What we heard: In November 2009 Brad Pitt’s production companies Reliance Big Entertainment and Plan B Entertainment bought the rights to the forthcoming Dark Void film, but that may not be the only movie project tied to the storied actor.
Sources told the Hollywood news outlet Showbizspy that Brad Pitt is the “hot favorite” to star in an upcoming film based on the events of Rockstar Games’ critically lauded and comercially successful Western, Red Dead Redemption. The sources say the Fight Club and Meet Joe Black star will play the game’s troubled protagonist, John Marston.
“This is an exciting project with a great character at the center of it,” a source told the website. “The idea is to make this in the style of an epic Western movie but with a few modern touches. Brad is perfect for the role and he is being given first refusal.”
Unfortunately, the report did not include the names of possible supporting cast members, a projected release date for the film, or any other details on the project.
The official story: A Rockstar Games representative told GameSpot “We do not comment on rumor or speculation.”
Bogus or not bogus?: Today’s rumor is the first mention of a Red Dead Redemption film. While fans may be excited about the prospect of a film based on the game, if the project is real, it’s likely only in the very early planning stages.
Further, Pitt is one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, and he is likely offered “first refusal”–the ability to be the first actor to say no to a project–frequently. If the project is indeed real, Pitt may pass on the project, leaving the Marston role open to another actor.
Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie will make her debut as a film director in the GK Films production of a feature film set during the Bosnian war.
British film company GK Films said that Jolie will not be onscreen in this love story.
Angelina Jolie was in Bosnia recently with two of her six children, the two-year-old twins, Vivienne and Knox. She met with political leaders there about the plight of war refugees from the Bosnian War which occurred between 1992 and 1995. She was also seen scouting locations in Budapest over the weekend so that her family can be together while she is working.
Jolie is a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). In a released statement she said, “I would like to involve as many local people as possible and learn as much as I can.”
Casting will be exclusively “various ethnicities of the former Yugoslavia.” Since Brad’s not from the former Yugoslavia, the presumption is that he won’t be in it.
So far no start date for this movie has been disclosed. Will Angelina Jolie cast Brad Pitt in her new movie?
As I strolled along Tennessee Street in New Orleans at dusk earlier this month, I saw neighbors chatting on shady porches and a few friends drinking at a picnic table under a house set high on stilts.
Five years ago, after Hurricane Katrina struck, a wall of water burst through the Industrial Canal levee just west of Tennessee Street in the city’s Lower Ninth Ward, and blasted 4,000 homes into kindling. A barge tumbled through the breach and lay at a crazy tilt just yards away from where I walked.
Now, almost 50 colorful houses with bat-wing roofs and louver-trellised porches have been built or are in construction. They are the most cheering emblem of a city where hundreds of thousands have returned yet full recovery and drivers of future growth remain elusive.
Tennessee Street’s rebirth was made possible by Make It Right, the charity that actor Brad Pitt, appalled by how little had happened two years after the Lower Ninth’s inundation, founded in 2007. It has raised $31 million so far — including $5 million of Pitt’s own money — to build 150 houses in the Lower Ninth, which became the symbolic epicenter of the human failure that made Hurricane Katrina so senselessly devastating.
I met Steven Bingler on Tennessee Street the next morning. One of 21 architects brought in by Make It Right, he pointed to a boxy, one-story house with a cockeyed hip roof that he had designed.
Traditional in Spirit
In spirit, it’s a traditional New Orleans house, long and narrow, though the roof tips to orient solar panels to the best sun angle. Bingler supplied a deep front porch because people in this neighborhood need to talk to neighbors and wave at passersby. Indeed several people tracking the passing scene from their porches that morning looked a lot more comfortable than we were in the searing heat.
I just wanted to give a little update on the status of the site. I’m working hard on organizing some things and the site should be fully open soon! As you can see, we have new layouts for the main site and the gallery. I’m absolutely loving both of them and I hope all of you are too! I also added 270+ photos of Brad at the Los Angeles Premiere of Angelina Jolie’s movie Salt. Enjoy the photos and keep checking back for all the new updates! 
