Although during the CES 2023 we had an exclusive one-minute preview of the filmthis week the official trailer of the film was released, based of course on the narrative of GT Academythe school of pilots of Grand Touringwhich, for many, is probably the most relevant racing game in the world of consoles.
With the advancement in technology, the Gran Turismo team entered the world of eSports looking for the best drivers in the game to have a real chance of getting a real seat and a chance in the world of motorsport, something that was driven by nissanone of the closest partners to the franchise (not for nothing the nissan gt r It has a screen with telemetric information designed by the same developer team of Gran Turismo, Polyphony Digital).
From the PlayStation to the real car
One of the most successful pilot graduates of this school, Jann Mardenborough, won the GT Academy in 2011 and since then he has competed in various touring categories, including Le Mans in an LMP1 class car. How real can Gran Turismo be? How far can a video game take you? Can what was learned in a simulation be applied to reality?
Well, the story narrates a novelized and updated version of Mardenborough’s career, from his home to the track, revealing all the aforementioned problems and others that are also obvious, such as the physical training of someone who only plays sitting in an armchair or the distrust of parents who ignore a hobby without understanding the possibilities that today offer. Not for nothing, in recent years, there has been a boom in eSports with young people who have made a career in digital tournaments being video game expertswith transmissions as exciting or more exciting than those of a traditional sport.
It has rarely been seen that someone can gain enough experience in a video game to be competitive in real life and Grand Touring It was one of the first video games to erase that line. Perhaps that was also what made it interesting to immortalize the saga on film.
“If you miss a line in the game, you reset the game. If you miss the track, you can die.”
The film will be directed by Neill Blomkamp (Elysium, Chappie, District 9) who has already told how he is taking advantage of Sony cameras to emulate the typical Gran Turismo camera positions (such as the suspended third-person rear view, so classic in video games) and will have actors to Orlando Bloom, David Harbor and Archie Madekwewho will play the role of Mardenborough.
Gran Turismo, opens on August 13, 2023 and after this trailer, they really want to see it.
