GRAN TURISMO Promo Offers Details on the Inspirational True Story It's Based On
Sony Pictures has released a new vignette promo video for director Neill Blomkamp’s great-looking racing film Gran Turismo, which is inspired by Sony PlayStation’s hit video game. The video offers insight into the inspirational true story that the movie is based on.
The movie is based on professional racing driver Jann Mardenborough, who appears in the video along with the cast of the film as they discuss the story of how a teenager transformed himself into an elite racer through his video gaming skills. It also offers behind-the-scenes footage of Mardenborough serving as an official stunt driver in the movie and actual footage from the film.
The film has been described as “the ultimate wish fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional racecar driver.” Jann was able to translate his impressive Gran Turismo gaming skills into real life through a series of Nissan competitions, resulting in him becoming a professional race car driver.
When previously talking about the movie, Blomkamp said: “It’s real actors, in real cars, on real race tracks, driving insanely quickly. The north star for me was to make a videogame title with character work that propels the movie, even more so than the racing. Although the racing is bloody intense, too.”
The movie features a great ensemble cast that includes Orlando Bloom and David Harbour, who are set to star in the film along with Archie Madekwe. The cast also includes Djimon Hounsou (Shazam!), Geri Halliwell-Horner (Six Underground), Daniel Puig (Naomi), Maeve Courtier-Lilley (The Outpost), Emelia Hartford (A Hollywood Christmas), Pepe Barroso (High Seas), and Sang Heon Lee (XO, Kitty).
Blomkamp is directing from a script by Jason Hall and Zach Baylin, with PlayStation Productions’ Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan producing alongside Doug Belgrad and Dana Brunetti.
Game creator Kazunori Yamauchi and Hall are executive producing the film, which Sony Pictures will release in theaters on August 11, 2023.