Director Joseph Kosinski has revealed that talks are under way about bringing Brad Pitt back for a sequel to the Apple TV hit "F1: The Movie."

It's been rumored before, and also simply expected since "F1: The Movie" became Apple's biggest box-office success, but now the film's director has weighed in. Reportedly, Apple TV doesn't just want the real F1 motor racing sports, it wants another movie.

Speaking to Deadline, director and co-writer Joseph Kosinski confirmed that talks are taking place — between him and the film's producers.

"I personally would love to see what other adventures Sonny Hayes has in his future," he said in the longer interview with Deadline. "I'd love to see what's happened with the APXGP team and Joshua Pearce, and see how his career goes."

"So I would love to be able to tell another chapter in that story," he continued, "and it's something we just started kinda dreaming about and it's fun to be in this stage of imagining what that might be."

Kosinski then reportedly confirmed that he was in talks with the film's producers — but that is a careful way of phrasing it. Apple TV is a producing partner but the movie has so many producers that it can't be inferred that Apple is even in the talks.

However, as noted by 9to5mac, there have previously been cautious comments from Tim Cook.

"I don't know, but it's definitely something that's being talked about," he said in September 2025, "and it's been such a huge summer blockbuster for us, we're so proud of it."

There is always a discussion about a sequel to any movie, especially if it's a hit. Writer/director Emerald Fennell, for one example, famously had to resist pressure to make a sequel to her 2020 movie "Promising Young Woman," despite an ending that should make that impossible.

It's a truism in the industry that you never believe anything until the cameras have started rolling - and now even then, it's no guarantee a production will be made. In this case, Apple does appear to want the sequel, and the filmmakers want it too, plus the audience demand does seem to be there.

That's still not enough to ensure a sequel will happen, though. If the talks do progress any further, they've got to get into complex negotiations, such as how every actor and every producer will want more money because of the success of the first film.

Then there's simple availability of cast like Brad Pitt, and senior crew like Kosinski.

Plus Apple has already been reported to want to take over distribution of future films. That may mean negotiations to release it from any contract it may have with Warner Bros, the distributor of "F1: The Movie."

"F1: The Movie" is now available to rent or buy. It will stream on Apple TV from December 12, 2025.