Sony Pictures Malaysia has announced that the Gran Turismo movie will premiere in Malaysia and Malaysian cinemas on 24 August 2023. It was previously slated to premiere on 17 August 2023.

Based on the true story of Jann Mardenborough, the film is the ultimate wish-fulfilment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional racecar driver.

Directed by Neill Blomkamp. Screenplay by Jason Hall and Zach Baylin. Based on the PlayStation Studios video game. Produced by Doug Belgrad, Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan and Dana Brunetti. Executive Producers are Kazunori Yamauchi, Hermen Hulst, Jason Hall and Matthew Hirsch. The film stars David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Archie Madekwe, Darren Barnet, Geri Halliwell Horner and Djimon Hounsou.

The most recent game in the franchise was Gran Turismo 7, which launched for the PS4 and PS5 in March 2022. Check out my review of the game by heading over here.

Check out the latest trailer below: