F1 News: Lewis Hamilton's Movie Reaches Road Block As Hollywood Comes To Standstill

Formula 1 movie schedule affected due to an ongoing strike by workers in Hollywood

Lewis Hamilton's F1 film has reached a road block along with many other Hollywood films.

Hollywood has been witnessing significant strikes since last Thursday. The workers in the US film industry demanded better working conditions and adjustments in streaming service revenues. 

Making matters worse- the negotiations haven't made it to the light at the end of the tunnel, resulting in significant workflow disruption for many films, including the one on Formula 1 starring Lewis Hamilton and Brad Pitt. 

The film, rumoured to be called 'Apex' revolves around a fictional eleventh team in Formula 1 called APXGP and filming has been in full swing this year. Brad Pitt plays the role of a retired Formula 1 driver who comes out to train and mentor his teammate- a young rookie racing driver.

The film crew was spotted shooting at Silverstone during the British GP weekend where they had their own pit boxes. The movie's F1 car, which is a Formula 2 car disguised as a Formula 1 car,  was also spotted in action in a black and gold livery. Filming is supposed to continue during the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort and at Spa for the Belgian Grand Prix.

Hamilton meanwhile would play the role of a producer and consultant as a part of his own production company Dawn Apollo Films. Hence, he was also the person to decide who would star alongside Brad Pitt as a part of the film's main plot. 

Joseph Kosinski- the director of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ will take on the role of a director while Jerry Bruckheimer- the man who produced the original Top Gun and the sequel will produce the F1 film alongside Hamilton. The movie will also see the use of tiny 6K cameras that were developed specifically for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’.

Lewis Hamilton seemed excited about the film ahead of the British GP at Silverstone. But the worker's strike could interrupt the schedule since the crew has to follow the F1 calendar to shoot races as they occur. Hamilton had said earlier:

“I was here a week or two I think it was before Austria, watching Brad practice and it’s massively exciting to see it all coming together and to know that we’re finally starting to film this weekend.

“There are nerves, naturally, because it’s something we’ve been working on for so long and we want everyone to love it and to really feel that we encapsulate what the essence of this sport is all about.

“So that’s our goal. Hopefully, we can do you proud.”

Sadly, if negotiations fail to see a happy ending, the existing strike scene could hamper filming at Spa in two weeks time.