Calm down, America: Brad Pitt's not retiring yet, plus more movie briefs
After setting off a furor earlier this week by declaring he was planning on retiring from acting by age 50-- which is just three years from now, for those keeping score-- Brad Pitt is backing off of those claims, saying he's got no concrete plans to hang up his hat.
"I wasn't putting an exact deadline on my expiration date (as an actor) but I just see it coming and I do have an interest in the producing side," the actor said during the Korean stopover for the promotional tour of "Moneyball," as quoted this morning by The Hollywood Reporter.
"I'm interested in a mixed bunch about complex stories that might have difficulty getting made in the current system or getting behind the talent they might be needing," Pitt said.
Those comments came after he made headlines by telling the Australian "60 Minutes" that he felt he had three more years in him.
"Three years?" reporter Tara Brown asked in that earlier, headline-grabbinginterview.
Pitt: "Yeah."
Brown: "And then what happens after three years?"
Pitt: "Hell if I know. I am really enjoying the producing side and development of stories and putting those pieces together. And getting stories to the plate that might have had a tougher time otherwise."
Pitt's career plans headline today's Evening Edition, a regular rundown of recent Hollywood headlines:
Deadline: Brad Pitt gives acting three more years.
Hollywood Reporter: Brad Pitt: No set date for retirement.
Collider: "Benjamin Button" scribe Eric Roth in talks to pen "Cleopatra" script. This is the version that will reportedly star Angelina Jolie - and what's more, "Benjamin Button" helmer David Fincher is being mentioned as a possible director. Assuming it all pans out, it'll be interesting to see if Roth - who also wrote the screenplay for "Forest Gump" - and Fincher can do for her what they did for hubby Brad Pitt, whose "Benjamin Button" performance earned him an Oscar nomination. In a (marginally) related story, it was revealed today that Jolie's forthcoming directoral debut, the Bosnia-set "In the Land of Blood and Honey," will be released in Bosnia's official language in the United States.
The Hollywood Reporter: Universal to mess with its "globe" logo? As the storied studio prepares to celebrate its centennial in 2012, officials are redesigning its logos, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The news was shared by studio president Ron Meyer in a memo to employees, although it was unclear how extensive the redesigns will be. It's all part of a yearlong centennial campaign that "will include restoration of some of the studio's classic movies, theme park activities and promotions, and engagement with fans through special events and social media initiatives."
Deadline: ! Tim Burt on is in talks to direct "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children." Given that he's a decidedly peculiar director, it sounds like a perfect match.
Collider: David Gordon-Green to direct time-travel love story 'Q.' It marks a return to drama for the part-time New Orleanian, who has lately been trafficking in R-rated comedies such as "Pineapple Express" and "Your Highness."
Bleeding Cool: The 10 movies that made "Modern Warfare 3" happen.
The AV Club: James Franco gets freaky in Tennessee Williams-themed performance art.
Lionsgate: First "Hunger Games" trailer lands. (See embedded video below.)
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