Brad Pitt has great British summer

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LONDON (AP) - Britain has become Brad Pitt's second home.

The actor enthused at an intimate London gala for his new movie, "Killing Them Softly," that he and his family have enjoyed all the UK has to offer this summer.

"We've been having an amazing summer here," Pit said Thursday n! ight. "W e started with the Euro cup, Wimbledon, the Olympics, Murray and the Paralympics, it's been a really exciting time to be here."

Pitt was attending a low-key hotel showing of "Killing Them Softly," in which he plays a guy sent to track down two petty criminals. The mob thriller is directed by Andrew Dominik.

"Killing Them Softly" opens in the UK September 21.

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