Brad Pitt won his first Oscar earlier this year for his portrayal of Cliff Booth in Once upon a time in Hollywood. By becoming more selective with roles since he made his breakthrough on the big screen in the 1990s, the actor continues to prove himself a great talent.
With his personal life often on the tabloids due to two high-profile divorces, Pitt is very careful in allowing people to enter his intimate circle. The Academy Award winner has often credited a particular person for having a great impact on their life.
The role of ‘Thelma & Louise’ launches Brad Pitt’s career
After his role as the handsome hitchhiker in the 1991s Thelma and LouisePitt soon became the one watching. Take on important roles in movies that include Kalifornia and Legends of the Fall, the actor was on his way to stardom. A fan of classic thriller movies, Pitt was drawn to the character of a rookie cop on the hunt for a serial killer in the crude thriller. Se7en.
“I love movies from the 70s like The French connection And that’s what David Fincher and I talked about during our first meeting, “Pitt told The Morning Call in 1995 of Se7en’s director. “I was looking for something with a documentary feel. I wanted to play a character who has flaws, who has good intentions but makes mistakes. I also wanted to kill the mythical thing, this, as something bigger than life on me. “
Pitt had just finished filming Interview with the Vampire and he was more than ready to leave the long shoot in London. Even if Se7en It contained a haunting story, he liked working with his co-star Morgan Freeman and his girlfriend Gwyneth Paltrow.
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“Se7en It’s also dark, but I had more fun doing it, “Pitt said compared to Interview with the Vampire. “It is a dark subject, but for me personally, it was not depressing.”
Brad Pitt says ‘Fight Club’ was ‘fun’
In Fight clubPitt collaborated with Fincher again and co-starred with Edward Norton in the 1999 film. Despite the dark plot of two disgruntled men who form an underground club, the Ad Astra Apparently, the star had an explosion on set.
“We were having so much fun in that movie,” he told Leonard Maltin of Fight club at the 35th Santa Barbara International Film Festival in January, according to Collider. “I don’t remember that research is important. It was fun “.
In 2008 Pitt met with Babel co-star Cate Blanchett for Fincher’s The curious Case of Benjamin Button. In his lead role, Pitt had to go through an aging process and ended up being nominated for an Academy Award.
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“Cate Blanchett came in and we had a great time adjusting it,” shared the Oscar winner, praising its director. “When you’re in a Fincher movie, you know you’re in good hands. It is well oiled and has a vision. … That movie was pushing technology and limits. “
‘Ad Astra’ star praises his favorite director and friend
Last September Pitt spoke on Fox 5 DC while promoting Ad Astra and discussed how crucial Fincher has been in his life since their first movie together.
“Fincher is one of my closest friends. … I mean, meeting Fincher changed everything for me, “Pitt revealed.” It was the first time I heard someone talk about cinema that he believed in cinema, but he could articulate it much better. … He’s talking of complexities, he’s talking about the gray areas, he’s talking about how to do it with the camera … it just changed everything. “
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Pitt often sings Fincher’s praises and his gratitude for the director’s influence on his life and career.
“One of the great pinnacles for me, one of the great moments, was meeting David Fincher,” he told Maltin in January. “I have had a couple of experiences in movies, where it was not what I expected. And then I met my dear friend David Fincher … He understood much more than I did, and so I found the address. That was a great moment. ”
