‘F1’ movie sequel potentially on the way from ‘Days of Thunder’ producer Jerry Bruckheimer

F1: The Movie was a huge success for Apple, and it looks like a sequel is on the way from Days of Thunder producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Per Adam Stern of the Sports Business Journal, F1 executive Ian Holmes said the series is “keen to explore” a sequel for the film that was released this past summer. Stern noted that Bruckheimer and F1 director Joseph Kosinski likely discussed a potential sequel when they attended last weekend’s Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix.

“It’s been somewhat documented about a possible sequel. Jerry and Joe are here; they’re going to be two of the guests today,” Holmes told Stern. “We would be keen to explore — or happy to explore — a sequel. I think the timing’s got to be right. Both in terms of what’s going on with our sport — we’ve got a whole bunch of new regulations coming in next year [on the track], so the cars will change, and so I guess the question for them is, you don’t want to make a film, and then suddenly the cars are different. But as we said, the film’s done very well, it’s good for Formula 1.”

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F1 grossed over $630 million worldwide, and 70 percent of that came from international markets, according to Stern. The film stars Brad Pitt, who plays an ageing F1 driver returning to the series after a 30-year absence to save his former teammate’s team from collapsing. F1 also stars Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem, and Tobias Menzies.

Jerry Bruckheimer produced F1 with Kosinski, and he also has plans for a Days of Thunder sequel. Earlier this month, Variety reported that Paramount Pictures has confirmed it is working on a new Days of Thunder film.

At the F1 premiere in June, Bruckheimer spoke to Entertainment Tonight about the Days of Thunder sequel. “There’s always new technology. There’s always new ways to do things and see things,” Bruckheimer said. “Tom is such a great individual, comes up with phenomenal ideas. So we’ll have something really exciting for an audience once we pull it together.”

Days of Thunder stars Tom Cruise as a young NASCAR driver looking to be a star in the NASCAR Cup Series. The film was released in 1990 and made over $157 million worldwide.