Brad Pitt will be reuniting with his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston when they appear at an upcoming live table reading of the 1982 hit comedy Fast Times At Ridgemont High.
Pitt, 56, and Jimmy Kimmel, 52, were the latest additions announced Monday for the all-star lineup – marking the first time Brad will have worked with Aniston since 2001.
Among the other celebrities participating in the nostalgia exercise are Julia Roberts, Matthew McConaughey, Shia LaBeouf, Morgan Freeman, Henry Golding, Dane Cook and Sean Penn, who made her acquaintance with his role in the original hit film.
Collaborators: Brad Pitt, 56, will join his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston, 51, in a live reading of Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1981) on August 21
The live event will stream on the Facebook and TikTok accounts of Penn’s organization CORE on August 21 at 8 a.m. ET and 5 p.m. PST.
Fans can also stream the feed on LiveXLive, where they can donate to Core and other organizations currently fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
Cook, who appears in red, will also present the lecture.
“On behalf of our dedicated team at CORE, I’m so grateful for the support Dane has given and continues to give to our work,” Penn wrote in a press release. ‘I’m always playing for a giggle. So to gather remotely for a night of laughter with so many talented people while providing your CORE with much needed resources to continue our vital work – then consider us fully on board to play! ‘
Penn has remained a mother about what character he will read in the table, although he has confirmed that he will not recount his star making as Jeff Spicoli.
All-stars: The red also features Julia Roberts, Matthew McConaughey, Morgan Freeman, Henry Golding, Shia LaBeouf, Jimmy Kimmel, Dane Cook and Sean Penn; still from Fast Times At Ridgemont High
No iterations: Penn did not say who he will play, although he confirmed he will not relinquish his role as Jeff Spicoli, who catapulted him to the A-list; still from Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Although Pitt appeared as a guest on Friends in 2001, a year into his marriage to Aniston, the two rarely collaborated on screens as in film-related projects.
After the Tree of Life actor’s involvement with Gwyneth Paltrow ended, Brad and the Friends star, 51, broke up in 1998.
The two tied the knot in July 2000 in Malibu, but they announced plans to divorce in early 2005, and he later married Angelina Jolie.
Despite the circumstances, the former couple has maintained a friendship over the years, although it seems to be strengthening lately.
Exes: Pitt and Aniston began dating in 1998 and were married in 2000 in Malibu, although they announced a divorce in early 2005; pictured in 2000
Rare: Brad made a guest appearance on Friends in 2001, but the couple have rarely worked together despite a friendship even after their divorce; shown in 2001
Last year, Pitt made an unexpected appearance at Aniston’s 50th birthday party, where the two had a brilliant conversation.
Aniston had invited him, and the two apparently had a significant conversation, although she cut it short to spend other guests time with her.
In January of this year, the two had another rendezvous at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, where Pitt took the trophy for Best Supporting Actor for his award-winning role in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time in Hollywood.
His speech included a joke about playing a man who ‘does not come with his wife’, who received a huge round of applause and some cheering from Aniston in the audience.
When Aniston won her own award for her role in the Morning Show, her ex-husband put backstage after her acceptance speech on a monitor, which she later called ‘sweet’ while talking to ExtraTV.
The two shared a sweet moment of congratulations later in the evening as they brought each other backstage.
On good terms: Pitt made an unexpected appearance at Aniston’s 50th birthday party last year, and the two shared sweet congratulations at the SAG Awards in January
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