Who directed the 2023 Gran Turismo film?

Neill Blomkamp directed the 2023 Gran Turismo film.

The movie is a biographical sports drama inspired by the Gran Turismo video-game series and the real career of British racing driver Jann Mardenborough. Blomkamp directed a screenplay by Jason Hall and Zach Baylin, turning a game-centered premise into a story about a simulator player attempting to become a professional driver.

The film's development took years. Sony first announced a Gran Turismo movie project in 2013, and Joseph Kosinski was attached to an earlier version in 2015. That iteration did not move forward; the project was revived in 2022 with Blomkamp as director. Filming took place in Hungary late that year.

The title can cause confusion because Blomkamp was not the only filmmaker associated with the project. Kosinski's earlier involvement is the reason his name sometimes appears in background coverage, but he did not direct the released film. Gran Turismo premiered at Spa-Francorchamps on July 30, 2023, before its theatrical release.