The primary trailer for director Neil Blomkamp’s “Gran Turismo,” tailored from the favored PlayStation online game racing franchise, has been launched.

Blomkamp, whose notable directing credit embrace “District 9” and “Elysium,” departs from his typical science fiction material to tackle the sports activities racing movie. Based mostly on a real story, “Gran Turismo” follows a younger teenager who’s obsessive about taking part in the racing online game and progressively takes his controller abilities onto an actual racetrack with hopes to develop into knowledgeable race automotive driver. Archie Madekwe performs the movie’s predominant character, with David Harbour as his racing coach, Djimon Hounsou as {the teenager}’s father and Orlando Bloom as a motorsport advertising government. Darren Barnet performs a revered GT Academy driver who feels threatened by {the teenager}’s fast-growing success.

The racing simulation online game franchise started in 1997 with a self-titled entry from developer Polyphony Digital, spearheaded by Kazunori Yamauchi. The video games put an emphasis on realism, with simulations mirroring real-life appearances and performances of licensed autos. The franchise has amassed 14 entries since its 1997 debut, and its gross sales of greater than 80 million models has made it the highest-selling online game franchise for Sony and the PlayStation model.

The screenplay is written by Jason Corridor and Zach Baylin. Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan, Doug Belgrad and Dana Brunetti produced the movie with Columbia Footage, PlayStation Productions, Set off Avenue Productions and a pair of.0 Leisure hooked up.

The movie is ready to be launched Aug. 11 by Sony Footage. Take a look at the trailer beneath.