Grand Prix astatine nan Northamptonshire circuit past July.

Alongside his fictional rookie team-mate Joshua Pierce, played by British character Damson Idris, Pitt lined up pinch nan sport's 20 drivers anterior to nan race.

Oscar-winner Javier Bardem, who plays nan squad principal, was besides filming connected nan grid pinch Pitt past year.

A car shed was besides group up successful nan paddock for nan "11th team", called APX GP.

It is understood that Pitt has been filming astatine Silverstone successful caller weeks, and further scenes are expected to beryllium changeable astatine adjacent month's title and passim nan remainder of nan season.

Hamilton has been heavy progressive successful nan book to make nan movie arsenic authentic arsenic possible.

"We want everyone to emotion it and to really consciousness that we encapsulate what nan principle of this athletics is each about," said Hamilton past year.

Apple has bought nan authorities to nan movie pinch a fund said to beryllium successful nan region of $140m (£125m).

Joseph Kosinski, nan man down Top Gun: Maverick, is directing nan film, while Jerry Bruckheimer, who besides worked connected nan Tom Cruise blockbuster, is listed arsenic a producer.

In a statement, F1 said: "The movie is simply a landmark for nan athletics and cinema, filmed successful real-time during Grands Prix astir nan world and involving nan Formula One community, including each 10 teams, nan drivers, nan FIA and title promoters."