{"id":34721,"date":"2023-10-18T14:00:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T12:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/?p=34721"},"modified":"2023-10-18T10:57:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T08:57:03","slug":"ramp-up-the-revs-with-gran-turismo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/blog\/2023\/10\/18\/ramp-up-the-revs-with-gran-turismo\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramp up the revs with Gran Turismo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Everyone loves an underdog story and when you throw in gaming, motorsport and buckets of adrenaline for good measure, you get Gran Turismo \u2013 one of the most inspiring sports movies of recent times.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Adapted from the popular PlayStation video game series, this biographical motor racing drama is coming to Apple TV (to buy and keep) from October 20 and DStv Box Office (to rent) from October 27, courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. It is directed by none other than South Africa\u2019s Neill Blomkamp of District 9 fame.<\/p>\n<p>Gran Turismo is based on the unbelievable true story of a team of underdogs \u2013 a struggling working-class gamer (<em>Archie Madekwe \u2013 Midsommar)<\/em>, a failed former racecar driver (<em>David Harbour \u2013 Stranger Things<\/em>) and an idealistic motorsport executive (<em>Orlando Bloom \u2013 Lord of the Rings<\/em>). Together, they risk it all to take on the most elite sport in the world.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1251924\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1251924\" style=\"width: 744px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1251924\" src=\"https:\/\/caxtondigital.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2023\/10\/DP_7396016_GranTurismoBasedOnATrueStory_2023_AMAZON_3840x2160_ENG-744x419.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"419\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1251924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image supplied by DStv Box Office.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The film is inspired by the real story of British teenager Jann Mardenborough, a Gran Turismo video gamer who became a professional racing car driver. Incredible though it may sound, this digital driver actually ended up making it in the real world \u2013 including racing at Le Mans.<\/p>\n<p>Expect dazzling special effects, breathtaking action sequences and a story with true heart and grit in this gamer-turns-racer story, taking a lap of honour on <a href=\"https:\/\/protect-za.mimecast.com\/s\/OzMpCGZK2mT2W1qDFLTAa1?domain=totalexposure.evlink1.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DStv Box Office<\/a> this October! 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