Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Tuesday that Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions have set the opening date for the planned live-action film based on Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo racing simulator games as August 11, 2023.
The most recent title, Gran Turismo 7, shipped for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on March 4.
Nissan and Sony Interactive Entertainment previously produced the GT Academy program that took Gran Turismo players and provided them an opportunity to become real-life professional racers.
The racing simulation franchise debuted on the original PlayStation console in 1997 and has since sold 85 million copies.