As F1 sped into theaters on June 27, 2025, its sequel prospects could rely upon how far the film laps the competitors on the theatrical field workplace. The well-reviewed Brad Pitt Components One racing film shares a pedigree with High Gun: Maverick, with director Joseph Kosinski returning lots of the key crew members who made the jet-fighting sequel such a smash hit. Ought to F1 blaze down an analogous path, it may observe Maverick’s flight plan and warrant a brand new franchise entry.
Whereas the crucial and industrial reception of F1 will decide a lot of the sequel’s destiny within the coming weeks, if made, the story may shift focus to Damson Idris‘ brash Components One racer Joshua Pearce. The character shouldn’t be solely very best for carrying the torch handed by Pitt’s Sonny Hayes, however given how sparsely utilized he’s in F1, a extra substantial plot might be constructed round Pearce as he shifts into the next racing gear.
F1
- Launch Date
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June 27, 2025
- Director
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Joseph Kosinski
- Writers
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Ehren Kruger
‘F1’ Follows Pitt’s Sonny Hayes as He Returns to Components One
Joseph Kosinski’s new film F1 is a grand racing spectacle that depends on hyperrealism to immerse viewers within the monitor. Brad Pitt performs Sonny Hayes, a previously distinguished Components One racer. Hayes’s outdated pal, Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), asks him to affix his F1 racing staff, APXGP, and race with the brash but supremely gifted younger star, Joshua Pearce, to compete within the Components One World Championship.
With out spoiling an excessive amount of, circumstances drive Hayes to take the wheel in the course of the championship race, and he quickly finds himself competing with Pearce. Though the film has been described as pretty formulaic, its immense scale and genuine realism on IMAX screens make for a really visceral expertise. Lots of the crew members who made High Gun: Maverick such an exhilarating time are again to assist director Joseph Kosinski obtain an analogous blast of rousing triumphalism in F1.
‘F1’s World Field-Workplace Prospects
In keeping with business insiders who monitor such information, F1 is on tempo to gather roughly $115 million in world ticket gross sales throughout its opening weekend (through Deadline). Due to the film’s stellar opinions (86% Licensed Contemporary on Rotten Tomatoes) and its viewer-friendly PG-13 score, F1 is anticipated to mud the competitors this weekend. The one actual competitors is M3GAN 2.0, a horror sequel anticipated to open to a modest $15-20 million.
In fact, field workplace success is relative to the manufacturing prices. F1 has a whopping $200 million price range (with some stories claiming it is nearer to $300 million), making it far harder than a film like M3GAN 2.0 ($15-20 million price range) to recoup its bills and justify a sequel. Brad Pitt remains to be a field workplace draw, and with the film being in comparison with High Gun: Maverick, it is easy to see why F1 is anticipated to open quick and livid out of the gate. Nonetheless, the film should show profitable sufficient for Apple Authentic Movies to green-light a sequel.
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There’s additionally the query of legs. Though F1 is anticipated to earn over $100 million worldwide on the opening weekend, how lengthy it should final in theaters, whereas persevering with to recoup bills, will probably be a telling signpost for its sequel prospects. If the film can maintain tempo or outrun blockbuster holdovers like the ultimate Mission: Not possible film or the upcoming Superman, F1‘s possibilities of receiving a sequel are a lot larger. If the film fails to achieve traction in subsequent weeks, a sequel will probably be a a lot more durable promote.
But, if F1 is profitable past the opening weekend, the following query turns into the place the movie goes from right here and the way the story will probably be continued in a sequel.
What Would an ‘F1’ Sequel Look Like?
Fortuitously, Kosinski doesn’t finish F1 on a gimmicky cliffhanger meant to shoehorn a pointless sequel (Depraved, anybody?). As an alternative, the film leaves loads of room to broaden and discover Damson Idris’ character, Joshua Pearce. Joshua has a stable introduction to the film and is ready as much as have a way more substantial position, however in the end recedes into the background to present Hayes his due highlight. To not speculate on Pitt’s return, the sequel, if made, ought to shift gears and emphasize Pearce’s character.
Whether or not a prequel that particulars Pearce’s upbringing, love of racing, early coaching, and the way he climbed the ranks to turn into a Components One driver, or a sequel that continues the place F1 left off, Idris must take the wheel and lead F1 to glory. In sharing scenes with Pitt and Bardem, Idris proves he can go toe-to-toe with the perfect of them and has earned the precise to extra of the limelight. But, his presence feels underdeveloped in F1, presumably setting the stage for a follow-up.
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However what if Pitt and Bardem do not return for a possible F1 sequel? That will put undue stress on Idris to hold a particularly costly franchise on his again, which might not be very sensible. To fight this, one other tremendous A-list actor could also be required to slip into the passenger’s seat and preserve the present rolling easily. Kosinski and his High Gun: Maverick staff would additionally must return, though they might be too busy making the following High Gun film.
Might High Gun himself, Tom Cruise, be the one to star in a possible F1 sequel? He has already had a blast making the inventory automobile racing film Days of Thunder. He already has a superb working bond with Kosinski following Oblivion and Maverick. He even attended the premiere of F1 to help his outdated pal Brad Pitt.
As a lot sense as it might make on paper, Cruise is not one to star in a franchise sequel he did not originate. Even so, it should probably take an internationally well-known film star of Pitt and Cruise’s ilk to attract the sort of crowd F1 must be profitable. For now, catch F1 in theaters.