In a new interview with Collider, David Harbour spoke about working with Neill Blomkamp and not surprisingly, the Stranger Things star gushed about the District 9 director. “Neill is so cool and such a good director that it’s really been a joy to work on this movie, and this movie’s going to be… Talk about not what you expect, with him at the helm there’s a visceralness to this movie, to this video game world that is so cool. I can’t wait for you to see this movie,” Harbour said.
He also discussed how the story’s plot is based on a true story. “Yeah. Sim racing, man, who knew? Those guys are incredible,” Harbour said. It’s great to learn more about the Gran Turismo film and it certainly sounds like David Harbour had a lot of fun working on the project. With that in mind, we’re hoping for more updates on the movie soon. Gran Turismo is directed by Neill Blomkamp and also stars Orlando Bloom, Darren Barnett, Archie Madekwe, Daniel Puig, Josha Stradowski, Geri Halliwell-Horner, and Thomas Kretschman. The film is written by Jason Hall and Zach Baylin, and is being produced by PlayStation Productions’ Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan as well as Doug Belgrad and Dana Brunetti. The official synopsis for the movie reads as follows: “Based on a true story, ‘Gran Turismo’ 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.” The Gran Turismo film is currently scheduled for release on August 11, 2023.
