Hollywood is no stranger to big budgets, but even in La La Land, spending $300 million on a movie is extremely risky. Alarmingly, recent reports indicate that the budget for Brad Pitt movie about Formula One has crossed that threshold, bringing it close to becoming one of the 10 most expensive films ever.
As yet untitled, the F1 movie is being produced by Apple, and stars Brad Pitt as a retired driver who is asked to come back to the sport in order to mentor a young phenom. But other than Pitt, there are few big name stars to draw viewers, apart from its director, Joseph Kosinski, who’s last movie was Top Gun: Maverick, another film that put its star in real high-speed machinery.
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