New Moto2 movie is heading to the silver screen
A new Moto2 drama, Idols: The Last Lap, is aiming to capitalise on the motorsport movie boom sparked by Ford v Ferrari the Brad Pitt F1 blockbuster.
With Hollywood cashing in on motorsport cinema following Ford v Ferrari and the recently released Lewis Hamilton-backed F1 movie, it was only a matter of time before motorcycle racing got a turn on the big screen.
Spain is stepping up to the grid with a new Moto2-focused drama, directed by Mat Whitecross and billed as a Sports/Drama/Action hybrid.
And let’s hope the viewing experience lands closer to Ford v Ferrari than the F1 flick, which, despite its star power, hasn’t exactly left the critics waving chequered flags.
Motorcycle racing deserves better than a DNF in the box office standings.
Idols: The Last Lap - A fractured family, a second shot at MotoGP
The film stars Ana Mena, Claudio Santamaria and Óscar Casas, with Casas taking the role of a fiery young racer who spectacularly throws away a junior title with a reckless crash. Instead of being handed the black flag on his career, he gets an unexpected lifeline: a contract from a top Moto2 outfit and a shot at redemption.
The catch? To earn it, he must train under his estranged father, played by Santamaria, a disgraced former world champion dragging the baggage of a tragic past. The pair are forced into a high-stakes reconciliation that unfolds against Moto2 paddocks, media pressures and the brutal pace of modern motorcycle racing.
With the promise of a wildcard MotoGP appearance dangling in front of them, the question is no longer just whether the rider can win. It’s whether the two can survive each other long enough to make it to the grid.
Global rights and 2026 release
The project is already gearing up for a wide international push. Clay Epstein has acquired worldwide rights, with the exception of Italy and Spain, where Warner Bros will handle distribution in the first quarter of 2026. Epstein has also secured non-exclusive rights in North America, the UK and Latin America, suggesting the producers are eyeing a large-scale rollout that mirrors the rising global interest in motorsport cinema.
MotoGP has long delivered stories worthy of cinema: rivalries, generational pressure, family dynasties and careers decided by tenths of a second. With the surge of motorsport films, there’s never been a better moment to translate that high-octane tension into mainstream entertainment - As long as they get the balance between the action on track, and the story lines off it, balanced. The initial signs are promising, the trailer shows lots of on-track action, overtakes and spills. Hopefully, the finished product matches that energy.
Either way, MotoGP fans finally have something new to watch at the box office — and that alone is worth warming up the tyres for.
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Simon (AKA Toad) has been working within the motorcycle industry for more than twelve years, and a member of the motorcyclist family since birth. Growing up around British-built single and twins, it was inevitable that a life on two wheels was on the cards, from a very early age!