Damson Idris is clearly prepared for F1 to hit theaters this summer time.
The British actor, and co-star alongside Brad Pitt of the Formula One movie, arrived on the Met Gala able to race. Videos from outdoors style’s largest evening confirmed Idris arriving in a Tommy Hilfiger-branded race automobile — just like what audiences will see him on this summer time.
Idris arrived on the Met Gala carpet in a bedazzled racing helmet and full Tommy Hilfiger race go well with. After taking photographs within the look, two employees members grabbed onto a facet of the go well with and ripped it open to disclose a three-piece crimson go well with by Hilfiger. The go well with’s jacket featured one facet of gold and crimson plaid.
The outfit reveal was undoubtedly essentially the most thrilling of the evening, with Idris lastly taking his helmet off after his second outfit was revealed. Idris’ Formula One-themed outfit was an ideal match for a gala co-hosted by one of many biggest the game has ever seen — Lewis Hamilton — who can be a producer on the upcoming Apple movie. This 12 months was removed from Idris’ first time on the Met Gala; he most not too long ago attended final 12 months with Prada.
In F1, Idris performs a rookie driver who’s mentored by a once-retired driver, performed by Pitt. “Every time you see Brad or Damson driving in this movie, they’re driving on their own in one of these real race cars on a real F1 track,” the movie’s director, Joseph Kosinski, stated in a press occasion when the trailer was released.
“The big challenge was just the camera system itself. We had to develop a brand new camera system taking everything we learned on Top Gun: Maverick and pushing it much further. You can’t put 60 pounds of gear onto a race car and expect it’s going to perform the same way,” the director added.
F1 hits theaters and IMAX on June 25 from Warner Bros.
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