LONDON (AP) — Brad Pitt's movie about Formula 1 coming to cinemas next year will simply be called “F1,” the racing series said Friday.
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is a co-producer of the project, which collected footage at F1 circuits around the world this year and last.
Footage was taken at Silverstone — home of the British Grand Prix — and at the Hungaroring near Budapest; as well as the historic Spa Francorchamps in Belgium; Japan’s popular Suzuka track; and Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina circuit.
Pitt was at Silverstone on Friday and walked through the paddock area.
In the film, the 60-year-old American plays a former driver who returns to F1 alongside a rookie teammate, who is played by London-born actor Damson Idris. Their fictional team is called APXGP.
The film is directed by Joseph Kosinski of “Top Gun: Maverick” fame.
The film will be released next June, F1 said in a statement.
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Brad Pitt walks in the paddock at the Silverstone racetrack, Silverstone, England, Friday, July 5, 2024. Brad Pitt's movie about Formula 1 coming to cinemas next year will simply be called "F1," the racing series said Friday. Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton is a co-producer of the project, which collected footage at several F1 circuits around the world this year and last. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Brad Pitt walks in the paddock at the Silverstone racetrack, Silverstone, England, Friday, July 5, 2024. Brad Pitt's movie about Formula 1 coming to cinemas next year will simply be called "F1," the racing series said Friday. Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton is a co-producer of the project, which collected footage at several F1 circuits around the world this year and last. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Brad Pitt walks in the paddock at the Silverstone racetrack, Silverstone, England, Friday, July 5, 2024. Brad Pitt's movie about Formula 1 coming to cinemas next year will simply be called "F1," the racing series said Friday. Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton is a co-producer of the project, which collected footage at several F1 circuits around the world this year and last. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
FILE - Actor Brad Pitt walks through the paddock before the British Formula One Grand Prix race at the Silverstone racetrack, Silverstone, England, on July 9, 2023. Brad Pitt's Hollywood film about Formula 1 is being released in cinemas next June and will simply be called “F1,” the racing series said on Friday, Friday, July 5, 2024. (Christian Bruna/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Members of Arizona’s congressional delegation introduced legislation Monday that would authorize a water rights settlement with three Native American tribes in the Southwest, providing more certainty for the arid region.
The proposal carries a price tag of $5 billion — larger than any such agreement enacted by Congress.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona said the legislation marks a historic step forward in resolving what has been a decades-long dispute with the Navajo Nation as well as the Hopi and San Juan Southern Paiute tribes.
The legislation would ratify a settlement agreement that was approved by each of the tribes in May. In all, the tribes would be guaranteed access to more than 56,000 acre-feet of Colorado River water along with specific groundwater rights and protections. The legislation also would establish a homeland for the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe.
The funding included in the legislation would be distributed to special trust funds to pay for building and maintaining water development and delivery projects, including a $1.75 billion distribution pipeline.
"Securing water rights for these tribes upholds their sovereignty and lays the path for their growth and prosperity through increased investment in water infrastructure,” Kelly said.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona said the federal government's obligation to the tribes to provide drinking water could not be more pressing as climate change exacerbates what he referred to as a multigenerational drought.
For the San Juan Southern Paiute, tribal President Robbin Preston Jr. said the opportunities that would come from the legislation would be life-changing for his people.
“With reliable electricity, water and housing, our people will have opportunities that have never been available to us before,” he said in a statement. “This legislation is more than a settlement of water rights, it is the establishment of an exclusive reservation for a tribe that will no longer be forced to live like strangers in our own land.”
While efforts to negotiate an agreement have been generations in the making, tribal leaders have said the ongoing drought and the effects of the coronavirus pandemic were among the challenges that drove the latest round of talks.
FILE - A windmill draws water for livestock in Leupp, Ariz., on the Navajo Nation, March 9, 2024. Members of Arizona’s congressional delegation introduced legislation Monday, July 8, 2024, that would authorize a water rights settlement with three Native American tribes in the Southwest, providing more certainty for the arid region. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca, File)
