MILAN. It all started back in 1997 when the first video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment hit the market, quickly becoming the best-selling PlayStation game. Numbers? Nearly 11 million copies purchased worldwide, an unprecedented phenomenon. Now, more than twenty-five years later, Sony Pictures has decided to move from console to cinema, revealing behind-the-scenes footage. Gran Turismo, or a film directed by Neill Blomkamp, who faces the difficult task of reproducing adrenaline-inducing video game sequences on the big screen. Possible? Yes.
South African naturalized Canadian director who started his career as a digital animator on television series of the caliber Stargate SG-1, Dark Angel AND Smallvillewas seen in 2008 by Peter Jackson through a short film set in the world of the video game series. Halo who would like it behind the camera of the film adaptation of the game. An unrealized project that would, however, lead Jackson to make Blomkamp’s first film. District No. 9 – nominated for an Oscar for best non-original screenplay in 2010 – based on one of his old short films. Live in Joburg.
But what does the first look at Gran Turismo? First, the sets used for filming and the incredible fleet of racing cars used in the film. A real treat for all racing fans and famous video game enthusiasts who can’t wait to see if the adaptation we’ll see in theaters in September will live up to the original. The plot of the film is inspired by a true story and tells about the dream wedding of Jan Mardenborough (Archie Madekwe, already seen in midsummer and in the series If this), an ordinary teenager and player of the video game of the same name, who, thanks to his skills, wins a series of Nissan competitions in order to become a professional race car driver and compete on the most famous tracks in the world.
IN Gran Turismo in addition to Archie Madekwe, we find David Harbor – Sheriff Jim Knopper from very strange things – and Orlando Bloom, who just returned with the second season of Prime Video. carnival row. However, the cast will also include Darren Barnet, Djimon Hounsou and Geri Halliwell. Yes, the former Ginger Spice is in a brand new role that we can’t wait to discover. Let’s see…
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- VIDEO | Below is the first trailer for the film: