Photo of Neill Blomkamp's GRAN TURISMO Movie and the Director Promises "Bloody Intense" Racing
Neill Blomkamp is in the middle of making his next big film project with Gan Turismo for Sony Pictures. The movie is inspired by the true story of Jann Mardenborough.
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.
We’ve got a new photo to share with you thanks to Empire, and the director of the movie talked about embracing the same filmmaking techniques that Top Gun: Maverick used to film those fighter jet sequences. He says: “It’s real actors, in real cars, on real race tracks, driving insanely quickly.”
The movie won’t just be about the cool and intense racing scenes, the filmmaker also wanted to tell a great story with solid character development. He added: “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. You can watch a previously released sneak peek video here.