''Gran Turismo'' is an upcoming American

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sports-drama film directed by

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from a screenplay by Jason Hall and Zach Baylin. Produced by

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, and 2.0 Entertainment, the film is based on the video game series of the same name developed by

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, while based on a true story. The film stars

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, a teenage ''Gran Turismo'' player aspiring to be a race car driver. It also stars

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, Geri Halliwell Horner, and

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. Development of a film based on ''Gran Turismo'' began in 2013, with

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and

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producing it and a script by

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. In 2015,

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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

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in the same month, and wrapped in December 2022. ''Gran Turismo'' is set to be released on August 11, 2023 by

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Premise

The film is about a ''Gran Turismo'' player whose gaming skills won a series of

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-sponsored

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s to become an actual professional race car driver.

Cast

, an aspiring teenage driver *

as Jack Salter, Jann's trainer *

as Danny Moore, a motorsport marketing executive (based on GT Academy founder Darren Cox) *

as a top

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driver threatened by Jann's success *

as Steve Mardenborough *

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as Jann's mother * Daniel Puig as Jann's brother * Josha Stradowski as a rival driver *

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* Maeve Courtier-Lilley * Richard Cambridge as Felix * Emelia Hartford * Pepe Barroso * Sang Heon Lee * Max Mundt * Mariano González * Harki Bhambra * Lindsay Pattison * Théo Christine * Nikhil Parmar

Production

Development

In May 2022, it was announced that a film adaptation of

's '' Gran Turismo'' video games was in early development at

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and

. Shortly afterward,

was hired to direct a screenplay written by Jason Hall, and Sony set a release date of August 11, 2023. The lead roles were cast in September 2022 with

as a veteran race car driver who mentors

as the teenage trainee.

was cast as a motorsport marketing executive and

as a threatened

racer. Additional cast additions were announced while filming in November included

, Geri Halliwell-Horner, Daniel Puig, Josha Stradowski,

, Maeve Courtier-Lilley, Emelia Hartford, Pepe Barroso, and Sang Heon Lee. Max Mundt, Mariano González, Harki Bhambra, Lindsay Pattison, Théo Christine, and Nikhil Parmar were added to the cast in December 2022.

Filming

Filming began in

in November, and wrapped in December 2022, with Jacques Jouffret serving as cinematographer.

Music

In September 2022, it was reported that Stephen Barton would compose the score for the film.

References

External links

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