The European premiere of the highly anticipated F1 movie brought together stars and excitement in London. Here’s a recap of the event and key insights from the cast and crew.
Excitement at the European Premiere of F1
Ready, set, GO! Joseph Kosinski’s F1 brought plenty of excitement, stars, and cars to the film’s European premiere in London’s Leicester Square last night.
Star-Studded Black Carpet Interviews
Deadline hit the black carpet for interviews with director Joseph Kosinski, stars Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Sarah Niles, and Tobias Menzies, as well as producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Among the star-studded guest list was producer and F1 legend Lewis Hamilton, Tom Cruise, Naomi Campbell, footballer Gareth Bale, musician Tate McRae, and actress Simone Ashley, despite her scenes being cut from the movie.
Highlights from the Interviews
Below, you can watch all of our top interview moments, which touch on the challenges of shooting in real Grand Prix races, advice from real-life F1 drivers such as Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton as a producer, Simone Ashley’s reaction to her scenes being cut from the movie, F1-inspired fashion, and Brad Pitt’s upcoming film The Adventures Of Cliff Booth with David Fincher directing Quentin Tarantino’s script.
Plot Overview of F1
In Apple’s F1, Pitt plays Sonny Hayes, Formula 1’s most promising phenom of the 1990s until an accident on the track nearly ended his career. Thirty years later, he’s a racer-for-hire when he’s approached by his former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), owner of a struggling team on the verge of collapse, who convinces Sonny to take one last shot at saving the team and becoming the best in the world. His past is tough to outrace, though, and his biggest competition might be his own teammate, the hotshot rookie Joshua Pearce (Idris). Kerry Condon also stars in the film as the team’s Technical Director.
Release Date
F1 is in theaters June 27, 2027.
#F1TheMovie star Brad Pitt discusses ‘The Adventures Of Cliff Booth’ and reveals that he’s going to start filming it in July: “This is something Quentin Tarantino wrote. It’s an episode, not really a sequel, of the character from ‘Once Upon A Time’. He didn’t want to direct it at… pic.twitter.com/7YXJFisqUH
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) June 23, 2025
Brad Pitt on receiving advice from Lando Norris for #F1TheMovie and working with Lewis Hamilton over the past three years: “He’s always been so kind and giving. He’s such a gentleman and loving soul” pic.twitter.com/3o2sWLZipr
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) June 23, 2025
Director Joseph Kosinski on how Simone Ashley reacted after her scenes got cut from #F1TheMovie: “She is a professional and she knew from the beginning it was a small role that we just shot for a few days. Every actor knows that there’s always a potential that if it doesn’t serve… pic.twitter.com/d6OYAxJwaE
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) June 24, 2025
#F1TheMovie star Damson Idris on the importance of fashion to him, his F1-inspired Met Gala entrance and his fine jewelry line ‘Didris’, which his co-star Brad Pitt was also wearing at the London premiere tonight pic.twitter.com/35DQW7iZEz
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Damson Idris on being back home in London for the premiere of his new film #F1TheMovie: “I used to walk up and down this street all the time and dream. So to be on this carpet right now with all these amazing people is just a blessing” pic.twitter.com/j0JtLYASRk
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) June 24, 2025
#F1TheMovie star Brad Pitt on being a big F1 fan and filming during real Grand Prix races: “We had our own garage between Ferrari and Mercedes. It’s silly, it’s unbelievable we got away with this” pic.twitter.com/S640M2ZYLt
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) June 23, 2025
Tobias Menzies on playing Peter Banning in #F1TheMovie: “There’s a huge amount of money involved in this sport and my character is involved in that side of it… It was an important ingredient in the world of this film” pic.twitter.com/fwHbH6zMlx
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) June 24, 2025
Damson Idris on the most challenging aspect of driving real race-cars for #F1TheMovie: “Driving 180 miles per hour, while having to act, is probably the hardest thing in the world. Going that fast and tryna stay cute is absolutely insane” pic.twitter.com/rWYYBlLOhC
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) June 24, 2025
