On a different racetrack of events, Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise were initially attached to Ford v Ferrari, with the F1 star revealing what ultimately led the latter to back out of the project. Speaking to the United Arab Emirates-based publication The National News, Pitt reflected on the racing pic that never came to pass, …

Brad Pitt recently engaged in a wide-ranging conversation with The National about the massive success of his 2025 movie release. Pitt casually dropped the bombshell that he and Tom Cruise were originally attached to an early version of Ford v Ferrari over a decade ago.

Fans of Formula 1 and the latest blockbuster flick bearing its name could have seen Brad Pitt racing cars much earlier—had Top Gun star Tom Cruise not caused a separate project to come crashing down by declining one of the lead roles.