GRAN TURISMO is the story of a boy’s journey from being a gamer to a professional car racer. Jann Mardenborough (Archie Madekwe) lives in Cardiff, United Kingdom with his father Steve (Djimon Hounsou), mother Lesley (Geri Halliwell) and younger brother Coby (Daniel Puig). Steve has been a footballer and wants… Jann to pursue the sport as well. But he has no interest in it and instead prefers to play Gran Turismo, a car racing game. Danny Moore (Orlando Bloom), a marketing professional at Nissan, floats an idea whereby he wants to have a contest between Gran Turismo players. The ones who fare best will be enrolled in the GT Academy. The players would be trained and get a chance to become professional car racers. Jann’s performance has been impressive and he gets the invitation to participate in the contest. Jann competes with 11 best players of different nationalities and defeats them. He moves to the GT Academy at Northampton where the trainer is Jack Salter (David Harbour). Jack is a tough coach and extensively trains the players. Out of 11, he shortlists the final five players. Jann makes it to the coveted list. In the race, Jann emerges triumphant. He now gets a chance to play in six upcoming races. He only has to get to the fourth position, or higher, in order to get his FIA license. But it won’t be an easy task. Until now, Jann was competing virtually or with fellow gamers. Now, he’ll be on the track alongside expert racers. What happens next forms the rest of the film.
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