F1 2: Director Explains if Ending Scene Sets up a Sequel
The Top Gun: Maverick director recently shared whether F1 2 is on the cards following the ending scene of F1.
F1 follows the story of Brad Pitt's character, Sonny Hayes. The veteran Formula 1 racer returns to the track at the request of his friend and APXGP owner, Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem). At the end of the movie, he wins the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Sonny is then shown in Baja, California, in the mid-credits scene. There, he approaches an off-road racing team to see if they are hiring a driver. Next, Sonny is seen hitting the track, and the credits roll. This has led to the speculation that he might continue racing, and a sequel might happen.
While speaking with GQ, director Joseph Kosinski said, 'That's up for the audience to decide. I think we leave it on a really open-ended moment for Sonny, for Kate [played by Kerry Condon], and for Joshua. So yeah, I think there's certainly more to tell of the APXGP team, and where Sonny Hayes goes from here. But that's not my decision.'
Apart from F1 2, Kosinski has also expressed his desire to do a Days of Thunder and F1 crossover if he gets a chance to work with both Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. Days of Thunder is a 1990 film starring Cruise as a racer, Cole Trickle.
Speaking on this, Joseph Kosinski said, 'Well, right now, it'd be Cole Trickle, who was [Cruise's] Days of Thunder character, we find out that he and Sonny Hayes have a past. They were rivals at some point, maybe crossed paths… I heard about this epic go-kart battle on Interview with a Vampire that Brad and Tom had, and who wouldn't pay to see those two go head-to-head on the track?'
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