The Formula 1 Superstar Lewis Hamilton is entering a new race this summer – as a film producer to continue the box office crown. He accelerates in multiplexes with “F1 the Movie”, the high octane blockbuster of his company Dawn Apollo films and original Apple films.
For his recent Variety blanket With Tim Cook from Apple, Hamilton opened its doors to make the professional pivot.
“I grew up at a time when people really put you in a box, and it’s like you could only do one thing,” said Hamilton. “When I was at school, I was very creative, then when I started, there was a lot to delete or put aside. And as I get older, I really started creating space to be able to exploit these different creative points of sale, which I found inspiring and gave me much more confidence. ”
Lewis Hamilton on the track during the Grand Prix de la F1 of Canada on June 15.
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Hamilton was closely involved in the production of the racing film, which features Brad Pitt and Damson Idris as pilots of a disjointed team and the oppressed to continue their first victory on the Formula 1 circuit. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Joseph Kosinski, “F1” was filmed during the racing seasons in 2023 and 2024 Hamilton has simultaneously managed his day work as a pilot and new career as a producer of the film.
“I often came to Los Angeles and I am in Jerry’s office, which was crazy, or Joe’s studio passing by Beat by Beat the Script, dialogue, authentic terminology for racing pilots, switches, speed change sounds that you will overlap,” recalls Hamilton. “I have to get involved in all of this. And then we had (composer) Hans Zimmer on board, and we go to his studio and see him create. It was an emotional mountain. ”
Lewis Hamilton (Center) with Stars Brad Pitt and Damson Idris during the first “F1” in New York on June 16 in New York.
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Hamilton is not the first athlete to try the production of scripted content – think of LeBron James and his company Springhill or at the late Kobe Bryant, who won an Oscar for the best animated short film – but his entry on the stage underlines that the public is invested in more than football, basketball and baseball.
Here are some other heavy Hollywood strikers.
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Peyton Manning
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SPORT: Soccer
Pebbles: Omaha Productions
SCORE: The NFL Hall of Famer has launched its entertainment career with documents like “Peyton’s Places” and the “Manningcast”, which it co-animated with Brother Eli Manning for ESPN, where the company has a lucrative Long -term; In addition, the “quarters” return for a second season on Netflix in July. Now Omaha enters the scripted game with “Chad Powers”, a comedy for Hulu It features Glen Powell and goes out this fall. -
Stephen Curry
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SPORT: Basketball
Pebbles: Unanimous media
SCORE: In the production space, the version of Curry of the Three shooting means creating content on platforms, genres and formats. At the Annecy Animation Festival, Unanimous revealed that Caleb McLaughlin and Gabrielle Union will showcase “Goat”, an animated comedy for Sony That made his debut in 2026. -
Simone Biles
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SPORT: Gymnastics
Pebbles: Sports religion
SCORE: After shooting the curtain on his return to the Olympic Games in the Netflix Docuuseries “Simone Biles Rising”, the gold medalist has teamed With the sports religion of Tom Brady and Michael Strahan To develop more sports stories, with particular attention to color and mental well-being athletes. -
Serena Williams
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SPORT: Tennis
Pebbles: Nine two six productions
SCORE: After the production of “King Richard”, winner of an Oscar, the Grand Slam Great launched nine two six, emphasizing female stories. Then, the Netflix adaptation of the novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid “Carrie Soto is back”, which was vaguely inspired by Serena and the prowess of his sister Venus Williams. -
Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird
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SPORTY: Soccer and basketball
Pebbles: A touch more
SCORE: What started as an Instagram Live series animated by the sports couple – one, a world cup champion and the other, a legend of the WNBA – has become a successful podcast and an entertainment business. The A Touch More scripting offer is a series based on The romantic queer novel by Meryl Wilsner “Cleat Mute”.
