Gran Turismo, the film
Sony Pictures has unveiled on Twitter that filming has begun on the Gran Turismo film, the film adaptation of Polyphony Digital's racing series for PlayStation due out in the summer of next year.The announcement was accompanied by the first official shot from the set, which unfortunately doesn't show much. In fact, we can see the clapperboard used by the production, complete with the Gran Turismo logo. The background is blurred, but a series of racing cars can be seen near the starting line of a circuit.
The film adaptation of Gran Turismo is inspired by a true story of a Polyphony Digital player, Jann Mardenborough, who has won a series of in-game competitions that have led him to become a professional racing driver in reality .
We know that the film will feature Archie Madekwe (The Miserables), in the title role, while Djimon Hounsou (In America - The dream that wasn't there and Blood Diamond - Blood diamonds) and the ex Spice Girls Geri Halliwell-Horner play her parents.
The cast also includes Orlando Bloom, David Harbor (Stranger Things Sheriff Hopper), Josha Stradowski (Amazon's Wheel of Time) and German actor Thomas Kretschman (to be in the next Indiana Jones movie ). The film is directed by District 9 and Elysium director Neill Blomkamp, and written by Jason Hall and Zach Baylan. Hall also serves as executive director alongside Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi.
The US theatrical debut of the Gran Turismo film is scheduled for August 11, 2023.
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