As some of you may be aware already, a Gran Turismo movie revolving around the now abandoned GT Academy program has been in the making for quite a bit. Well, a trailer has been released today, together with a date: August 11.
The scenario revolves around an apparently extremely romanced version of Jann Mardenborough's story, winner of the second ever edition of the contest, and now established pro racing driver. It will show Jann's life from childhood to being a professional race driver. The movie seems set in current years, which, combined with the fact that characters interpreted by Orlando Bloom and David Harbour don't sport the names of people involved in the program back then, makes the use of Jann's name instead of creating a fictional character a bit weird.
This is supported by the trailer showing footage of the current game, GT7, which has never been used for a GT Academy competition. The game footage itself is taken directly from Gran Turismo 7 trailers, at least from what we can see right now. Outside of gaming and racing, the movie trailer shows we can expect family drama and a love story.
Underwhelming reception
Overall, reception by the GT community on social is underwhelming, with many expecting a dud and criticising it for the number of clichés already featured in the available footage. The fact that the movie's logo is using an obviously incorrect font compared to the game's logo is also perceived as a lack of implication from Polyphony Digital and a low effort from the production team to get to know the subject.With a bit more than 3 months before it airs in cinemas, we are curious to know how many of you are planning to go watch it, and what you expect from it.
