Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of “F1: The Movie,” told Entertainment Weekly that he and Joseph Kosinski, the film’s director, had to convince Formula 1 officials that none of the real teams would be portrayed as villains.
The producer, who had previously worked with NASCAR on the 1990 film Days of Thunder, said he found the experience similar to working with Formula 1.
“They were very cooperative. They gave us access to the tracks, to the drivers. They were fantastic partners to work with,” Bruckheimer said, adding that there was a period when they studied the film’s approach.
He spoke about the concerns of the sport’s officials. “There were 10 teams we were dealing with, and they were worried that one of them would be portrayed as the villain,” he explained.
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“Considering that Mercedes built our car and Lewis Hamilton is an associate producer, they would certainly think Red Bull would be the villain, because that season there was a real rivalry between the two teams,” the producer said.
When the director showed them some reels of footage, they gave the green light.
“Joe put together a video showing how we would put our car into one of the races. He actually did it, and the material was shown to all the drivers and team principals,” Bruckheimer explained.
The story of F1: The Movie portrays the drama of two drivers who must learn to work together so their team can win championships again. The film stars Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, and Javier Bardem.
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