Summary
The upcoming Brad Pitt movieF1dropped an exciting new trailer, and the movie makes the wait forTop Gun 3a little easier. ByTop Gun: Maverick’s ending, it was clear that the much-delayed blockbuster sequel was worth the wait. Although 36 years elapsed betweenTop Gun’s 1986 release date andTop Gun: Maverick’s eventual arrival in 2022, the sequel still somehow managed to more than meet expectations.Top Gun: Maverickfared better with critics than the original movie and, in truly historic box office success, even out earnedTop Gunwhen adjusted for inflation.
Part ofTop Gun: Maverick’s success was owed to Tom Cruise’s stellar central performance as well as a strong supporting cast including Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, and Glen Powell. However,Top Gun: Maverick’s new and returning characterswould have been lost without a solid director at the helm.Top Gundirector Tony Scott was a uniquely irreplaceable action auteur, but director Joseph Kosinski did a superb job updating the franchise’s style. As such, the arrival of the first trailer for Kosinski’s next movie is exciting for viewers eagerly awaitingnews ofTop Gun 3’s production.
I’m Very Concerned About Brad Pitt’s New $300 Million Movie Despite Exciting Release Update
Despite the recent good news about Brad Fitt’s Formula 1 racing movie, I’m still worried that the film’s budget will sink this very expensive ship.
F1 Follows A Veteran Race Driver Yearning For A Final Win
Much like Cruise headlined the director’s 2022 movie, blockbuster iconBrad Pitt stars inTop Gun: Maverickdirector Joseph Kosinski’s upcoming Formula 1 racing dramaF1. AlthoughF1’s kinetic first trailer doesn’t reveal much about the movie’s story, its synopsis does. Pitt plays Sonny Hayes, a Formula 1 driver whose career is ended by a violent crash. Years later, Javier Bardem’s F1 team owner Ruben calls on Hayes to come out of retirement and mentor his new driver, Damson Idris’s Joshua Pearce. Together, Hayes and Pearce hope to take the Apex Grand Prix team, or APXGP, to the top.
This underdog story already has a lot in common withTop Gun: Maverick. In both movies, an A-list star from the ‘90s played the grizzled, haunted mentor of an inexperienced but promising rookie. Pitt’s character could borrow fromTop Gun: Maverick’s Maverick since the two share both a dark past and a need for speed. However,Pitt’s upcoming Formula 1 moviehas some differences. UnlikeTop Gun: Maverick,F1isn’t a sequel. As such, viewers will be meeting Hayes for the first time long after his career has peaked. The movie’s protagonist may be embittered like Pitt’sMoneyballantihero.
The First F1 Trailer Confirms It’s Perfect To Watch While Waiting For Top Gun 3
Joseph Kosinski’s New Movie Matches Top Gun: Maverick’s Dynamic Action
What makesF1the perfect movie to watch while waiting forTop Gun 3is their shared interest in propulsive action set pieces.TheTop Gunmovies and F1 both center around fast-paced action, with aerial dogfights dominating the former franchise, whileF1’s first trailer highlights its incredibly fast races. Although theTop Gunmovies are technically set in the Navy, they have always been inspirational sports dramas at heart. BothF1andTop Gun: Maverickare about talented underdogs learning to work as part of a team so they can defeat their competitors.
LikeF1,Top Gun: Maverickutilized groundbreaking techniques to bring views closer to the action than ever
WhileTop Gun 3’s storymight be more concerned with the realities of conflict,Top Gun: Maverickis a perfect primer forF1. LikeF1,Top Gun: Maverick utilized groundbreaking techniques to bring views closer to the action than ever. Much like a lot ofTop Gun: Maverick’s flying scenes were filmed inside actual aircraft, a lot ofF1’s breathtaking action is filmed inside real cars. Both of Kosinski’s movies boast a smooth technical sheen that isn’t compromised by the sheer speed at which these sequences take place and the intense risk they involve.
Top Gun: Maverick’s Franchise Links Made The Sequel A $1.5 Billion Success
WhileF1might be very similar toTop Gun: Maverick, that doesn’t necessarily mean that the movie can look forward to recreating the sequel’s box office impact. After all, a major portion ofTop Gun: Maverick’s success was owed to its status as part of a beloved franchise. Whilethe budget of Brad Pitt’s Formula 1 movieis massive,F1doesn’t have the same loyal fan base. Kosinski might make this movie the start of a new franchise, butF1isn’t a known commodity to the movie going public yet.
Pitt’s involvement and the popularity of Formula 1 itself will likely helpF1at the box office. Still,F1will need to earn a lot of money to make a profit thanks to its $300 million budget. Kosinski’s movie remains unlikely to dethroneTop Gun: Maverickas the director’s biggest hit.F1earning over $1 billion would be a big surprise, while the movie making more than $1.4 billion would be a huge shock. That said, judging by the action inF1’s first trailer, Brad Pitt’s new movie could end up becoming as hotly anticipated asTop Gun 3.
