Words Aaron Potter

After gaining success with onscreen adaptations of Uncharted and The Last Of Us, the next PlayStation game to get the cinematic treatment is one of their most famous.

Inspired by the incredible true  story of gamer-turned-real-racer Jann Mardenborough, who in 2011 beat ninety-thousand other GT Academy entrants to compete for Nissan in the Dubai 24 Hour race, director Neill Blomkamp invites audiences to witness the rise of an unlikely champion... from bedroom to pole position.

Relative newcomer Archie Madekwe stars as Mardenborough and he’s joined by Orlando Bloom as Nissan executive Danny Moore and David Harbour as no-nonsense racing coach Jack Salter, who both play a huge role in making his impossible dream come true. Thrust behind the wheel of a racecar, Mardenborough quickly learns that taking to the track in real life is anything but a game, and he’ll need to work hard if he’s to compete with the world’s best drivers.

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