Summary
- Michael Fassbender's racing experience and rapport with Brad Pitt make him a perfect fit for the latter's Formula 1 movie, saving time and money on training actors for stunts.
- Fassbender and Pitt have a successful history of working together, showcasing their commitment to their roles and bringing out the best in each other.
- The Brad Pitt Formula 1 movie could continue Fassbender's comeback in acting, which has already been building with his releases and is well-deserved after a string of box office disappointments.
Michael Fassbender is about to have a huge comeback with two tentpole movies, but there'd be no bigger or more fitting return for the actor than a starring role in Brad Pitt's Formula 1 racing movie. Not much is known about the racing film, not even its title, but the project is being directed by Joseph Kosinski, who directed Top Gun: Maverick, and the Brad Pitt collaboration is just as ambitious. The production will see Pitt driving an actual Formula 2 car on real Formula 1 tracks, and the movie is being co-produced by seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton. The project will also have a huge helping hand from the Mercedes crew.
In November, Fassbender will make a comeback by starring in two huge back-to-back movies, one of which is David Fincher's The Killer. The other movie is a collaboration with another visionary director, as Fassbender will star in Taika Waitit's Next Goal Wins. This follows a four-year gap in Fassbender's acting career, which makes his November 2023 that much more exciting. However, as the Brad Pitt Formula 1 film will undoubtedly be a monumental movie event, it could continue Fassbender's return to acting significantly. While it might sound like a random movie for Fassbender, the casting would be perfect for a very good reason.
Michael Fassbender's Racing Obsession Makes Him Perfect For Brad Pitt's F1 Movie
The X-Men actor is perfect to play a character in Brad Pitt's fictional racing team film because Fassbender has been racing cars for seven years. Becoming a professional race car driver is the very reason Fassbender put his acting career on hiatus. The actor was fairly successful too, as he finished 15th in the Ferrari Challenge's Coppa Shell class in 2017. In 2018, Fassbender came first place in the opening race of the Ferrari Challenge, and in 2019, the actor competed in the Porsche Racing Experience. Fassbender also raced in LeMans in 2022, but he wasn't as successful, as his team finished 51st out of 62 teams.
Director Joseph Kosinski and a team of drivers and engineers would likely have to train actors from scratch given that the director likes his actors to perform their own stunts. Pitt mentioned (vi F1i), "You've never seen speed; you've never seen the G-forces like this. The footage is really, really exciting." Given that Fassbender has seven years of racing experience and is a powerful dramatic actor, it only makes sense to cast him in the Brad Pitt Formula 1 movie. Casting Fassbender would save time and money, as the actor could help the production with his knowledge and experience in racing cars.
Michael Fassbender & Brad Pitt Already Have A Movie History
Michael Fassbender and Brad Pitt have worked together on a number of occasions, and for the most part, they've been extremely successful together. Both Fassbender and Pitt are in the cast of Inglourious Basterds, a movie that was overwhelmingly critically praised, won awards, and grossed $321 million worldwide (via Box Office Mojo). The two also starred together in the Best Picture winner 12 Years a Slave, which Pitt produced, and in Ridley Scott's The Counselor, which was negatively received but still showcased how committed to their roles Pitt and Fassbender are and how well they work together.
Fassbender and Pitt might not pop on screen nor are they wildly entertaining together in the way that other on-screen duos are, but they're both extremely deep in character in all of their projects together, and they certainly bring the best out in each other. Between his background as a professional race car driver and his rapport with Pitt, Fassbender is a shoo-in for the mystery Formula 1 movie. There's no way Fassbender can play Pitt's character's teammate in the film, as Damson Idris has been cast in that role, but there are still other parts that Fassbender could play.
Brad Pitt's F1 Movie Can Continue Michael Fassbender's Acting Comeback
It's almost as if Michael Fassbender has been strategically planning his big comeback for a long time given how perfect the rollout seems. David Fincher's The Killer will be released on November 10, and the movie will see Fassbender playing the stoic and nameless title character. The movie also marks the thriller auteur's return to the genre for the first time in over a decade, and in that respect, The Killer will undoubtedly be extremely popular. Then, just one week later, on November 17, Taika Waititi's comedy-drama Next Goal Wins will be released in the U.S.
While neither movie has received the greatest first reviews, there's no doubt that November 2023 will be ed as the comeback of Fassbender after four years. The Brad Pitt F1 movie can continue that comeback, and given that Fassbender had gotten unlucky with a string of box office bombs before his hiatus, this new hot streak continuing with the F1 movie is exactly what the actor deserves. The F1 movie's main cast, including Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, and Javier Bardem, has already been revealed, but given that the production is being kept so close to Joseph Kosinski's chest, the casting of Michael Fassbender is still possible.
