It tells the true story of a young British gamer who became a real-life racecar driver. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LAS VEGAS – Gamers are pale, socially awkward nerds who would rather interact with a screen than another human being – or so the stereotype goes.
Bloom’s character is also based on a real person – British businessman and motorsport executive Darren Cox, who founded GT Academy, a television show that gave talented Gran Turismo players a shot at winning a racing career with car manufacturer Nissan. “But actually, this is the real-life story of Jann Mardenborough, who was so good in a simulator that my character Danny, who is based on a real-life Nissan executive, had this madcap idea to take these simulation racers and put them into cars, stick them on a racetrack and see what happened. And it kind of paid off, because Jann, who is now in his early 30s, still races, and podiumed at Le Mans .
“Neil’s film-making is generally, even when it’s science-fiction, really gritty and real, so this had that feel to it. So, it’s going to be a cool movie to watch,” says the 48-year-old American actor, who stars in the science-fiction horror series Stranger Things .
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