Gear up for some serious racing action.
On Tuesday, Sony Pictures Entertainment premiered the official trailer for its upcoming sports dramaGran Turismo, starringOrlando BloomandDavid Harbouras Nissan racing instructors who recruit a skilledGran Turismovideo game player and help him train to race professionally in the real world.
The film’s trailer, set to Nas' 1999 song “Hate Me Now,” opens on main character Jann Mardenborough (Archie Madekwe) as he expresses a desire to chase his dreams and become a professional race driver.
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Harbour’s trainer character initially does not believe the competition is worth it, but Jann emerges victorious in the simulators and finds himself in the high-stakes — and potentially physically dangerous — world of professional racing.
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The movie covers the “ultimate wish fulfillment tale of a teenageGran Turismoplayer whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional racecar driver,” the synopsis reads.
Mardenborough beat out 90,000 competitors at the GT Academy and currently races in the Japanese Super GT championship circuit, according to hiswebsite.
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Gran Turismospeeds into theaters August 11.
source: people.com
