Gran Turismo Movie Details:
Based on | Gran Turismo by Polyphony Digital |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Adventure, Biography, Drama, Sports |
Release date | July 30, 2023 (Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps) August 25, 2023 (United States) September 15, 2023 (Japan) |
Running time | 2hr 14min |
Age rating | PG-13 |
Starring | David Harbour Orlando Bloom Archie Madekwe Darren Barnet Geri Halliwell Horner Djimon Hounsou |
Directed by | Neill Blomkamp |
Screenplay by | Jason Hall Zach Baylin |
Story by | Jason Hall Alex Tse |
Produced by | Doug Belgrad Asad Qizilbash Carter Swan Dana Brunetti |
Cinematography by | Jacques Jouffret |
Edited by | Colby Parker, Jr. Austyn Daines |
Music by | Lorne Balfe Andrew Kawczynski |
Production Company | Columbia Pictures PlayStation Productions 2.0 Entertainment |
Distributor | Sony Pictures Releasing |
Gran Turismo Movie Cast & Characters:
- Archie Madekwe as Jann Mardenborough, a young retail worker and a fan of the Gran Turismo video games aspiring to become a professional racer.
- Jann Mardenborough also portrays himself, serving as Madekwe’s stunt double.
- David Harbour as Jack Salter, a former professional racer turned mechanic who becomes Jann’s trainer for the GT Academy.
- Orlando Bloom as Danny Moore, a marketing executive at Nissan.
- Takehiro Hira as Kazunori Yamauchi, the creator of Gran Turismo.
- The real Yamauchi cameos as a sushi chef in Tokyo.
- Darren Barnet as Matty Davis, a top GT Academy driver and Jann’s rival, later co-driver for Jann at Le Mans.
- Geri Halliwell-Horner as Lesley Mardenborough, Jann’s mother.
- Djimon Hounsou as Steve Mardenborough, a former footballer turned miner and Jann’s father.
- Josha Stradowski as Nicholas Capa, a hot-headed and underhanded driver who rivals Jann.
- Daniel Puig as Coby Mardenborough, Jann’s brother.
- Maeve Courtier-Lilley as Audrey, Jann’s love interest.
- Pepe Barroso as Antonio Cruz, a Spanish GT Academy student driver, one of Jann’s friends, and later co-driver for Jann at Le Mans. Loosely based on Lucas Ordóñez.
- Emelia Hartford as Leah Vega, an American female GT Academy student driver and race candidate.
- Sang Heon Lee as Joo-Hwan Lee, a Korean GT Academy student driver and race candidate.
- Max Mundt as Klaus Hoffman, a German GT Academy student driver and race candidate.
- Mariano González as Henry Evas, an Argentinian GT Academy student driver.
- Harki Bhambra as Avi Bhatt, a British-Indian GT Academy driver.
- Lindsay Pattison as Chloe McCormick, a British female GT Academy student driver and race candidate.
- Théo Christine as Marcel Durand, a French GT Academy student driver and race candidate.
- Niall McShea as Frederik Schulin, a professional racing driver and second rival of Jann.
- Jamie Kenna as Jack Man Jones, Jann’s pit crew member.
- Thomas Kretschmann as Patrice Capa, Nicholas’ father
- Richard Cambridge as Felix, a mechanic
- Nikhil Parmar as Persol, one of Jann’s friends from the video game arcade where Jann would race.
Storyline:
Based on the true story of Jann Mardenborough, the film is the ultimate wish-fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional racecar driver.
Gran Turismo Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
Budget | $60 million |
Worldwide Collection | $122.1 million |
About Gran Turismo Movie:
The film is based on the racing simulation video game series published by PlayStation Studios, while inspired by the true story of Jann Mardenborough, a teenage Gran Turismo player aspiring to be a race car driver.
The movie started filming in Hungary in November 2022 and finished shooting in December 2022.
After a minor delay due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, Gran Turismo premiered at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium on July 30, 2023, and it was a limited release in the United States on August 11, 2023, before going wide on August 25, 2023, by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film received mixed reviews from critics.