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Apple Partners With Fandango For 'F1: The Movie' Ticket Discount

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Apple is teaming up with Fandango to offer Apple Pay users a special discount on upcoming Apple TV+ movie F1. When purchasing two or more tickets to F1 through Fandango using Apple Pay, movie goers can get a $10 discount.

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To get the deal, just enter promo code APPLEPAYTEN when checking out with Apple Pay on the Fandango website or the Fandango app. Discounted tickets are available today through June 29, but there are a limited number of tickets available at the lower price and it is first come, first served.

F1 is set to be released on June 27, and it is based on the Formula One World Championship. The movie stars Brad Pitt as Sonny Hayes, a Formula One driver who is in a terrible crash that forces him to retire. He returns to racing as a mentor for hotshot rookie Joshua "Noah" Pearce, played by Damson Idris.

The film will also feature the 10 Formula One teams in the 2023 season and their drivers, including Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, and Charles Leclerc.

Apple and distribution partner Warner Bros. Pictures have been heavily promoting F1, and it has seen more promotion than any other Apple TV+ movie. Apple has been running ads on YouTube and on social media, and Apple CEO Tim Cook and Brad Pitt were at Apple's flagship Fifth Avenue Store in New York to highlight the movie. Apple also added a guide to the Maps app that features well-known F1 racetracks, and Craig Federighi promoted the movie by driving a race car around Apple Park in Apple's WWDC opening video.

Formula One offered a unique advanced screening event, and some theaters are offering special F1 helmet popcorn buckets and themed drinks. Mercedes plans to sell a limited-edition AMG GT63 APXGP Edition road car from the film, with colors to match the fictional movie team's colors. EA Sports is adding movie-inspired gameplay chapters to its F1 25 video game, and luxury watch company IWC has released a $7,000 Pilot's Watch Chronograph APXGP (the team from the movie) inspired by the movie. Shark/Ninja released a whole line of appliances using the black and gold color scheme from the movie.

At the Met Gala, Tommy Hilfiger dressed F1 star Damson Idris in a tear-away fire suit featuring the APXGP team, which he ripped off to debut a Tommy Hilfiger Tuxedo. The reveal was popular on social media. Marriott is sending members offers for a premiere event in New York City, and Heineken is an official partner of the movie and is running ads promoting it.

Apple has also detailed how the movie was filmed using the iPhone. Apple's engineering team created a custom camera module using iPhone components that was meant to be mounted on Formula 1 cars during actual races. The special camera was designed to withstand extreme speeds and conditions while capturing racing footage for the film.

Part of the reason why F1: The Movie is seeing such heavy promotion is because it features significant brand placement because F1 is a sponsor-heavy sport. Some of the companies that are appearing in the film include KFC, EA Sports, IWC, Mercedes, Geico, Marriott, Expensify, MSC Cruises, Tommy Hilfiger, Shark/Ninja, and Heineken.

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Local movie theater is $7.50 per ticket, all day, every day and it's going to be showing there. Looks like we could go for free!

Not that I have interest in seeing it.
 
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TechWhisperer said:
I really don’t get the hype around this movie, it just looks like another generic sports underdog story with an obscene budget thrown at it to make up for lack of originality.
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It's going to live or die based on the cinematography of the racing scenes. If the trailer is any indication, it's basically shooting for F1 tech porn. Which I'm all here for if they pull it off.
 
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RedWeasel said:
I commented in another thread already, but I really think a movie like this (or promoting car racing in general) doesn't work well with Apple's "Mother Nature" virtue signaling.

If it was Formula E, then maybe. But only maybe.
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F1 will be running 100% sustainable fuel next year, in addition to reducing the internal combustion engine to provide only 50% of the car’s power - with the rest supplied by the hybrid electrical motor. Currently, the V6 engine in F1 cars contributes about 840 horsepower, while the electric motors add an extra 160 horsepower.

The sport has committed to have net zero carbon emissions by 2030, which is the same timeline as Apple.
 
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I wish other countries would get these  Pay discounts.

This movie may be a big hit. Quite a few people I know don't go to the movies, but said they will to watch F1. I guess it depends on critic reviews and word of mouth to see how well it will do
 
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F1 will be running 100% sustainable fuel next year, in addition to reducing the internal combustion engine to provide only 50% of the car’s power - with the rest supplied by the hybrid electrical motor. Currently, the V6 engine in F1 cars contributes about 840 horsepower, while the electric motors add an extra 160 horsepower.

The sport has committed to have net zero carbon emissions by 2030, which is the same timeline as Apple.
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In the cars on the track, yes, but not in the dozens and dozens of semi-trailers that drive their equipment, offices, mechanical tools, and spare parts around the EU, Asia, and North America.

Don't forget the private jets the drivers use every week as well as all the other leased jets to fly the staff around the world for 9 months of the year.

I'm a huge F1 fan but this net zero stuff is all PR and will have no impact on anything of import.
 
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Avid F1 life fan here.

I’ve seen the filming between sessions and the shenanigans it involved - most drivers didnt seem interested at all in the “circus”.

Of note - Brad PITT is now 61 YEARS OLD.

Completely unrealistic (which is what they were allegedly going for in this movie), and honestly a 61 year old racing F1 would be offensive to the actual F1 drivers who rarely make it past their mid 30s in the sport.

Why not cast Harrison Ford (82) while we’re at it?🤣

He could rip out his Star Wars fan favourite “I have a bad feeling about this” right before the season deciding race🤣
 
I really don't think it's even remotely going to be a blockbuster hit that Apple is counting on, while I'll probably watch it but only when it comes to streaming and have little to no desire to watch anything but Superman in iMax soon.
 
Why won't movie theaters just die. I don't get it, they're the worst. COVID almost gave them the coup de grace, but they're still moving around.
 
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The Ensorcerer said:
In the cars on the track, yes, but not in the dozens and dozens of semi-trailers that drive their equipment, offices, mechanical tools, and spare parts around the EU, Asia, and North America.

Don't forget the private jets the drivers use every week as well as all the other leased jets to fly the staff around the world for 9 months of the year.

I'm a huge F1 fan but this net zero stuff is all PR and will have no impact on anything of import.
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All this ¨carbon neutral" talk is highly misleading anyway.

Furthermore, carbon dioxide is not the only environmental pollution caused by combustion engines and cares. There's also rubber from the tires etc. etc.

Basically, driving some machine very fast for fun is a bad thing, because it's unnecessary. That's why I mentioned that Formula E would also only be a little better.
 
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I wish other countries would get these  Pay discounts.

This movie may be a big hit. Quite a few people I know don't go to the movies, but said they will to watch F1. I guess it depends on critic reviews and word of mouth to see how well it will do
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I know how you feel.

But, I was surprised to find an Apple Pay offer for F1 in the ODEON app.

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So it seems Apple are not restricting Apple Pay promotions to the USA in this case, with the UK being one example beyond there.
 

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Not in the US. Don't think there are any discounts or offers in my region. Planning to watch this on IMAX.
 
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