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The first trailer for director Neil Blomkamp's "Gran Turismo," adapted from the popular PlayStation video game racing franchise, has been released. Blomkamp, whose notable directing credits include "District 9" and "Elysium," strays from his typical sci-fi theme to take on the sports racing movie. Based on a true story, “Gran Turismo” follows a young teenager who is obsessed with playing the racing video game and gradually brings his driver skills to a real racing track in hopes of becoming a professional racing driver. Archie Madekwe stars as the film's title character, with David Harbor as his racing coach, Djimon Hounsou as the teenager's father, and Orlando Bloom as a motorsports marketing executive. Darren Barnet plays a respected GT Academy driver who feels threatened by the teenager's growing success. Caught between a video game adaptation and a coming-of-age narrative, Gran Turismo tells the true story of how teenage Gran Turismo ga...