David Harbour, best known as Jim Hopper in Stranger Thingshave a leading role in the upcoming film Gran Turismo movies, according to Hollywood Reporter. Neill Blomkamp directs. He usually makes sci-fi movies like District 9, Elysiumand chappie. The film’s theatrical release date is August 11, 2023.
It Gran Turismo The plot of the film is an adaptation of a true story about a teenage player from the game who won a series of Nissan competitions to become a professional car racer. Harbor plays a retired racer who coaches the teenager.
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Harbor is the only cast member that has announced production so far. It is not clear who will play the young racer.
While Hollywood Reporter not calling it by name, the competition in the film sounds a lot like GT Academy. It got sponsorship from Nissan and let Gran Turismo Players train to become a professional racer. Some of the winners went on to real-world success like Lucas Ordóñez who scored second and third in class finishes at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
It Gran Turismo two film writers have impressive credits. Jason Hall earned an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on American sniper. Zach Baylin gets an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay for King Richard. He is also working on the future creed III.
Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi will be one of the film’s executive producers.
Gran Turismo 7 is the latest installment in the long-running racing game franchise. It arrived on PlayStation 4 and 5 on March 4, 2022. At launch, players had access to over 400 cars, and that number is only increasing with subsequent updates.
Sony is increasingly adapting its video game franchise to other media. It Uncharted the film came out earlier this year. The company also announced bent metal TV series to stream on Peacock with Anthony Mackie starring.
