F1, is the film: is a sequel planned?

Director Joseph Kosinski has “ideas, yes … But it’s up to the public to decide”.

F1 did not miss the departure!

The film carried by Brad Pitt Has a bungee start at the box office, already gleaning nearly $ 150 million in revenue worldwide after its first weekend.

Obviously, before talking about success, it will be necessary to see if the tickets continue to rain on the circuits. Because F1 a fortune cost. The production budget is around 250 million dollars, not to mention the promotion. This means that it will be necessary to win around 600 million for the film to be really profitable in theaters.

Inevitably, even if Apple is very rich and can afford to lose a few dollars in passing, we imagine that the rest of F1 will not see the light of day if the feature does not resist in the summer and to the fierce competition which arrives in theaters (that of Jurassic Worldof Superman or Four Fantasticamong others). Nevertheless, the director and co-series Joseph Kosinski reveals to Entertainment Weekly Have a lot of follow -up … F1 2 ?

“I have ideas, yes. But it is up to the public to decide if he wants to see more. I loved working with this team. I loved creating our own F1 stable. And I would love to know what the future reserves APXGP And to Sonny Hayes. “

Attention spoilers!

Because Sonny Hayes is the hero of the film. It is he who wins the title of Formula 1 world champion at the end of the film.

But this triumphant conclusion was not the only option envisaged. Joseph Kosinski seriously considered another outcome: that of winning Joshua Pearce: “We have discussed a lot of the end. There is clearly a version where Joshua wins … But in the end, we chose to conclude the story of Sonny. “

A logical choice, especially since Joshua is only at the start of his career: “As he himself says to Sonny: ‘I’m going to win a million, guy.’ Sonny has accomplished what he had to accomplish.

The last sequence of the film also shows Sonny ready to turn the page. Rather than staying at APXGPhe goes to Baja, Mexico, attracted by a pilot announcement for races in the dunes, seen at the very beginning of the film. A risky decision, since Sonny still suffers from old wounds and that a crash could this time be fatal to him.

“”Perhaps Sonny has a kind of death drive, that he wants to die behind a steering wheel. It is possible. But I don’t think it’s his plan immediately. For him, it’s always: what is the next challenge? What is the next mountain to climb? And Baja is something radically different from F1. It would be an incredible adventure to see him undertake. “

Should we see an opening for a suite? F1 2 Could he show Joshua’s ascent in the world of Formula 1, seen from afar by Sonny, driving in the dunes, almost preparing the Dakar ? For the time being, nothing concrete is really planned.