Overview

• Pitt said he and Cruise were attached to Joseph Kosinski’s Ford v Ferrari about a decade ago before the film was shelved over competing driving demands.
• Both actors wanted substantial behind-the-wheel scenes, with Pitt aiming for Ken Miles’s seat and Cruise set to play Carroll Shelby, whose role offered limited driving.
• The studio later greenlit James Mangold’s 2019 Ford v Ferrari starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon in the respective roles.
• After F1 opened to a $144 million global debut, Pitt expressed eagerness to return on track in a sequel focused on Damson Idris’s Joshua Pierce.
• Director Kosinski has proposed a crossover pairing Pitt’s Sonny Hayes with Tom Cruise’s Days of Thunder character, Cole Trickle, in a follow-up film.