BRAD PITT SAYS HE HAS GIVEN ANGELINA JOLIE PITT MILLIONS SINCE SPLIT

Brad Pitt says he has given estranged wife Angelina Jolie Pitt $1.3 million and lent her another $8 million since their separation two years ago.

The declaration in a court filing Wednesday (08 AUGUST 2018) is meant to counter Jolie Pitt's assertion in documents a day earlier that Pitt has paid ``no meaningful child support.''

Jolie Pitt's attorneys also said in the Tuesday filing requesting a case management hearing that she wanted to have the couple's marriage dissolved by the end of the year by separating some of the lingering issues to be resolved later.

Pitt's lawyers say the actor actually suggested this move and it had already been agreed to.

Pitt's attorneys say in their document that the actress' filing Tuesday was an unnecessary attempt to manipulate media coverage.

FILE: Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 5 December 2015

1. Various of Angelina Jolie Pitt, Brad Pitt and entourage leaving Chaktomuk theatre

FILE: Los Angeles, 28 May 2014

2. Various Angelina Jolie and actor Brad Pitt posing for photographers, with Pitt leaving the scene and Jolie continuing to pose solo

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3. Wide of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie posing for photos with Pitt's parents

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4. Fashion shot, Angelina Jolie in a draped black gown by Jenny Packham joined by Brad Pitt

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5. Various of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie being interviewed

FILE: Los Angeles, 7 June 2005

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6. Medium shot Brad Pitt signs poster

7. Medium shot Angelina Jolie signs autographs

8. Medium shot Angelina Jolie speaks to reporter

9. Medium shot Brad Pitt speaks to reporter

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, actor - on his feelings about the film:

"I'm really happy with it and I'm a tough critic."

(Reporter: Brad, why's your hair blonde?)

"It's a good question (laughs). I woke up and got some...one of my idiotic moves."

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Angelina Jolie, actress - on working with Brad Pitt:

"He's actually, he's a great actor and I think I underestimated. He's a really great actor and he's very focused and dedicated and works hard on the script."

FILE: Cannes, 13 May 2004

12. Various Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston posing for photographs

13. Medium shot Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston posing for photographs waving to crowds

BRAD PITT HONORED BY THE NEW YORK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE

Jet-setting power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie brought their own brand of star power to the New York Film Critics Circle awards Monday (Jan. 9) where Pitt was crowned best actor.

Before the awards ceremony, Pitt said creative fulfillment and the longevity of a project is how he measures the success of his work.

"We're trying to make a film that has something to say now and the question is does it have something to say in five years in 10 years, 20 years. That's always been the quest. This is a nice bi-product of that," he explained.

Pitt said he relished the chance to catch up with friends like George Clooney during the grind of a jam-packed awards season.

"Yeah it's nice. Yeah I'm really happy that George is along for the ride because he's just - no one does it better. But it's a, I look forward to get back to making things, at the same time you know it's a really honor. It's fun. It's a time that we all get to catch up again and we've all been in different parts of the world filming so you get to see the (acting) community, so it's nice for that."

It was a double celebration for the Hollywood dad who was honored for his performances in the baseball film "Moneyball" and Terrence Malick's cosmic drama "Tree of Life."

"Well you love them for different reasons and they're - it's not just the film itself, it's the time you spent on it. They're mile markers in a way for your own personal experience," said Pitt.

Both of those films also earned other awards: "Tree of Life" for best cinematography by Emmanuel Lubezki and "Moneyball" for Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin's screenplay.

The evening's big winner was silent film ode "The Artist," which took the year's best film award, giving the nostalgic black-and-white movie an early boost to its already promising Academy Awards prospects.

"The Artist" also earned best director for the French filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius, who said he was not fully prepared for the awards season mania to begin.

"I think you can't be ready. You can't prepare yourself for someone like that. What we can do is to enjoy every single hour of that adventure, sure," said Hazanavicius.

Meryl Steep was chosen as best actress for her performance as Margaret Thatcher in the upcoming "The Iron Lady." The suddenly ubiquitous Jessica Chastain won best supporting actress for a trio of performances in "Tree of Life," "The Help" and "Take Shelter."

"He's just such a consummate professional and great actor," said Chastain of her "Tree of Life" co-star. "Of course he's Brad Pitt, the movie star legend. But he really is more for me now, I see him as Brad Pitt the serious, brilliant actor."

Albert Brooks earned best supporting actor for his against-type performance as a violent villain in the drama "Drive."

"I was lucky enough to win a New York Film Critics (award) as a writer for my movie 'Mother' and you know this is a critics group that's been doing this since the middle 1930s. So they began this whole thing. So it feels like the granddaddy of them. It does mean something," said Brooks.

The financial industry thriller "Margin Call" won best first feature. And the Iranian drama "A Separation" was picked for best foreign film.

