Motorsports enthusiast Brad Pitt—pictured here with Lindsay Owen-Jones, the president of the FIA Endurance Commission (left) and Automobile Club de l’Ouest president Pierre Fillon (right)—had the honor of starting the 84th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 2016.

Winning Formula

Just like Tom Cruise hurling through the sky with more than twice the g-forces some astronauts endure during rocket launches, it will be real races and real cars for Brad Pitt in the Top Gun: Maverick director’s next film

By Keiran Southern

Cinema audiences love a throwback. Tom Cruise and his old-fashioned stunts — rather than computer-generated special effects — have made Top Gun: Maverick the biggest film of the summer.

Audiences around the world have thrilled to the sight of Cruise, 59, and fellow cast members in the cockpits of genuine fighter jets. US Navy pilots took over for breathtaking sequences of high-speed aerial combat on the big screen.