Thanks to F1, Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt just gave the world a nostalgic jolt straight from the '90s vault, except this time, there were no vampires, just race cars and racetrack vibes. The A-list duo reunited on the red carpet at the London premiere of Pitt’s much-hyped F1: The Movie, where Cruise showed up as a surprise, radiating hype-boy energy for his old Interview With The Vampire co-star.
Fans were living for their easy banter, especially as the pair swapped stories about go-kart races from back in '94. Both of them have been the headliners for major films this year; Cruise returned as Ethan Hunt with Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning, and Pitt is getting his boots and gloves on for a sweet Formula 1 treat!
Tom Cruise also shared his excitement for the film as he praised Brad Pitt's driving skills in an interview with CinemaBlend, where he said,
“Brad’s got a new movie with Jerry Bruckheimer and Joe Kosinski. I can’t wait to see that this summer. It’ll be awesome. It’s great to see Brad driving. He’s very good.”
He then went on to talk about his Go-Karting days with the F1 actor, as he said,
“He’s a very good driver. Believe me, I’ve raced against him. When we were doing ‘Interview with the Vampire,’ we’d go and race go-karts. We’d literally finish and go drive go-karts all night.”
More details on Brad Pitt's F1

Brad Pitt is trading tuxedos for tracksuits in F1, where he plays Sonny Hayes, a former Formula One prodigy whose career hit the brakes after a fiery crash in the '90s. Years later, he’s dragged back into the racing world by Ruben Cervantes, played by Javier Bardem, the gutsy owner of struggling team APXGP. With the team’s future on the line, Sonny partners with rising rookie Joshua Pearce, played by Damson Idris, kicking off a turbo-charged mentor-protégé dynamic that’s as tense as it is touching.
Helmed by Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski and supercharged by Hollywood heavyweight Jerry Bruckheimer and seven-time world champ Lewis Hamilton, F1 doesn’t bother with CGI smoke and mirrors; it hits the gas on raw, rubber-burning realism. It’s not special effects. It’s the real thing, filmed with the roar of the engines and the grit of the asphalt. Yep, that’s not acting. That’s pure throttle. To maintain realism, all ten Formula 1 drivers will also be a part of the film and will star as themselves.
Shot over two years during actual F1 weekends and fueled by a $200–300 million budget, F1 promises cinematic horsepower with cockpit visuals, high-stakes drama, and raw adrenaline. This isn’t just a racing movie; it’s a roaring return to form.
F1 will be in theaters on 27 June, 2025.
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