The stars of F1: The Movie have made a pit stop in London for the European premiere of the film.
The movie is out in UK cinemas on June 25, and in it Brad Pitt stars as a veteran driver making a return to the sport after nearly three decades.
He leads an ensemble cast that includes Damson Idris, Javier Bardem, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, Sarah Niles, Kim Bodnia and Samson Kayo.
The film, directed by Joseph Kosinski, was filmed on Formula 1 tracks during the 2023 and 2024 seasons, with some scenes shot at the Atlassian Williams Racing headquarters in Grove, Oxfordshire.
It has has received mixed reviews from critics.
Pitt was among the stars on the red carpet at the premiere at Cineworld, Leicester Square, arriving with girlfriend Ines de Ramon.
Tom Cruise also made a surprise appearance on the red carpet as the stars were reunited 31 years after starring together in 1994 horror classic “Interview With the Vampire”.
Pitt told E! News at the Mexico premiere for “F1” that he would be interested in acting opposite Cruise again, although the Oscar winner is not too interested in matching Cruise’s love for aerial stunts.
“Well, I’m not gonna hang my ass off airplanes and s**t like that,” Pitt said about reuniting with Cruise on the big screen. “So when he does something again that’s on the ground, [then yes].”
It comes just as Pitt made an appearance on Dax Shephard’s Armchair Expert podcast, where they spoke about getting to know each other in an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.
“I just thought it was just incredible men sharing their experiences, their foibles, their missteps, their wants, their aches, and a lot of humour with it,” he told the host.
“I thought it was a really special experience.”
At first, he said he was “shy” coming into the AA group, adding: “I was pretty much on my knees, and I was really open.
“I was trying anything and everyone. Anything anyone threw at me. It was a difficult time. I needed rebooting. I needed to wake the f— up in some areas. And it just meant a lot to me.”
The US premiere for the film happened last week, with Pitt and his girlfriend de Ramon making a rare red carpet appearance together.
Their red carpet moment comes just days after they were seen dining in Manhattan with Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper at Cote Korean Steakhouse.
Pitt and de Ramon first appeared on the red carpet as a couple in September 2024 at the Venice Film Festival for the premiere of Wolfs, his project with George Clooney.
Other famous faces at the London premiere included singer Ed Sheeran and actress Simone Ashley.
