Apple Signs Mega Deal For Joseph Kosinski’s Formula 1 Movie With Brad Pitt!

Apple has signed a mega-deal for a new Formula 1 movie with Brad Pitt. The film will be directed by Joseph Kosinski, director of Top Gun: Maverick. The news was reported exclusively by The Hollywood Reporter. The deal came after about five months of negotiation and reunites Kosinski with many members of his Top Gun: Maverick team, including writer Ehren Kruger and producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films.

Apple Signs Deal For Formula 1 Movie With Brad Pitt

All of them will be joined by seven-time Formula 1 world champion, Lewis Hamilton, who will produce the film alongside Brad Pitt’s Plan B. The key to the deal is theatrical distribution. The film will not arrive simultaneously with the streaming, but there will be a world film exclusive of at least 30 days (or even 60 days) before landing on Apple TV+. It is not known yet if any company will distribute the film in theaters.

Another key point of the agreement is that Apple and the producers divide the revenues from the cinema 50-50. takings. According to sources, Kosinski, who will also be a producer, and Bruckheimer will receive seven-figure salaries, while Pitt and his production company could reach between 40 and 50 million dollars.