Gran Turismo Director Neill Blomkamp & Pro Driver Jann Mardenborough

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with Gran Turismo Director Neill Blomkamp, and Professional Driver Jann Mardenborough - whose life the story is based on! The guys discuss the making of the film, Jann's path to racing through the GT Academy, BTS stories from filming, their love of cars, and thoughts on EVs!

2:10 - Gran Turismo - Releasing August 25th!

5:11 - How Neill became involved with the film.

8:17 - Jann's introduction to Gran Turismo the game & early interest in cars.

16:39 - Making video game movies.

20:00 - Jann on his GT Academy trials - from video gamer to race car driver! In 2011, Jann (19) participated in the GT Academy where he beat out 90,000 others to win the competition. The prize for his victory was a chance to drive with Nissan at the Dubai 24 Hour!

24:17 - Jann built his own rig!

28:10 - Smack talk? Brutal!

30:39 - When did Jann know he had a shot to win? Won his first race at Silverstone.

36:08 - Jann's UK Driver's License Test - Hyundai Coupe(Tiburon), manual.

38:01 - "Just a gamer" comments & dirty drivers!

45:11 - How authentic is the story?

50:42 - Jann's rebound after a horrific accident.

57:30 - Orlando Bloom's accident.

01:03:14 - Realism Consultant.

01:06:45 - Cars featured in the movie.

01:14:11 - David Harbour.

01:18:02 - Sound Design & Kazunori Yamauchi stories.

01:24:19 - Jann on the hardest parts of shooting.

01:26:52 - Kazunori/Polyphony's involvement in the film.

01:30:31 - Jann on having a movie about his life, at 31!

01:33:01 - GT Academy & ESports.

01:38:20 - Jann's first splurge car?

01:41:57 - Neill's first splurge car?

01:45:49 - The best race scenes in other movies.

01:47:57 - Neill's LFA and other past cars.

01:54:07 - InEVitable - Neill on Tesla Model S Plaid, "It's like driving a nuclear missile."

01:58:32 - Jann's experience with EVs.