Jeremy here...
If you know me well, you know there's nothing in this world I love more than romance, thrillers and sweeping. Mash them together, and you have the makings for what could easily be my favorite movie of all time.
So imagine my excitement when the below press release hit my inbox. Brad Pitt to star in a "sweeping romantic thriller" directed by Robert Zemeckis? Be still my sweeping, thrilling, romantic heart! The film will be based on a story by Steve Knight, whose credits include LOCKE (which he also directed), THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY and EASTERN PROMISES. Here's hoping this means we'll get Pitt fighting some dudes nude in a Russian bathhouse.
Here's the press release. The above image is what I got when I searched "Brad Pitt" and "Broom".
HOLLYWOOD, CA (February 6, 2015) – Paramount Pictures, GK Films and New Regency today announced that Brad Pitt will star, and Robert Zemeckis (“FLIGHT,” “FORREST GUMP”) will direct, an original story by Steve Knight (“THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY,” “DIRTY PRETTY THINGS”) to be produced by Graham King (“RANGO,” “THE DEPARTED”), who developed the project, alongside Zemeckis and Steve Starkey (“FLIGHT,” “REAL STEEL”).
The epic story will be produced through King’s GK Films banner with Jack Rapke (“FLIGHT,” “REAL STEEL”), Knight, Patrick McCormick (“BLACK MASS”) and Denis O’Sullivan (“THE 5thWAVE,” THE YOUNG VICTORIA”) serving as executive producers.
Zemeckis’ credits at Paramount Pictures include the 1994 blockbuster “FORREST GUMP,” for which he won the Academy Award® for Best Director. The groundbreaking film grossed $677 million worldwide and won six Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor for star Tom Hanks. In 2012, the studio and Zemeckis partnered on the critically-lauded, live-action thriller “FLIGHT,” which starred Denzel Washington and received two Academy Award nominations. Presently, Zemeckis is in post-production on “THE WALK,” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, slated for an October 2015 release.
