Sony’s Gran Turismo film hits theaters in August 2023
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You'll be able to see the movie in August 2023. | Image: Sony
Sony's upcoming Gran Turismo film is apparently hitting theaters sooner than we might have expected - its scheduled for release on August 11th, 2023, according to a new report from Deadline. Neill Blomkamp is set to direct the movie, which is supposed to be based on a true story.
Seriously. Here's the official logline (aka short summary) of the movie, per Deadline: Based on a true story, the film is the ultimate wish fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional race car driver." That means the film likely pulls from the story of someone from the GT Academy, which let Gran Turismo pros compete to join a real-life racing team sponsored by Nissan...