Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions are currently gearing up to produce the film adaptation of the popular racing video game Grand Touring which is expected to be released next year. Now, as they race towards the starting point of the shoot, they seem to have recruited another actor to his ensemble.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Carnival row Star Orlando Bloom has joined the cast of the film Grand Touring film. He will play a marketing executive who “sells the sport of motor racing” and “might as well believe in his art”.
Circle 9 Director Neil Blomkamp is directing the film. Jason Hall and Zach Baylin wrote the screenplay. The cast already includes David Harbor and rising star Archie Madekwe. Filming will begin next week in Europe.
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The film’s logic says, “Based on a true story, the film is the ultimate tale of a teenage girl’s wish fulfillment Grand Touring player whose in-game skills won a series of Nissan races to become a true professional race car driver.”
In case you are not familiar with the source material, Grand Touring is a series of racing simulation video games that launched in 1997 and has since sold over 85 million units worldwide making it the best-selling video game franchise under the PlayStation brand. It has been rated as one of the best racing video games thanks to its graphics, number of licensed vehicles you can play, attention to detail and accurate physics.
Bloom is a great addition to the cast. As we know from his iconic roles in Pirates of the Caribbean, lord of the ringsAND Carnival rowhe’s a talented actor and it’s interesting to see how his character will play into the film’s story as well as the other actors they’re recruiting as they get closer to its production date.
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Grand Touring is slated to hit theaters on August 11, 2023.
