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- It tells the true story of British teenager Jann Mardenborough, a teenage Gran Turismo player who became a professional racing car driver.
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Grand Star (La Compagnie des Glaces in France) is a 2007 Canadian / French / Belgian co-production science fiction television series loosely based on the novel series La Compagnie des glaces by the French writer Georges-Jean Arnaud. It was filmed in Wallers-Arenberg, France, and originally broadcast on Space and A-Channel.
It tells the true story of British teenager Jann Mardenborough, a teenage Gran Turismo player who became a professional racing car driver. The film stars Archie Madekwe as Mardenborough alongside David Harbour , Orlando Bloom , Darren Barnet , Geri Halliwell Horner , and Djimon Hounsou .
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Aug 25, 2023 · Gran Turismo: Directed by Neill Blomkamp. With David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Archie Madekwe, Takehiro Hira. Based on the unbelievable, inspiring true story of a team of underdogs - a struggling, working-class gamer, a failed former race car driver, and an idealistic motorsport exec - who risk it all to take on the most elite sport in the world.
- Neill Blomkamp
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With Tyler Johnston, Tammy Hui, Kyle Labine, James Gerard. Based on the saga by French novelist Georges J. Arnaud. In the latter part of the 21st century, there is a cataclysmic explosion on the moon, which was being used as a nuclear waste dump and the earth is turned into a frozen mass of ice.
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- 2007-09-22
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- Tyler Johnston, Tammy Hui, Kyle Labine
- Archie Madekwe as Jann Mardenborough. Archie Madekwe plays Jann Mardenborough, the youngest winner of GT Academy who went on to become a professional racing driver.
- Orlando Bloom as Danny Moore (Based on GT Academy Founder Darren Cox) Orlando Bloom's character, Danny Moore, takes inspiration from Darren Cox, the real-life founder of GT Academy.
- Djimon Hounsou as Steve Mardenborough. Jann Mardenborough's father, played by Djimon Hounsou in the 2023 biopic, shares his son's competitive spirit as a former professional football player.
- Geri Halliwell as Lesley Mardenborough. Spice Girls alumna Geri Halliwell features in Gran Turismo as Jann Mardenborough's mother, Lesley. In an interview with The Sun, Jann said the singer "nailed" her part.
Dec 18, 2023 · The True Story of ’Gran Turismo’ and Driver Jann Mardenborough. Movies & TV. Movies Based on True Stories. The Gran Turismo Movie Tells a Remarkable True Story—With One Big Exception. The movie,...
Aug 13, 2023 · On the surface, this “based on a true story” account of video gamer turned race car driver Jann Mardenborough may seem like a left turn for a film-maker whose career has been built on...
