![]() Thank goodness for David Harbour as Jack Salter, a grizzled trainer who delivers an anti-pep talk telling the bushy tailed gamers that they’re doomed to failure. The contest is the brainchild of Nissan executive Danny Moore (Orlando Bloom), who dreams of turning gamers into racers Moore, though, comes on like a dullard Willy Wonka as he whittles down the candidates. Before you can say “Ulez”, he is taking private jets and eating sushi (“This is amazing!”) while glamorous destinations flash by on screen: Tokyo! Dubai! Cardiff! ![]() Product placement has rarely been as chronic or concussive as it is in Gran Turismo, inspired by the real-life experiences of British teenager Jann Mardenborough (played here by the sweetly gauche Archie Madekwe), whose PlayStation proficiency won him the chance to compete as a real-life racing driver in GT Academy, a Nissan-sponsored promotion intended to get the public loving cars again. ![]()
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