Gran Turismo is an upcoming American sports film directed by Neill Blomkamp from a screenplay by Jason Hall and Zach Baylin. Produced by Columbia Pictures, PlayStation Productions, Trigger Street Productions and 2.0 Entertainment, the film is based on the video game series of the same name developed by Polyphony Digital. The film will star Archie Madekwe as a teenage Gran Turismo player aspiring to be a race car driver. It also stars David Harbour, Darren Barnet, Thomas Kretschmann, Djimon Hounsou, and Orlando Bloom.[1]
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Directed by | Neill Blomkamp |
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Based on | Gran Turismo by Polyphony Digital |
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Cinematography | Jacques Jouffret |
Edited by | Christian Wagner |
Music by | Stephen Barton |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Development of a film based on Gran Turismo began in 2013, with Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti, with a script by Alex Tse. In 2015, Joseph Kosinski was set to direct the film, and Jon and Erich Hoeber would write a new screenplay. By 2018, the Kosinski version was no longer moving forward. In May 2022, a new iteration of the Gran Turismo film started development, with Blomkamp eyed to direct. The main cast were confirmed in September, while other cast additions were signed in November. Filming began in November 2022 in Hungary, and is expected to wrap in December.
Gran Turismo is set to be released on August 11, 2023 by Sony Pictures Releasing.
Based on a true story, a teenage Gran Turismo player applies their skills to competitions the world over on the road to becoming a real race car driver.
In May 2022, it was announced that a film adaptation of Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo video games was in early development at Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions. Shortly afterward, Neill Blomkamp was hired to direct a screenplay written by Jason Hall, and Sony set a release date of August 11, 2023.[2] The lead roles were cast in September 2022 with David Harbour as a veteran race car driver who mentors Archie Madekwe as the teenage trainee.[3][4] Orlando Bloom was cast as a motorsport marketing executive and Darren Barnet as a threatened GT Academy racer.[5] Additional cast additions were announced while filming in November included Djimon Hounsou, Geri Halliwell-Horner, Daniel Puig, Josha Stradowski, Thomas Kretschmann, Maeve Courtier-Lilley, Emelia Hartford, Pepe Barroso, and Sang Heon Lee.[6][7]
Filming began in Hungary in November 2022, with Jacques Jouffret serving as cinematographer.[5][6][8]
In September 2022, it was reported that Stephen Barton would compose the score for the film.[9]
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