On a different racetrack of events, Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise were initially attached to Ford v Ferrari, with the F1 star revealing what ultimately led the latter to back out of the project. Speaking to the United Arab Emirates-based publication The National News, Pitt reflected on the racing pic that never came to pass, …

Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise didn't appear in Ford v Ferrari, but the roads in Hollywood never really end. They just take sharp turns, and I'm excited and hopeful that an Interview with the Vampire reunion might loop back around, in the form of an F1 sequel.

Fans of Formula 1 and the latest blockbuster flick bearing its name could have seen Brad Pitt racing cars much earlier—had Top Gun star Tom Cruise not caused a separate project to come crashing down by declining one of the lead roles.