"I'm very happy because before my films in the festivals have always had some reception, but this time the festivals have become a connection between the people and the critics," said Iranian director Asghar Farhadi.

The New York Film Critics Circle, a body of 33 New York-based critics founded in 1935, announced their annual vote on Twitter for the first time. The group describes its awards as "a principled alternative to the Oscars, honoring esthetic merit in a forum that is immune to commercial and political pressures." The group last year chose the Facebook drama "The Social Network" as best picture.

Among the films snubbed by the critics were Alexander Payne's "The Descendants," Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" and Steven Spielberg's "War Horse."

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New York, 9 Jan. 2012

1. Wide exterior of The Crimson Club

2. Medium of Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Viola Davis on red carpet

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, actor (on being honored for two very different films): "I certainly like to keep it switching, but I also got to work with some pretty special people and you know we always approach a film the same way, but when they come together like this it's a really nice feeling."

Reporter: "What does it mean for these projects in particular tonight?"

Brad Pitt: "It means that more projects will get made like this I mean both of them, you know almost didn't get off the block. And for it to resonate like this and to have this many people all hear the same thing from - it's quite a, it's quite a nice feeling."

4. Medium of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie on red carpet

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, actor (on if having two films up for honor is like having two kids that you love equally): "Well you love them for different reasons and they're - it's not just the film itself, it's the time you spent on it. They're mile markers in a way for your own personal experience. So yeah, yeah."

6. Pan out from Angelina Jolie to Brad Pitt

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, actor (on getting to see friends like George Clooney during awards season): "Yeah it's nice. Yeah I'm really happy that George is along for the ride because he's just - no one does it better. But it's a, I look forward to get back to making things, at the same time you know it's a really honor. It's fun. It's a time that we all get to catch up again and we've all been in different parts of the world filming so you get to see the (acting) community, so it's nice for that."

8. Pan from Viola Davis to Brad Pitt

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, actor (on how he measures a film's success): "Creative (fulfillment) and longevity. We're trying to make a film that has something to say now and the question is does it have something to say in five years in 10 years, 20 years. That's always been the quest. This is a nice bi-product of that. Thank you."

10. Fashion shot Jessica Chastain

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Jessica Chastain, actress (on co-star Brad Pitt): "He's just such a consummate professional and great actor. Of course he's Brad Pitt, the movie star legend. But he really is more for me now, I see him as Brad Pitt the serious, brilliant actor."

12. Wide of Jessica Chastain posing for photographers

13. SOUNDBITE (English) Jessica Chastain, actress (on having to give a speech): "It's interesting because I'm not the best speech-giver. I never took a speech class at Julliard or anything like that so I still, I mean when you just said that I got belly button, I got butterflies in my belly knowing that I have to get up in front of people and speak."

14. Zoom in on Jean Dujardin,

15. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean Dujardin, Actor (on if he ever imagined how successful "The Artist" would be): "No, it was, it's not a formula. It just a small movie in 35 days shooting, 35 days very short and it's a personal thing for the director and now it's a dream."

16. Medium of B�r�nice Bejo and Michel Hazanavicius

17. SOUNDBITE (English) B�r�nice Bejo, Actress (on if she's ready for awards season): "Yeah. We're totally ready."

SOUNDBITE (English) Michel Hazanavicius, director: "I think you can't be ready. You can't prepare yourself for someone like that. What we can do is to enjoy every single hour of that adventure, sure."

18. Medium of "A Separation" director Asghar Farhadi and translator

19. SOUNDBITE (Farsi - rough translation) Asghar Farhadi, Director (on the success of Iranian drama "A Separation" in the U.S.): "I'm very happy because before my films in the festivals have always had some reception, but this time the festivals have become a connection between the people and the critics."

20. Medium of Albert Brooks and wife Kimberly Shlain speaking to reporters

21. SOUNDBITE (English) Albert Brooks, actor/writer: "I was lucky enough to win a New York Film Critics (award) as a writer for my movie 'Mother' and you know this is a critics group that's been doing this since the middle 1930s. So they began this whole thing. So it feels like the granddaddy of them. It does mean something."

22. Wide pan to Albert Brooks and wife Kimberly Shlain speaking to reporters

BRAD PITT'S FOUNDATION SUES ARCHITECT OVER NEW ORLEANS HOMES

Actor Brad Pitt's foundation has sued a New Orleans architect for defective design work that led to leaks and other flaws in homes built for residents of an area that was among the hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina.

News outlets report the lawsuit filed Tuesday (18SEPT.2018) says damages caused by architect John C. Williams could cost Pitt's Make It Right foundation more than $15 million.

The foundation says Williams was responsible for several failures to adequately waterproof the structures. The lawsuit says Williams' attempts at repairs were largely a failure. Williams didn't immediately return a request for comment.

