Sarah Niles has joined the cast of Brad Pitt's F1 movie.
The “Ted Lasso” actress will co-star with Pitt, Damson Idris and Javier Bardem in an untitled new film for Apple TV.
The plot follows Brad's driver's return to the sport from retirement with the fictional team APXGP. Damson will play a teammate, and Sarah will play Damson's mother.
Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski will direct, with Jerry Bruckheimer and seven-time F1 world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton serving as producers.
Brad was given the chance to drive at Silverstone ahead of last summer's British Grand Prix and described himself as being “giddy” with excitement after getting behind the wheel of a modified F2 car in front of thousands of spectators. did.
After filming the lap, Brad told Sky Sports News: The best time of my life…it was just all amazing. The atmosphere is great, I know, but everyone was really cool with us just being part of it like this and telling our story. The team opened the door for us…everyone was really, really surprised that we could do this, and it was going to be really good. ”
The “Fight Club” star added, “It's really humbling. I don't know if I'd call this a hot rap, but I think it's like a warm rap. I've done some tours without intending to. You know I've participated in it before,” he added. grass. But it got so expensive…
“It really wasn't [nervous] I mean, the guys have prepared really well and you can see the stands in just a few corners, but on the straight you have a little bit of time to look around. But no, I'm really focused on the line and what we're trying to create in this moment. ”