Brad Pitt reveals he and Tom Cruise almost starred in "Ford v Ferrari" together

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Brad Pitt reveals he and Tom Cruise almost starred in "Ford v Ferrari" together

Writer: Heidi Hsia

Before it was Christian Bale and Matt Damon, it was meant for Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise

8 Jul - Before there was James Mangold's "Ford v Ferrari" starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon, there was actually a version of the movie that was supposed to reunite Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.

Brad Pitt shared as much recently in an interview with UAE's The National News, saying that the project came to them 10 years prior, and was supposed to be helmed by director Joseph Kosinski whom he worked with on "F1" and who worked with Tom Cruise on "Top Gun: Maverick".

"Tom and I, for a while there, were on Ford v Ferrari with Joe [to direct]. This was about 10 years before the guys who actually made it - and made it a great movie," he said. "What it came down to is that we both wanted to drive, and he wanted to play Shelby, and I wanted to play Ken Miles. And when Tom realised that Carroll Shelby would not be driving much in the movie, it didn't come through."

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It is noted that Kosinski had previously spoke about the cancelled version of his "Ford v. Ferrari" movie, saying that the studio objected to the budget.

As to whether there will be a sequel to "F1", Pitt stated that he would love to do it.

"I would want to drive again, selfishly speaking," he said. "F1 is still the focus. It needs to be on Joshua Pierce - Damson Idris's character - and the rest of the team fighting for a championship. Where does Sonny fit in? I'm not sure. Sonny's probably out on the Bonneville Salt Flats, setting speed records or something like that."