Construction of the homes in Lower 9th Ward began in 2008. But water intrusion began cropping up in the first homes within a year of their completion and construction was discontinued in 2016.

FILE: Tokyo, Japan, 22 May 2017

1. Wide shot "War Machine" cast, zoom in to Brad Pitt, at press conference for film

2. Medium shot Brad Pitt

FILE: Los Angeles, 5 April 2017

3. Wide shot Brad Pitt, executive producer of "The Lost City of Z," breaks away from crowd on arrivals line of film's premiere and walks toward ArcLight Hollywood entrance

FILE: New York, 8 June 2017

4. Various shots of Brad Pitt with cast of "Okja"

FILE: Washington, D.C., 5 March 2009

5. U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi Nancy Pelosi, Brad Pitt and James Clyburn approach the podium

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, actor:

"Thank you, thank you. I just want to say, thank you to the Speaker for opening up the doors for us to come in and discuss the rebuilding effort, the current rebuilding effort going on in New Orleans and how we can expand this idea of affordability and sustainability, because we think we have a model that works. Thank you."

7. Nancy Pelosi, Brad Pitt and James Clyburn exit the room.

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FILE: New Orleans - 14 July 2006

8. Various, Brad Pitt at press conference

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, Actor:

"I don't think it's just celebrities, I think it's just people I mean we're just talking about people helping people and it's that simple. And I see it on the ground as I walk around here, there's some great organisations up and running, Architecture for Humanity, Habitat for Humanity, I believe, that are doing some great things so it's just pitching in and from September was just witnessing the devastation and feeling like I guess the frustration that very little was being done and you wanted to help out, and that we can do better. Katrina was certainly an indictment that we can do better, and I think that's what this was born from."

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FILE: New Orleans - 14 July 2006

10. Various, Brad Pitt surveys damaged areas - ++NO AUDIO AT SOURCE++

BRAD PITT AND ANGELINA JOLIE GET NEW WAX FIGURES

What does every superstar actor want for his 50th birthday? Well according to London's Madame Tussauds, it's a new wax figure.

To honor Brad Pitt's 50th birthday on Wednesday (18 DEC.) the "Fight Club" star will be getting a new wax figure at the London tourist attraction.

And to avoid any arguments in the household, his partner Angelina Jolie will also be getting a new glammed up figure of her own.

"Well, the last figures we had of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, were actually created eight years ago," explained Nicole Fenner, PR Manager for Madame Tussauds London. "And we wanted to take this opportunity with Brad's 50th birthday to introduce new figures and give them a bit of a refresh and dress them in some new clothes that really capture that moment when you see them on the red carpet."

Each wax figure at Madame Tussauds costs around �150, 000 (pounds sterling) to produce.

The figures are both dressed in glamorous red carpet attire; Pitt in a black suit and tie and Jolie in a long satin blue evening gown with a thigh length split.

In order to truly capture them on the red carpet, the Jolie wax figure stands in a pose you might recognize.

"We've looked at hundreds and thousands of pictures of how Angelina poses on the red carpet, and when she posed very ironically a couple of years ago, that's something we wanted to draw inspiration with the figure that we have here," said Fenner.

So, what will happen to the old statues? According to Madame Tussauds, they'll be sent to the archive for safe keeping.

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1. Wide of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt wax figures

2. Tilt up of Angelina Jolie wax figure, Brad in shot too

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicole Fenner, Madame Tussauds London - PR Manager:

"We're here today because we've introduced brand new figures of both Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, just ahead of Brad Pitt's 50th birthday, which he'll celebrate tomorrow on 18th December."

4. Wide of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt wax figures

5. Close of Jolie's face, pan down to necklace, pan down to tattoo on arm, pan across to hand with ring

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicole Fenner, Madame Tussauds London - PR Manager:

"Well, the last figures that we had of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were actually created eight years ago, and we wanted to take this opportunity with Brad's 50th birthday to introduce new figures and give them a bit of a refresh and dress them in some new clothes that really capture that moment when you see them on the red carpet."

7. Pan down of Angelina Jolie wax figure

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FILE: Los Angeles, 26 February 2012

8. Wide of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie posing for photos with Brad's parents

9. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie posing for photographs with fashion shot

10. Angelina Jolie posing for photographs with fashion shot

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London, 17 Dec. 2013

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicole Fenner, Madame Tussauds London - PR Manager:

"We've looked at hundreds and thousands of pictures of how Angelina poses on the red carpet, and when she posed very ironically a couple of years ago, that's something that we wanted to draw inspiration with the figure that we have here."

