Gran Turismo's New Movie Trailer Is Here, And Did You Know It's Based On A True Story?

A movie based on the PlayStation game series Gran Turismo is in the works, and the latest trailer has now arrived. The movie is based on the true story of a person who was inspired to become a real race car driver after playing Gran Turismo. The trailer really hammers this home, with graphics spliced in between the footage that state that this is an "insane true story" that "actually happened."

The movie stars Archie Madekwe as a "working class gamer" who teams up with a former driver played by David Harbour to learn the ropes. It looks like Orlando Bloom is playing the villain, an "idealistic" motorsport executive. Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou (Gladiator, Blood Diamond) plays a character who believes the teen is wasting his time. "You think you can play a stupid video game about cars and you're gonna become a race car driver?!" he says in the video.

Neill Blomkamp, who directed the cult classic sci-fi movie District 9, is directing Gran Turismo. The screenplay was written by Jason Hall and Zach Baylin based on a story by Hall and Alex Tse.

Kazunori Yamauchi, the director of the Gran Turismo series and boss of developer Polyphony Digital, is an executive producer on the film, alongside Hermen Hulst from PlayStation Studios.

Gran Turismo releases in theaters on August 11.

The Gran Turismo movie is produced in part by PlayStation Productions, the film and TV division of the gaming giant. In addition to Gran Turismo, PlayStation Productions is behind the upcoming Days Gone and Ghost of Tsushima movies, as well as the upcoming Twisted Metal, God of War, and Horizon TV series, as well as Season 2 of The Last of Us.