A co-producer of the new film about F1, Jerry Bruckheimer, shared that Red Bull was once anxious about being shown as the villains in the movie. He had to reassure them that this wouldn’t be the case, and Lewis Hamilton is also a co-producer on this project.
The film is closely tied to real-life Formula 1 events. For example, during filming, Brad Pitt was seen mingling in the paddock and even waved at fans during a race weekend in Mexico for a scene.
Red Bull’s Concerns About Their Image
Mercedes crafted the cars featured in the movie, and their logo is prominently displayed. This naturally caused some concern for Red Bull Racing since Mercedes is their fierce competitor. They were worried about being cast in a negative light.
Bruckheimer explained, “The interesting part is that, since we teamed up with Mercedes, the other teams said ‘wait a second, this movie is going to be about Mercedes and we’re going to look bad’. Red Bull said ‘we’re going to be the villains’. It took us three years to convince them that they weren’t going to be the villains and we finally got to a place where all the teams are really leaning into us to really help us.”
Fans might wonder if their favorite team will get fair representation in this film.
The movie “F1” is set to hit theaters on June 27th in the UK. What do you think about movies showing real sports?
