Overview

• F1 debuted to $144 million globally and has now grossed nearly $170 million, making it Apple Original Films’ top theatrical performer to date.
• Executive producer Lewis Hamilton cautioned against rushing a sequel and called for a detailed post-production debrief to improve future installments.
• Variety reports that Apple has begun exploratory discussions on a follow-up, though no sequel has been officially green-lit.
• Brad Pitt confirmed he’s open to returning behind the wheel but urged that the focus remain on Damson Idris’s character and the team’s championship fight.
• Joseph Kosinski has pitched ambitious crossover concepts, including a potential on-track clash between Sonny Hayes and Tom Cruise’s Days of Thunder character, Cole Trickle.