Kerry Condon shared how she paid tribute to her mother in the upcoming blockbuster movie
Irish actress Kerry Condon revealed the sweet tribute she paid her mam ahead of the release of the F1 movie.
Condon stars alongside Brad Pitt in the upcoming movie F1, released today, June 25th.
In the promotional interviews, Condon spoke with the Irish Independent about being an Irish female lead in a blockbuster movie.
“I’ve always wanted to do a blockbuster movie,” she said.
“And obviously this is the female lead in a massive blockbuster movie.”
The Tipperary-born actress also spoke about how her character was made Irish:
“And then they wanted me to be Irish.
“I thought, ‘Jeez, I don’t think I’ve seen that before, the Irish accent in a female lead, in a big massive movie.”
Being an Irish character, Condon shared that she asked to wear her Claddagh ring, paying a sweet tribute to her mother:
“I wanted to wear my Claddagh ring in the movie too, one that my mother got me and I wear all the time, so my character got to wear that.”
We love to see Condon paying tribute to her mother and her Irish roots by wearing the claddagh ring.
Before the movie’s release, The Banshees of Inisherin star also spoke about working with actor Brad Pitt.
“He’s been in the business so long and he’s worked with some amazing people,” Condon told the publication.
“I just wanted to be in his top ten co-stars. That was my aim.”
The movie synopsis reads
‘Dubbed ‘the greatest that never was,’ Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) was FORMULA 1’s most promising phenom of the 1990s until an accident on the track nearly ended his career.
‘Thirty years later, he’s a nomadic racer-for-hire when he’s approached by his former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem),
‘Owner of a struggling FORMULA 1 team that is on the verge of collapse.
‘Ruben convinces Sonny to come back to FORMULA 1 for one last shot at saving the team and being the best in the world.
‘He’ll drive alongside Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris), the team’s hotshot rookie intent on setting his own pace.
‘But as the engines roar, Sonny’s past catches up with him and he finds that in FORMULA 1, your teammate is your fiercest competition.
‘And the road to redemption is not something you can travel alone.’
F1 is released in cinemas on June 25th, 2025
