THE MOVIE TAKES ITS FIRST LAP FROM CANNES FILM FESTIVAL TO MONACO GRAND PRIX

Director Neill Blomkamp and actors Max Mundt, Geri Halliwell-Horner, Orlando Bloom, Archie Madekwe and producer Asad Qizilbash attend Gran Turismo Photo Call at Carlton Pier in Cannes

Gran Turismo’s Orlando Bloom, Neill Blomkamp, Geri Halliwell-Horner, Asad Qizilbash, Archie Madekwe and David Harbour attend Closing Night Ceremony at Cannes Film Festival

David Harbour, Geri Halliwell-Horner, Orlando Bloom and Archie Madekwe attend the Gran Turismo Photo Call at the Fairmont Hairpin during the Monaco Grand Prix

CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, May 31, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — The stars of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Gran Turismo: The Movie, David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Archie Madekwe, Geri Halliwell-Horner as well as director and one of the writer’s, Neill Blomkamp, and producer Asad Qizilbash attended the Riviera’s most glamorous events in both the world of motorsport and cinema, the Cannes Film Festival and the Monaco Grand Prix.

The stars did a photo call on Friday at the iconic Carlton Pier in Cannes all decked out in Gran Turismo branding before attending the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday night.

On Sunday, they embarked on the journey through the French Riviera from Cannes to Monaco to attend the Grand Prix, with Madekwe, Bloom, and Harbour all seen around the Red Bull garages, visiting the F1 paddock, and doing interviews on the grid and completing a photo call at the famous Fairmont hairpin.

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.

Directed by Neill Blomkamp. Screenplay by Jason Hall and Neill Blomkamp and Zach Baylin. Based on the PLAYSTATION STUDIOS video game. Produced by Doug Belgrad, Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan and Dana Brunetti. Executive Producers are Kazunori Yamauchi, Hermen Hulst, Jason Hall and Matthew Hirsch. The film stars David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Archie Madekwe, Darren Barnet, Geri Halliwell Horner and Djimon Hounsou.

Gran Turismo: The Movie debuts exclusively in US theaters August 11, 2023.

Gran Turismo is a trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

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