Gran Turismo on track to ramp up the revs on Apple TV and DStv Box Office this October

The Sony PlayStation game comes to your TV screen – and you can catch all the action from the edge of your seat!

Everyone loves an underdog story and when you throw in gaming, motorsport and buckets of adrenaline for good measure, you get Gran Turismo – one of the most inspiring sports movies of recent times. 

Adapted from the popular PlayStation video game series, this biographical motor racing drama is coming to Apple TV from 20 October 2023 DStv Box Office from 27 October 2023, courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. It is directed by none other than South Africa’s Neill Blomkamp of District 9 fame.

Gran Turismo is based on the unbelievable true story of a team of underdogs – a struggling working-class gamer (Archie Madekwe – Midsommar), a failed former race car driver (David Harbour – Stranger Things) and an idealistic motorsport executive (Orlando Bloom – Lord of the Rings). Together, they risk it all to take on the most elite sport in the world.

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 – including racing at Le Mans. 

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 DStv Box Office this October! Also starring Djimon Hounsou and former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell Horner.

NOTE:

Apple TV offering is from 20 October – to buy and keep

DStv Box Office offering is from 27 October – to rent. 

GRAN TURISMO GIVEAWAY!!

To celebrate the release of #GranTurismo on @dstv #BoxOffice, we’re giving away:

Giveaway 1:

• 2 lucky people can stand the chance to WIN a prize valued at R5,800 each

1 x Sony InZone H7 Gaming Headphones and a Gran Turismo branded Nimbus jacket (size Large)

Giveaway 2:

1. 4 lucky people can stand a chance to WIN a Gran Turismo branded Nimbus jacket (Large sizes only)

Each jacket is valued at R1,800

TO ENTER:

Comment below telling us where you can watch Gran Turismo, why you love it and why you deserve to win one of the prizes up for grabs!

About Sony Pictures Entertainment:

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE’s global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and technologies. SPE’s Motion Picture Group production organizations include Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Stage 6 Films, AFFIRM Films, and Sony Pictures Classics. For additional information, visit http://www.sonypictures.com/corp/divisions.html.

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