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I’m sorry with the delays for this site, but I am currently writing my final essays for University, so time is a little bit restricted site-wise. However, I have changed the theme to something very basic whilst I work on the content and getting the gallery back into shape.
As you may have noticed, the site is now going by the name The Pitt Archives. I have also sent out a reminder to all our affiliates about updating links to our new home at bradpittweb.com, and I shall be doing a thorough sort out asap!
Last night Brad was at the “Kick-Ass” UK Premiere in London. Over 50 pictures have been added already, with more as I find them! To find more information on this film Brad produced, check out the official site here.
Over 500 DVD captures of Brad from his 1996 film Sleepers have just been added to the gallery. I’m also about to put up a temporary layout here as the site is going to be going through a massive overhaul, complete with brand new look asap! I have also just set the site up with a Twitter account, so you can follow our progress from @BradPittWeb – enjoy!
Due to a domain problem, unfortunately I was unable to renew bradpittweb.com, but thanks to our fantastic host at the Fan Sites Network, the site will now permanently be homed at bradpittweb.com! Please update your links, I am currently in the midst of re-organising the site behind the scenes, as well as sorting caps of Brad from both Sleepers and The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford – stay tuned for those!
Hi all! I’m Celyn, and I’m the new owner here at Brad Pitt Online. Thanks so much to Eric for letting me take over the site! I’ve been a huge Brad fan for years, and have recently been dismayed at how all the paparazzi attention is distracting people from what a fantastic actor he truly is. So, I aim on making this site the biggest Brad Pitt resource online, focusing purely on Mr. Pitt’s talent as an actor, producer and the life-changing work he does as a humanitarian. It will take me a week or so to get the ball truly rolling, but stay tuned for lots of updates!
So, for my first update, I have just uploaded over 500 captures of Brad in 2000′s “Snatch”, including all of the DVD extras. Enjoy!
It looks like A-lister Brad Pitt and fanboy favorite Ryan Reynolds are going to be dueling it out cowboy style for the lead role in CBS Films’ big-screen adaptation of the long running western series, Gunsmoke.
Both stars are said to be in the running for the lead role of Matt Dillon (the character, not the actor) who was played by William Arness in the original Gunsmoke series. The studio apparently has their sights set on Pitt, which isn’t surprising considering that he’s one of the names atop nearly every casting list in Hollywood, but Reynolds is also supposed to be interested in the role of the Dodge City Marshall.
Who will get the role remains a mystery. Pitt is the bigger… ahem… draw at the box office, but his last western The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford died a grisly death at the box office (despite it being rather good). Reynolds on the other hand, is an eager new kid in town (go with it) who appears to be saddling up for many action adventures
like Green Lantern and Deadpool. Sure Pitt is a killer at the box office, but westerns are unpredictable when it comes to box office appeal. For every Dances With Wolves and Unforgiven there’s the above mentioned Jesse James, Wyatt Earp and a dozen other films in the genre that have died with their boots on. It really is a case of the quick and the dead.
Several other actors are also on the list for the Dillon role, so neither Pitt nor Reynolds could end up pinning that badge onto their lapel.
I wonder if Matt Dillon is on the list? That would be some cool Being John Malkovich-style casting: Matt Dillon is Matt Dillon.
Gregory Poirier wrote the script and CBS is trying to lasso a director while also corralling actors into the pen. The roles of Dillon’s pals Doc Adams and saloon owner Miss Kitty Russell are also up for grabs, so there could even be a stampede of actors trying to attach themselves to this television spin-off, that the studio hopes will be as long-running as the original Gunsmoke – 20 years!
Ideally, I’d like to see good old Kevin Costner dust off that Winchester, strap on the Smith and Wesson and take the reins of the film, but I’m a realist and he’s probably seen as too old and not a big enough star to get bums on seats. In reality, the role will probably go to some young buck like Taylor Lautner, which is a real shame.
Screen Rant will keep you up to date on any Gunsmoke news from the wild west that is Hollywood.
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