The Gran Turismo movie just got a sneak peek trailer. During Sony’s CES 2023 presentation, which took place early Thursday, director Neill Blomkamp took to the stage to introduce the theatrical adaptation of the acclaimed PlayStation racing title. The short teaser features sleek cars and camera angles pulled straight from the games alongside the first look at David Harbour’s character, Jack Salter, a retired racer who acts as a mentor for the future generation. In the short trailer, the Stranger Things actor can be seen supervising Gran Turismo players – the game is used as a driving simulator.
When previously revealed, game stations The upcoming theatrical project is based on the real-life story of Jann Mardenborough, the British racing driver who began his career by attending the GT Academy training program. That Gran Turismo Sneakpeek confirms this Archie Madekwe (Midsommar), will indeed bear the same name and will train under Salter to rise to the big leagues as a professional racer. “This film was made for the cinema” Orlando Bloom says in the promo while wearing a gray Nissan jacket that references his character, Danny Moore, he’s part of Mardenborough’s crew.
At the event, director Blomkamp mentioned using the Sony Venice 2 camera’s detachable sensors to emulate camera angles from the game, noting that this was particularly helpful for capturing footage from the cockpit. He promised three main camera settings in the Gran Turismo Movie, including the grill angle, a POV from inside the car, and a third-person view from behind the car where the camera is mounted on an arm. The seven-week filming of the Gran Turismo movie ended late last month with stunt drivers Mauro Calo claims “breaking new ground in how to film race cars actually racing”.
The Gran Turismo franchise is among several other first-party PlayStation games heading for a live-action adaptation. A Days Gone Movie and a God of War series for Amazon Prime Video are in the works, while the upcoming HBOs The Last of Us serieswill premiere on January 16 on Disney+ Hotstar in India. The Gran Turismo film also stars Darren Barnet (Love Hard), Djimon Hounsou (Shazam!), Spice Girls member Geri Halliwell-Horner, Daniel Puig, Josha Stradowski and Thomas Kretschman (western world).
Also at the venue Sony confirmed that Gran Turismo 7the latest installment in the racing sim series, gains support for PSVR2at startup February 22nd. Those who already own the title on a PS4 or PS5 gets access to this new version as a free upgrade.
The Gran Turismo film is slated to hit theaters on August 11th.
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