Hamilton and Pitt’s film will be a very expensive project

The future film about Formula 1, directed by Joseph Kosinski, in which the main role is entrusted to Brad Pitt and one of the producers Lewis Hamilton, promises to be one of the most expensive projects in the history of filmmaking.

Sure, it won’t break the records once set by a hit like “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” but budget-wise it could be closer to the top ten. It is reported that the film with the working title “Apex” will cost the makers more than $300 million. However, neither the premiere date nor the company that will distribute the film have been announced.

Work on the film began last summer, but the shooting schedule was affected by a strike of workers in the Hollywood film industry, which lasted 118 days, which, by the way, led not only to delays in production processes, but also to additional costs .

In any case, the costs are very high, because real cars were built especially for the film based on a Formula 2 chassis, which in appearance is very reminiscent of Formula 1 technology. Filming took place on real race tracks, at Silverstone, Hungaroring and Daytona, and it was immediately clear that the authors of the film took a very serious approach, as they tried to get the most believable image possible.

Basic Hollywood economics is this: to recoup all its costs, a successful film must make 2 to 2.5 times more money at the box office than its production and distribution require, which is why Kosinski’s project, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Lewis Hamilton and Brad Pitt. should ideally earn around $750-900 million.

In the history of world cinema, there have been fewer than a hundred films that have earned more than $900 million. It’s still too early to guess if ‘Apex’, or whatever it will eventually be called, will be included in this hundred.