Tom Cruise in ‘F1’? Jerry Bruckheimer and the Cast Clear the Air

"F1" actors Kerry Condon and Damson Idris, director Joseph Kosinski, and producer Jerry Bruckheimer appeared on Radio Andy's "The Julia Cunningham Show" to promote the new racing drama. During the interview, Bruckheimer revealed whether Tom Cruise was almost cast in "F1," Kosinski said he was shocked by Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari move, and Condon opened up about trying racing herself.

Julia Cunningham: Was there a moment where Tom Cruise got wind of this 'cause I could hear him thinking like, "Oh my god," "Days of Thunder" moment, but like F1 cars and you guys being like, "No, we have to keep him at bay." No one letting him know we're working on this. Was that ever a potential that Tom could have snuck his way in?

Jerry Bruckheimer: No, because he was so embedded in "Mission Impossible." They had so much more work to do that he just wasn't available to do this and we're so fortunate to get Brad, because when Lewis took Brad on the track, he said, "Brad, he's an amazing athlete." He really is. He's really good at this and I think it's all those years of riding motorcycles and fast cars that he has the hand eye coordination. Look. Formula One, there are 10 teams, 20 drivers, right? They are the best drivers in the world. If you put each one of them in the same car, they come in within one second of each other. That's how good they are, so we had to kind of get Brad and Damson up to that. They'll never be at that level, but hey.

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"F1" premiered on June 16, 2025, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 27 (during the weekend of the Austrian Grand Prix).

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