Brad Pitt’s F1 Film first trailer released ahead of season opener

The F1 film, directed by Joseph Kosinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, is set to hit cinemas this summer. Developed by the filmmakers behind Top Gun: Maverick, the action-packed feature also features Javier Bardem, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, and Kim Bodnia.

The 2-minute 28-second trailer introduces audiences to Sonny Hayes, played by Brad Pitt—a former F1 driver once heralded as “the greatest that never was.” Hayes was a rising star in the 1990s until a serious accident derailed his career.

Three decades later, he is a nomadic racer-for-hire when his former teammate, Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), now the owner of a struggling Formula 1 team, persuades him to return to the grid. Hayes is paired alongside Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris), the team’s ambitious young rookie determined to make his own mark.

As the engines fire up, the stakes intensify, and Hayes soon discovers that in Formula 1, a driver’s fiercest competition is often their own teammate. His journey to redemption proves to be as perilous as the sport itself.

The film was shot during actual Formula 1 Grand Prix weekends, with full cooperation from Formula 1, the FIA, all 10 teams, race promoters, and the wider F1 community, ensuring an unparalleled level of authenticity.

To celebrate the start of the 2025 Formula 1 season, Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX are hosting special fan-first premiere screenings of F1 on June 23, just days before its official release.

The exclusive one-night-only event will take place in 25 IMAX locations worldwide at 7:00 p.m. local time, giving fans an opportunity to experience the most authentic racing film ever created before its general release. Tickets are available now exclusively in IMAX.

Jeff Goldstein, President of Warner Bros. Pictures Global Distribution, said: "Formula 1 is the global titan in the sport of racing, and it’s clear that F1 is gearing up to be one of the most hotly anticipated films of the year.

"Together with our partners at IMAX, we wanted to provide moviegoers the chance to see the film as soon as possible—to see Brad Pitt himself driving these incredible machines—and what better way than to kick off Formula 1’s 2025 season by offering audiences in 25 markets around the world this fantastic opportunity?"

Fans can purchase tickets for the IMAX fan-first premiere screenings at F1TheMovie.com. F1 will be distributed in theatres and IMAX by Warner Bros. Pictures, with an international release set for June 25, 2025, followed by its North American debut on June 27, 2025.

The film is produced by Dawn Apollo Films, the production company co-founded by Lewis Hamilton, alongside Plan B Entertainment, Monolith Pictures, and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. The creative team includes director of photography Claudio Miranda, production designers Mark Tildesley and Ben Munro, editor Stephen Mirrione, costume designer Julian Day, and composer Hans Zimmer.