Apple TV+ appears to be in the lead in acquiring a sought after Formula One racing film. A piece from Deadline says the Cupertino-streamer “is in exclusive negotiations” for the film to be produced by Top Gun’s Jerry Bruckheimer, directed by Top Gun: Maverick’s Joseph Kosinski, and starring Brad Pitt - who I’m pretty sure has nothing to do with Top Gun. Still, he’s kind of a big deal.
According to Deadline, Pitt will play:
…a racer who comes out of retirement to mentor a younger driver and take his final stab at glory on the track as the younger driver’s teammate.
Sounds a lot like Days of Thunder, a movie about NASCAR which starred Tom Cruise who - funny enough - is in Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick. Days of Thunder was also produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. Will wonders never cease?
If the deal goes through, it’ll be the second film for Pitt at Apple. Deadline says:
…Apple acquired an untitled film that Spider-Man director Jon Watts will direct, with Pitt and George Clooney starring as two lone wolf “fixers” assigned to the same job.
George Clooney, by the way, not in the Top Gun universe.
