The film titled ‘Apex’ began filming earlier this year at the Silverstone Grand Prix weekend, with both actors racing lower formula cars.
Fans of Formula One and moviegoers alike have been waiting for something for a long time. Hollywood great Brad Pitt will star in a film about the peak of motorsport produced by F1 veteran Lewis Hamilton, a film that will have an impact on both the sport and the theaters. However, a strike happened in 2023, which disrupted the filmmaking process.
The Writers’ Guild strike, which requested more equitable pay for writers, cut filming for the picture in half. The film, titled ‘Apex,’ was shot in Silverstone for one location but was unable to continue owing to the strike. Due to the stretch of time, seven-time Formula One winner Hamilton stated that the film would be postponed until early 2025.
“Probably early 2025, I would imagine, with the post-work they’d have to do. So it’s been delayed a lot.”
The film crew was prepared to film in a variety of historic sites, including the stunning Las Vegas Grand Prix. The filmmaking has suffered considerably as a result of not being able to bring this to completion. However, now that the strike has ended, the actors can finally prepare to resume filming.
Lewis Hamilton claims sponsorships for the F1 movie with Brad Pitt have ‘all changed’
The upcoming film ‘Apex’ stars Brad Pitt and is produced by Lewis Hamilton. The film explores the competition between a senior champion driver and a young hotshot rookie on the grid, which is eerily similar to Hamilton’s 2007 Championship battle with two-time champion Fernando Alonso.
The 2023 Writers’ Guild strike, however, had a significant impact on the picture, as the crew was unable to film in the majority of the places they desired. Lewis Hamilton pointed out that as a result of this, the sponsorships changed dramatically, rendering many scenes taken during the 2023 season worthless.
The majority of the scenes shot by the team involved these sponsors, implying that the financial impact is significant.According to gpfans.com, the price tag could reach $20 million. Because of the building of replicas of every F1 car on the grid, the price of those cars has been affected by the abrupt change in sponsorship, leaving the production businesses with a multi-million dollar hole in their purses.
