Top Gun: Maverick director explains why Bridgerton star has been cut from new Formula 1 movie

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Simone Ashley in Bridgerton season 3
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If you buy your ticket for F1: The Movie expecting to see Bridgerton star Simone Ashley, you will be terribly disappointed. The actress appears only briefly and with no lines of dialogue in the new Formula 1 movie, as her storyline was removed from the final cut of the film.

"It happens on every film, where you have to shoot more than you can use," director Joseph Kosinski recently explained in an interview with People magazine following the reports of Ashley's reduced role in the movie. The Top Gun: Maverick director was quick to clarify that "there were two or three storylines that ultimately didn't make into the final cut," so it wasn't anything to do with the actress' work.

First reactions for F1 are calling it the "coolest and most entertaining movie you’ll ever see", and it's being compared to Top Gun: Maverick.

Mireia Mullor
Mireia Mullor
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Mireia is a UK-based culture journalist and critic. She previously worked as Deputy Movies Editor at Digital Spy, and her work as a freelance writer has appeared in WeLoveCinema and Spanish magazines Fotogramas, Esquire, and Elle. She is also a published author, having written a book about Studio Ghibli's 'Kiki's Delivery Service' in 2023. Talking about anime and musicals is the best way to grab her attention.

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