Cameras have started rolling on Amazon MGM Studios’ motorcycle drama Isle of Man while the real Isle of Man TT is underway, and Brad Pitt was on set this week as shooting got under way on the island.
The film, directed by Reid Carolin and produced by Plan B for Pitt alongside Free Association for Channing Tatum and Carolin, has been shooting for roughly a week on the Isle of Man. The cast includes Tatum and Eve Hewson, with reported supporting players Ciarán Hinds, May Calamawy, Ruaridh Mollica and Éanna Hardwicke. Carolin co-wrote the screenplay with Jason Keller and Bryan Johnson; Guymon Casady and Keller are producing through Entertainment 360.
The production is part of a broader deal with Amazon MGM Studios that also includes a behind-the-scenes docuseries titled The Greatest Race on Earth. That docuseries was shot during the Isle of Man TT, and crews have kept filming on the island while grandstands fill for the race.
The Isle of Man TT traces its heritage back to 1907, when road racing moved to the island after it was outlawed in England. The course is a long, public-road loop — a single lap measures 37.7 miles — and machines on the fastest corners can reach speeds of up to 200 mph.
The TT’s fame arrives with a sharper edge: since 1903 there have been more than 150 deaths during the race or its practices, and five people died during the event or its practices in 2022. That history is the uncomfortable backdrop as a feature film crew shoots amid live racing and spectator crowds.
Pitt, who mingled with fans at the race’s main grandstand on Thursday, was photographed next to Italian rider Andrea Majola on the same day. The actor’s presence on site underlines how the production is threading itself into the real-world spectacle the movie dramatizes.
Practical details for the film remain thin: producers have confirmed who is making Isle of Man and who is in front of and behind the camera, but they have not announced how much of the movie has been completed or when it might reach theaters. What is public is that cameras started rolling as TT action unfolded and that shooting has been active on the island for roughly a week.
For readers curious about on-set stories and cast dynamics, earlier coverage has examined Pitt’s past behavior around camera cuts and co-directors; see this piece on Quentin Tarantino’s alleged remark about Pitt for context:
The immediate next milestones to watch are production updates from Amazon MGM Studios and the producers — whether they release footage shot during the TT, announce a production timeline, or set a release date. Until they do, the clearest fact is simple: the feature and its companion docuseries were filmed where the race still runs, and the cast and crew will remain on the Isle of Man as work continues and more details emerge.
