Why Brad Pitt had his 'scariest' and 'most dangerous' night in Las Vegas last year

Brad Pitt did his share of stunts for his latest film, “F1,” including some daring ones in Sin City.

“F1” director Joseph Kosinski revealed to People Magazine that the “scariest part” of filming the movie in 2024 “was definitely Las Vegas.”

"That race — it's at night, it's cold, the tires don't have a lot of grip, and Brad did not have the opportunity to practice that track at all before the shoot because it only exists those three days out of the year,” he told the outlet at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Brad had to drive on a track facing temperatures of around 57 degrees, which is “arctic” for F1 racers.

"I would say Vegas was really where I was crossing my fingers because again, it was so cold and the tires don't have a lot of grip, and if he made one mistake, he'd be in the wall," Kosinski said.

The Las Vegas GP takes place on the Las Vegas strip and doesn’t have run-off areas for cars like other circuits, meaning that drivers often get close to the barriers, and even crash into them from time to time.

"It was by far the most dangerous thing we did," the director added. "But [Brad] came through with flying colors, even though [his character] crashes in the film. On the shoot day, he was great."

Brad put it “thousands of laps” over the years preparing for the movie, so Kosinski “felt really good with [his] performance out on the track and knew he had control of the car.”

"I never felt like we were being irresponsible,” the “Top Gun: Maverick” director added.