Brad Pitt Reveals Why His Version of “Ford v Ferrari ”Starring Alongside Tom Cruise Never Got Made

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Brad Pitt is detailing why a past costarring role with Tom Cruise didn't come to fruition

The Academy Award winner revealed in an interview with The National that he and Cruise didn't reunite for Ford v Ferrari for a few reasons

The film later released in 2019 with Matt Damon and Christian Bale costarring

Brad Pitt is sharing why he and Tom Cruise didn't reunite on the big screen for Ford v Ferrari.

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The F1 actor, 61, spoke to with The National in an interview published July 3 to discuss his latest racing film, when he explained what exactly went down that prevented he and Cruise, 63, from starring together in what later became the 2019 sports drama featuring Matt Damon and Christian Bale.

While the Academy Award-winning film was ultimately directed by James Mangold, a planned earlier iteration of Ford v Ferrari would have seen F1 director Joseph Kosinski behind the wheel and was set to star Cruise and Pitt, but the project fell through due to budgetary reasons.

Now, Pitt is detailing another reason things didn't necessarily work out. “Tom and I, for a while there, were on Ford v Ferrari with Joe [to direct]. This was about 10 years before the guys who actually made it — and made it a great movie,” Pitt said.

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Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise at 'F1' premiere in June 2025

“What it came down to is that we both wanted to drive, and [Tom] wanted to play Shelby, and I wanted to play Ken Miles. And when Tom realized that Carroll Shelby would not be driving much in the movie, it didn’t come through," he added. "So I’m not sure how that’s going to work [in a potential ‘F1’ sequel], but we’ll give it a go. I’d love to.”

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Still, Pitt got his time in the driver's seat with Kosinski's F1, which arrived in theaters June 27 and stars the actor as Formula 1 driver Sonny Hayes. The film, made in collaboration with F1 athletes like producerLewis Hamilton, also features starsDamson Idris,Tobias Menzies, Kim Bodnia andJavier Bardem.

The actor told The National that he'd be up for a sequel, too, adding that the "focus" of a follow-up would have to be on Idris’ character.

“I would want to drive again, selfishly speaking,” Pitt said. “F1 is still the focus. It needs to be on Joshua Pierce – Damson Idris’s character – and the rest of the team fighting for a championship. Where does Sonny fit in? I’m not sure."

He continued: "Sonny’s probably out on the Bonneville Salt Flats, setting speed records or something like that. So I’m not sure beyond that, just yet. Right now, I’m just pleased as punch that something like this can bring people together. That’s the power of this kind of cinema.”

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Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise at 'F1' premiere in June 2025

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Cruise and Pitt, who starred inInterview with a Vampireback in 1994, may not have reunited on the big screen lately but they did spend some time together on the red carpet for F1 on June 23. And as Cruise explained earlier this year, the pair are no strangers to racing together.

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“It’s great to see Brad driving,” Cruise at CinemaCon 2025, perCinemaBlend. “He’s a very good driver. Believe me, I’ve raced against him. When we were doingInterview with the Vampire,we’d go and race go-karts. We’d literally finish and go drive go-karts all night.”

In a separate interview with E! News back in June, Pitt also shared his thoughts on a future team-up with Cruise, explaining that he'd be down under one condition.

“Well, I’m not gonna hang my ass off airplanes and s--- like that, so… when he does something again that’s on the ground," he joked.

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