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Bringing Apple Original Films\u2019 F1 to life was no easy feat. \u201cI was always told, \u2018Racing movies don\u2019t work,\u2019\u201d said director and producer Joseph Kosinski during Deadline\u2019s Contenders Film: Los Angeles<\/a> panel for the Apple Original Films blockbuster.<\/p>\n Talking about what inspired him to start the challenging project, which would require well over two years of research just to capture the feel of Formula 1 racing, Kosinski added: \u201cI always wanted to make a racing film. I grew up loving films like [John Frankenheimer\u2019s] Grand Prix and Le Mans [starring Steve McQueen]. But these [types of movies] are a hard thing to get made, and it really took putting the perfect team together in Jerry Bruckheimer, Ehren Kruger, Brad Pitt and Lewis Hamilton. Because I knew getting it made would be difficult, but Apple was an incredible partner on this.\u201d<\/p>\n More from Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n In F1, Pitt plays Sonny Hayes, a renowned Formula 1 driver during the 1990s who has an on-track accident that nearly ends his career. Three decades later, he\u2019s a racer-for-hire when he\u2019s approached by his former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), owner of a struggling team on the verge of collapse. Cervantes convinces Sonny to take one last shot at saving the team and becoming the best in the world. The only things holding him back are memories of the past and his teammate Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris).<\/p>\n RELATED: \u2018F1: The Movie\u2019 Review: Brad Pitt Puts The Pedal To The Metal In Joseph Kosinski\u2019s Old-School Racing Drama<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Aside from putting together the right cast, Kosinski also had to partner with the film\u2019s supervising sound editor Al Nelson to get a more meticulous feel on and off the track. In partnering with Formula 1, Kosinski and Nelson had the opportunity to get everything they needed to tell the story as \u201cauthentically and dynamically\u201d as possible. Some of the ways they did this was by talking with racing magnates, engineers and crew members who were operating complex technical machines in an intense setting.<\/p>\n \u201cWe would be brought out to the F1 Grand Prix, and [their team] would say, \u201cWhere do you need to be? How can we get you there?\u2019 They put us in the pit lane, the turns, the garages and everywhere we needed to be with our microphones. It was amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n RELATED: The Secrets Of Casting: \u201cEach Project\u2019s Different, You End Up Becoming An Expert\u201d \u2013 Contenders London<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Kosinski also talked about how the pressure for accuracy affected Pitt and Idris, who had to do numerous scenes in under 15 minutes in less than three takes. \u201cIt took [about] two years of prep going to all these races to scout out camera positions, talking to the teams, trying to figure out if it\u2019s even possible to shoot a film in these seven- to nine-minute windows of time that they were going to give us \u2014 which is a crazy way to make a film,\u201d the director added. \u201cYou\u2019re talking about telling actors that you\u2019re going to have two or maybe three takes with these scenes to get it right, when we normally have hours or days to shoot a scene.\u201d<\/p>\n Check back Monday for the panel video.<\/p>\n RELATED: \u00a0Brad Pitt Says Tom Cruise Pulled Out Of \u2018Ford v Ferrari\u2019 After He Realized He \u201cWould Not Be Driving Much In The Movie\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n RELATED: \u2018F1\u2019 Star Kerry Condon On Infiltrating The World Of Formula One Racing: \u201cI Can Change A Tire, I\u2019m A Great Driver\u201d \u2013 Contenders London<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Best of Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Deadline’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bringing Apple Original Films\u2019 F1 to life was no easy feat. \u201cI was always told, \u2018Racing movies don\u2019t work,\u2019\u201d said director and producer Joseph Kosinski during Deadline\u2019s Contenders Film: Los Angeles panel for the Apple Original Films blockbuster. 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