Gran Turismo, a renowned vehicle simulator, will have its first film directed by director Neill Blomkamp and its plot will be inspired by a true event. Read more here!
One of the car video games most chosen by motor fans, Grand Touringrecently gave the announcement of the arrival of a film for the August 11, 2023. Although there is still a long way to go, we know that the plot will be inspired by a story true.
With Neill Blomkamp in charge of directing, who worked on other feature films such as District 9 (2009), Elysium (2013) Y Demonic (2021), Sony It bets on better positioning its deliveries and, perhaps, that this is the starting point for more movies about the company’s video games.
Jann Mardenborough, the young Welshman who went from playing GT to compete in different parts of the world
The story on which the main plot will be based recounts the experiences of a young player of Grand Touring. Thanks to the enormous talent that he showed in the video game, he was able to win a series of brand challenges. Nissan, which led him to be a professional driver.
According to North American media, these events coincide with the life story of the British pilot, Jann Mardenborough. He participated in 2011 in a contest called GT Academyan event organized in conjunction with nissanwhere he beat more than 90,000 participants.
Mardenborough, was born in the city of Cardiff, Welshreached the top of the competition at the wheel in a nissan 370z. His amazing victory gave him the opportunity to become a professional driver and in his 11-year career he was able to compete in the United Kingdom, Continental europe and in the Super GT from Japanwhere you currently drive.
Grand Touring has come a long way since its first release in 1997. Now, 25 years later, we see how the franchise demonstrates its willingness to expand beyond video games. However, you don’t want to lose the central axis: the passion for the perfect representation of vehicles.
Undoubtedly the life story of Jann Mardenborough will be the combo ideal that Sony and PlayStation they need. This will be the second time that the game created by Kazunori Yamauchi try to make a feature film, the first was in 2013 and, at the time, they had appointed Joseph Kosinski as director. However, the idea did not prosper, so we intuit that the engines of Sony They will be more turned on than ever for this occasion. What do you think of the life story of Mardenborough?