Overview

• During a June 18 appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Idris said he accidentally spat on Brad Pitt’s face while filming a “rageful scene” and noted that Pitt calmly carried on
• He praised Pitt’s professionalism and described the veteran actor as “such a giving actor” after the unexpected mishap
• The actors spent two years filming authentic racing sequences after Idris completed roughly four months of training, driving real Formula One cars at speeds up to 180 mph
• Idris also recalled mistaking a passerby for Pitt years earlier while working as an usher at London’s Lyceum Theatre
• Produced by Warner Bros. and Apple Original Films with Lewis Hamilton as a producer, F1 directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Idris, Pitt, Javier Bardem and Kerry Condon opens in theaters on June 27, 2025