Brian Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 David Harbour Set to Star in ‘Gran Turismo’ for Sony and PlayStation (Exclusive) WWW.HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM Neill Blomkamp, best known for his sci-fi movies such as 'District 9' and 'Elysium,' is directing the project that is inspired by both the best-selling video game and a true story about... Quote Based on a true story, the project is described as the ultimate wish-fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won him a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional racecar driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 We really scraping the bottom of the IP barrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbobo Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Well that sounds awful 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 What a waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 7 minutes ago, Mr.Vic20 said: What a waste. Who needs District 10 when we can have Gran Turismo instead? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 oh man that sounds bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 It's the movie the world has been waiting for 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Man, I'd love for a new fantasy IP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 I hope he plays a BMW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 They're just going to do a shot-for-shot remake of Cars, only stop-motion with actual cars that can't express emotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 The story of someone playing a racing game and actually learning enough to turn that into a racing career is a decent enough idea for a movie. But in this case, it’s painfully obvious that some executive realized they had the rights to a franchise that’s sold 10s of millions of units, and they scrambled to find a way to slap that name on a movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Orlando Bloom in a rare heel role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 lmao this movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 First I'm reading the thread about EVGA not making video cards anymore, now I'm seeing this thread for the first time....Feel like I fell into a different time line here. This movie sounds lame. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 1 hour ago, DarkStar189 said: EVGA not making video cards anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Doesn't look terrible. I do find the premise slightly funny, given that there's a whole cadre of F1 drivers (including and perhaps especially the reigning champ) that stream sim racing on Twitch. If you set this movie when Gran Turismo 1 came out it's easier to imagine animosity towards the "video game nerd" driver, but Max Verstappen was born just 3 months before that first game. The kids in racing now weren't born until Gran Turismo 4. I won't hold that against it too much if it can tell a compelling story. I am actually surprised that the game itself features so heavily. It's not like this is the world of Gran Turismo, it's our world, where Gran Turismo is a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 I'm certainly rooting for Sony to nail these adaptations, so I'm hoping this is good (the racing and car stuff being well done and super authentic are what matter most given this is Gran Turismo). I heard Ratchet & Clank was pretty bad, and I saw Uncharted and that was just okay/mediocre (though it did somewhat get Uncharted for what that's worth) but The Last of Us was really good (though that was TV vs. film). Neill Blomkamp can be a good director (District 9 is still an all-timer and I still believe Elysium is underrated but Chappie was bad and I didn't see Demonic but heard it was really bad, but his short films from his Oats Studio have been pretty good). So we'll see. There's a severe lack of good (or even decent) blockbuster racing/car movies out there (Fast & Furious does not count). Recently(ish) there was Rush, Need for Speed, Ford v Ferrari, Michael Mann's upcoming Enzo Ferrari film and . . . ? I'm not counting films like Speed Racer (which I love), Talladega Nights (very funny) or Senna (an excellent documentary, one of many excellent racing documentaries). Movies like Gone in 60 Seconds and Driven are too old to still be counted (Driven's not even good). Gran Turismo could certainly fill a niche if done well enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 I saw that one car flip and catch on fire. Bet the rest of the movie will be like the games where they won't show any vehicle damage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 6 hours ago, Greatoneshere said: Neill Blomkamp can be a good director (District 9 is still an all-timer and I still believe Elysium is underrated but Chappie was bad and I didn't see Demonic but heard it was really bad, but his short films from his Oats Studio have been pretty good). Correction: Chappie was good! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 I feel like next there’s gonna be a Capcom and EVO partnership for a movie about “Evo moment #37”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 19 hours ago, TwinIon said: I am actually surprised that the game itself features so heavily. It's not like this is the world of Gran Turismo, it's our world, where Gran Turismo is a game. Im not. The movie serves the same purpose as the tv show contest served, as a commercial for Gran Turismo serves. It’s one big advertisement for the game and Sony. They’re not even telling the story like a moment in history as they’re using GT7. It should be GT4, maybe the demo version of GT5. honestly I’d be more interested in this if the GT Academy was just the first 1/4 of the movie and the rest was him joining and racing for team Nissan. If anything compelling happened during this time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 So I was only just made aware of this but apparently Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski is making an F1 racing film starring Brad Pitt where he'll do what he did with jets for Top Gun he'll do with F1 race cars for this upcoming movie (in terms of cameras in the cockpit, etc.). Sounds pretty sick. Probably a good thing Gran Turismo and Michael Mann's upcoming Ferrari film are coming out before this does. Top Gun: Maverick director’s F1 movie will film Brad Pitt driving at real race weekends WWW.POLYGON.COM Tom Cruise is already jealous, but Pitt will be in slower machinery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 On 5/2/2023 at 3:53 PM, Greatoneshere said: I'm certainly rooting for Sony to nail these adaptations This feels like they made a contest to make a movie about a driver who was a gamer as a "true story" movie. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 They've shown this trailer at every movie I've seen for the last 3-4 months and every time I see it I think damn Orlando Bloom looks like a total psychopath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 On 5/6/2023 at 11:50 AM, Greatoneshere said: So I was only just made aware of this but apparently Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski is making an F1 racing film starring Brad Pitt where he'll do what he did with jets for Top Gun he'll do with F1 race cars for this upcoming movie (in terms of cameras in the cockpit, etc.). Sounds pretty sick. Probably a good thing Gran Turismo and Michael Mann's upcoming Ferrari film are coming out before this does. Top Gun: Maverick director’s F1 movie will film Brad Pitt driving at real race weekends WWW.POLYGON.COM Tom Cruise is already jealous, but Pitt will be in slower machinery yeah Pitt was at a race last year and this project was referenced, but with absolutely no details. I forget if it was a Miami GP or American GP at COTA that he went to. I feel like it was COTA. 11 hours ago, SuperSpreader said: This feels like they made a contest to make a movie about a driver who was a gamer as a "true story" movie. if true they definitely played the long game. First GT Academy was like 2006-8. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 23 hours ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: if true they definitely played the long game. First GT Academy was like 2006-8. Look at Sony Defense Force over here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Reviews are about as expected Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story WWW.ROTTENTOMATOES.COM Based on the true story of Jann Mardenborough, the film is the ultimate wish fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional racecar driver. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 They're actually a lot better than I expected! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 So this is the Last Starfighter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 And going up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Yeah it was 55% when I posted it. The audience scores sound like bots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 On 8/14/2023 at 11:37 AM, Keyser_Soze said: The audience scores sound like bots. Sony defense force security squadron! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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