Apple Original Films has a blockbuster hit on its hands with ‘F1 The Movie,’ starring Brad Pitt

Judging by the early raves, Apple Original Films has a blockbuster hit on its hands with “F1 The Movie,” starring Brad Pitt.
Dubbed “the greatest that never was,” Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) was FORMULA 1’s most promising phenom of the 1990s until an accident on the track nearly ended his career. Thirty years later, he’s a nomadic racer-for-hire when he’s approached by his former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), owner of a struggling FORMULA 1 team that is on the verge of collapse. Ruben convinces Sonny to come back to FORMULA 1 for one last shot at saving the team and being the best in the world. He’ll drive alongside Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris), the team’s hotshot rookie intent on setting his own pace. But as the engines roar, Sonny’s past catches up with him and he finds that in FORMULA 1, your teammate is your fiercest competition — and the road to redemption is not something you can travel alone.
Hailing from director Joseph Kosinski, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Plan B Entertainment, and seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton’s Dawn Apollo Films banner, and made in collaboration with FORMULA 1, “F1 The Movie” will be distributed in theaters around the world and in IMAX by Warner Bros. Pictures in North America on June 27, 2025, internationally beginning June 25, 2025, and eventually land exclusively on Apple TV+ at a future date this year.

Zack Sharf for Variety:
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Brad Pitt‘s summer tentpole “F1” has been unveiled to members of the film press, and the first reactions are praising the racing thriller as “action-packed” with strong visuals.
Variety’s senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay highlighted the “flawless” craft of the film, with its sound, score and cinematography.

"It's Pearce, down the insideeeee" WOW! @F1Movie is an action-packed thrilling look at the world of F1 racing, with lots of grit. The sound, score and cinematography are flawless. Damson Idris and Brad Pitt are great! Absolutely Obsessedddddd pic.twitter.com/3nrveb8lbT
— Jazz Tangcay (@jazzt) June 5, 2025

The Nerdist and Breakroom contributor Maude Garrett called the movie “so freaking good” and hypothesized if she would’ve liked it even more if she were even a fan of F1 racing in the first place.

#F1TheMovie is so freaking good. It has all the adrenaline, heart, pacing, story and character that completely fleshes out this movie into excellence.
I can only imagine how much MORE I would love this movie if I was a fan of F1 racing!