Brad Pitt Drives F1 Car for Movie: Wahala Dey!
Eii Ghana! You know say the world dey move fast, especially when e dey come to Formula 1? Chale, Brad Pitt, the Hollywood superstar himself, just drive a real F1 car! Yes o! E no be joke. This happened as part of preparations for the upcoming F1 movie, wey dey generate plenty buzz already.
Brad Pitt takes the Wheel: From Acting to Reality
After portraying Sonny Hayes, a former F1 driver, for the 'F1 The Movie', Brad Pitt get chance drive the McLaren 2023 F1 car for real at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA). Imagine am o! From acting the part to feeling the speed and power of a proper F1 machine.
Pitt gain plenty driving experience during the filming, with both he and co-star Damson Idris (wey dey play Joshua Pearce) undergo training. Dem use modified F2 cars wey dem turn into APXGP machines for the movie. But driving a McLaren MCL60? That be whole different level!
McLaren tease the thing for social media with picture wey show overalls with the initials ‘BP’ on them. The caption read: “It’s a Sonny day in Austin.” Clever moves from McLaren's marketing team dey give fans something talk about.
The Speed and the Thrill: Brad Pitt's Experience
Brad Pitt talk about the experience for the Beyond The Grid podcast. E say he hit 197mph for Austin! E vex small say e no reach 200mph, but chale, 197mph dey wicked!
“I got to hit 197mph this week. I really wanted to hit 200. You know, it hurts me a little bit – three miles per hour short on the straight. This was at Austin,” Pitt dey explain. E be feeling the speed!
E continue dey say: “I've just never experienced anything that's just, more feeling of presence in my life. You're so focused, but you're not white knuckling. You're just in this sublime groove. It is really extraordinary.” E sound like pure adrenaline rush!
'F1' Movie Making Waves: Box Office Success
The F1 movie dey do big things even before e come out fully. E don already make $10 million for advance previews! E dey include $7.2 million for Thursday previews. Chale, people dey eager see am!
Dem dey expect the movie top the box office charts, but projections dey vary. Some dey expect say e go make around $50 million to $60 million for the opening weekend, but others dey say e go be closer to $35 million to $40 million. Either way, e be plenty money!
Even though the production budget be over $200 million, Apple dey back am so dem no too worry. Apple dey put serious money into this project, wey show say dem believe in the movie.
What to Expect from 'F1: The Movie'
Reviews dey come in already, and some dey say e be more like vanity project for Formula 1 wey e no do the sport justice. Others dey hail the cinematography and sound design. E look like opinions dey split.
But one thing dey clear: the movie dey generate plenty discussion and excitement. Whether you be F1 fan or not, you for go see am and judge for yourself. The speed, the drama, the big names – e be recipe for a blockbuster! Keep your ears to the ground for more updates as the movie dey hit cinemas near you.
Ghana, prepare yourself for the thrill of Formula 1 on the big screen! E go be something else!