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Within less than a year, the sports/action genre will be facing its latest addition in the form of Brad Pitt’sF1movie — one highly speculated to turn enough tables to rival even other well-established masterpieces. And by“other masterpieces,”we are, indeed, counting in Tom Cruise’s piece of cinematic excellence from 2022,Top Gun: Maverick.
While this Formula One movie has only just released its teaser trailer, it is already showing some advanced features that make it evident that it just might be superior to Cruise’s sequel to 1986’sTop Gun. As producer Jerry Bruckheimer candidly revealed, one of these features includes the exceptional way and tools with which this presumed masterwork has been shot.
Jerry Bruckheimer Shares Insights Into the Making of Brad Pitt’sF1
During the recently heldBritish Grand Prixweekend, the teaser trailer toBrad Pitt‘s much-awaitedF1film finally made its way to the screens, and fans couldn’t be more excited about it all. This teaser inevitably featured some really exhilarating close-cut shots from on-board and off-board the cars, promising a truly epic experience for all those Formula One fans out there.
Then there was producerJerry Bruckheimerfurther boosting the buzz surrounding it as he shared insights into the making of the movie. According to the details, the 80-year-old producer proudly spilled during the Post-Race Show, taming this piece with exclusive cutting-edge technology was nothing short of a worthwhile experience either.
Talking toF1 TVabout it, Bruckheimer revealed:
We have 14 cameras we can put on the car. The cameras are smaller than the cameras we used in Top Gun. They also are mobile, they can move and turn which we’ve never had before, so technology’s advanced so much, and they’re IMAX quality which is even better.
That being said, the producer’s confession itself proves that the mobile camerawork done in this film and the IMAX camera quality and technology equipped for the same has been incredibly heavily advanced as compared to the one used inTom Cruise‘sMaverickfrom 2022, which is yet another notable title Bruckheimer proudly guided from the producer’s chair.
But while this feature does make the race-track movie seemingly stand superior to the 2022 blockbuster,Maverickwon’t be going down without a fight. This is because of all the extraordinary feats the cinematographers achieved while shooting the aviation movie, which actually included mounting cinema-quality cameras inside the fighter jet.
Top Gun: MaverickAchieved a Feat of Filmmaking Engineering Itself
As fans who have seen the movie would agree, theGlen Powell-starrerMaverickdidn’t hold back on the action sequences at all. If anything, it perfectly delivered all the shots with such sheer excellence that even the stunning aerial footage was enough to make viewers and audiences feel the thrill of being seated in the pilot’s seat.
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Yet, as easy as it was to watch and undergo that experience, the behind-the-screens work done was the real deal. As cinematographer Claudio Miranda proudly confessed at theCamerimage Intl. Film Festivalheld in Torun, Poland, in 2022, they mounted 6 true cinema-quality cameras onto fighter jets just to get the perfect shots immaculately delivered by the film.
However, back then, this wasn’t the easiest of tasks, and getting actual, IMAX-quality cameras to fit into those not-so-big fighter planes even required some help in designing the“original camera”from Miranda, resulting in“this little Rialto thing.”Even when told he“could not get them in,”he wasn’t one to give up and eventually achieved an incredibly commendable feat (viaVariety).
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Although the film was shot two years ago when technology was considerably less progressed, it still surpassed all those expectations with its unbelievable action sequences. That said, even though there’s better technology now andthe $300 million upcoming action/sports piecehas it all under control enough to rival the 2022 film, nothing can undermine the sheer brilliance shown in the making ofMaverick.
F1 is set to hit the theatres on July 14, 2025. Meanwhile, Top Gun: Maverick can be streamed on Prime Video.
Mahin Sultan
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Mahin Sultan is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, where she brings a fresh perspective to entertainment news. Having been in the field for over 3 years now, she has already written more than 2,000 articles across a variety of niches, from entertainment to health and fashion. This diverse experience has allowed her to quickly build a solid foundation and a deep understanding of the industry.
