April 24, 2024

Brad Pitt Considers Pontius Pilate

Brad Pitt is said to be circling the title role in the Pontius Pilate biopic in development at Warner Bros. Pictures. "Woman On Top" scribe Vera Blasi wrote the spec script which follows Lucius Pontius Pilate's transformation from the sensitive son of a Roman Knight into a ferocious soldier on the political fast track under Emperor Tiberius' … [Read more...]

Brad Pitt To Produce Dominik’s “Blonde”

Brad Pitt has come onboard to produce Andrew Dominik's long-gestating $ 20 million drama about Marilyn Monroe. Based on the imaginary Monroe memoirs "Blonde" by Joyce Carol Oates, the story is said to look at the "imagined inner life of the iconic actress". Naomi Watts was previously attached to play Monroe when the project was setup at … [Read more...]

Brad Peyton To Helm “Lobo” Adaptation

Brad Peyton ("Journey 2: The Mysterious Island") is set to rewrite and direct the live action adaptation of the DC Comics title "Lobo" for Warner Bros. Pictures reports Deadline. In the comics, Lobo is an alien interstellar bounty hunter. The seven-foot tall, blue-skinned, indestructible and heavily muscled anti-hero drives a pimped out … [Read more...]

Brad Bird May Direct “There Be Monsters”

"The Incredibles" and "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol" director Brad Bird is reportedly meeting with Legendary Pictures about hopping onboard the history-meets-Lovecraftian monsters mashup project "Here There Be Monsters" reports Vulture. The story follows Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones, but throws in tentacled monsters of the … [Read more...]

Brad Pitt Turns “Slave” For McQueen

Brad Pitt is not only producing but is reportedly taking on a role in "Hunger" and "Shame" director Steve McQueen's third feature "Twelve Years A Slave" for both River Road and Pitt's Plan B production company. Set in the mid-19th century, the film tells the true story of New Yorker Solomon Northrup (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who was kidnapped and shipped … [Read more...]

Brad Pitt In Negotiations For “Gray Man”

Brad Pitt is negotiations to star in James Gray's action thriller "The Gray Man" at New Regency says Heat Vision. The story follows a CIA operative-turned-assassin targeted for elimination. He's soon forced into eluding teams of killers while trying to save the lives of the daughters who don't know he exists. Adam Cozad penned the Black List … [Read more...]