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EntertainmentStreamingSony’s Gran Turismo movie won’t be your standard race sagaWith District 9’s Neill Blomkamp at the helm, the Gran Turismo movie will more likely be dark and dangerous than fast and furiousWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
With District 9’s Neill Blomkamp at the helm, the Gran Turismo movie will more likely be dark and dangerous than fast and furious
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(Image credit: Sony)
(Image credit: Sony)
The news thatSonywas planning to turn its Gran Turismo series of racing games into a feature film was something that I was on board with. I’m a massive fan of the games and definitely partial to some high-octane car chases. What’s not to love?
Unlike other games that have been turned into movies though, Gran Turismo doesn’t have a narrative. At least not beyond earning licenses, winning races and buying increasingly nicer cars. So how are they going to make it into a film?
The storyline apparently follows a teenage player who eventually becomes a professional racer driver through the skills he learns from playing Gran Turismo. With Blomkamp at the helm though, this is unlikely to be a simple happy affair.
(Image credit: Nissan)
(Image credit: Nissan)
Learning to race through computer games is nothing new. The Nürburgring in Germany is a world renowned race track, used as a marker for many cars in testing. It’s also open to the public, so for a small charge you can take your own vehcile around the track most days.
The Nurburgring’s north ring (or Nordschleife) appears as a race-able track in most racing games, including Gran Turismo. On a visit there once, I spoke to some drivers who had learned the course through playing it on games like Gran Turismo. It allowed the drivers to have a better idea of what was coming up next and allowed them to complete their lap much faster than they would have normally.
Apparently the Gran Turismo player the film is based on won a series of Nissan competitions through the game, so I’m sure we’ll see plenty of the Nissan GTR. Nissan actually created a version of the GTR for the launch of Gran Turismo Sport that was drivable with aPlayStationcontroller.
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I’m sure Sony hopes the movie will inspire more teenagers to take up the game if they want a become a racing driver. I’m sure it will convince me to boot GT back up on my PlayStation, but I’m worried I’ll just want to buy a Nissan GTR.
The Nurburgring on Gran Turismo(Image credit: Sony)
The Nurburgring on Gran Turismo
The Nurburgring on Gran Turismo
(Image credit: Sony)
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