12. Tilt up Brad Pitt wax figure

13. Wide of woman attending to Pitt's hair

14. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicole Fenner, Madame Tussauds London - PR Manager:

"We've kept both Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie fully up-to-date on our plans for their figures, and I can only hope at some point in the future they will visit the attraction and hopefully are pleased with the results."

15. Mid of Pitt, Jolie wax figures

16. Wide of Pitt, Jolie wax figures

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20th Century Fox luncheon, Las Vegas, 17 March 2005

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1. Introduction of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

2. Jolie and Pitt walk to podium and introduce 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' film clip

10:01:20

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie talk about their new movie, Los Angeles, 6th June 2005

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1. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt:

"Well it really started as a strict action film, really. I mean, let me say this, the metaphors were always there, the outline was always there but it really depended on who was telling the story and fortunately we got Doug Liman. In someone else's hands it could have very easily been just an action film, a straightforward action film. But what you see in this one, is that the action is always secondary, it's always behind, it's the backdrop for whatever is going on in the relationship, which usually is some kind of bickering or fighting and it's really well done that way."

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Angelina Jolie - with a different take on the origins of the film:

"I think what happened, strangely enough, is that we read the script and it had some action in it and really it was a relationship comedy and then I think Brad and I, being two people that love action and the stunt coordinator knowing him from 'Troy' and me from 'Tomb Raider' , the action scenes suddenly went from three days to three weeks and everything got more competitive and bigger and bigger and bigger, so it turned more into an action movie."

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt:

"I am quite proficient with a weapon and so is she., frighteningly so. She's a really good shot, she is."

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Angelina Jolie - on training for the dance sequence with Pitt:

"There was a few days rehearsal and it was just funny because you know, we can do stunt practice or gun training for days but brought to a dance class was kind of like 'Oh God, it's that day. It's dance class'. But it ended up being very fun and especially because of all the weapons and the story in between it but yeah it was funny."

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt - on filming a key action scene in his underwear:

"Actually freer, in your underwear - less constricting, greater range of movement. I think we had an advantage. I think that's why you see the great fighters, like sumo-wrestlers really need to strip down for agility."

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Pitt:

(Q: Would you consider doing a 'Mr. And Mrs. Smith' series?)

"Oh God, I don't know, I mean I have no idea. I have no idea at this point."

20. SOUNDBITE (english) Angelina Jolie:

"Um, I think (laughs) no. During the film, there was always the joke about the sequel and it was always like, 'We'll be back for the sequel!' but I can't imagine what that would be."

10:03:25

World premiere of Pitt and Jolie's new movie, Los Angeles, 7th June 2005

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1. Shot of screaming fans in stands, reaching out to Brad Pitt

2. Brad Pitt signs poster

3. Medium Angelina Jolie signs autographs, with pull out

4. Brad Pitt speaks to reporter

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt/Actor, on his feelings about the film:

"I'm really happy with it and I'm a tough critic."

(Reporter: Brad, why's your hair blonde?)

"It's a good question (laughs). I woke up and got some...one of my idiotic moves."

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jolie, on working with Brad Pitt:

"He's actually, he's a great actor and I think I underestimated. He's a really great actor and he's very focused and dedicated and works hard on the script and (crowd cheering) causes a crowd but he's great, he's amazing."

10:04:35

Pitt and Jolie visit Mexico for movie premiere, Mexico, 8th June 2005

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1. Wide shot of Angelina Jolie arriving

2. Close up Jolie

3. Pan Jolie approaching fans to sign autographs

4. Wide shot Brad Pitt arriving

5. Close up Pitt

7. Wide shot Brad Pitt at stage

8. Cut away fans

12. Mid shot Pitt signing autographs

13. SOUNDBITE (English) Angelina Jolie:

"He's a great person (Brad Pitt), he is really great, he is very down to earth, funny and it was a joy going to work every day"

Q. Does he have enough qualities as to marry him?

A: Jolie walks away laughing

14. Wide shot fans

15. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt:

(Q: "How was working on this particular film?")

"Well, you saw the film, it was just a laugh, having a laugh every day."

(Q: "Women all around the world consider you a sex symbol?") "I don't know, I never know how to respond to that."

16. Cut away fans

17. Wide shot of Jolie and Pitt

10:06:51

EXCLUSIVE Interview with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Swakopmund, 7 June 2006

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1. Arrival Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

2. Wide of Pitt and Jolie

3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Angelina Jolie, Actress:

"Well I had been here years before on a film and loved the country and loved the people here. And when we found out we were pregnant and thinking about where we would want to go we thought we wanted to find a place that was, a beautiful place that our other children would enjoy. And we knew that this had so many wonderful sights and also the things to do here for them things that we wanted to show them, and places we wanted to spend time with them. And they have had an amazing adventure and have made many friends here. Our son has friends here now so that was why. And also we just love this part of the world. Our other daughter was born in Africa and so this is a special continent for us."

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4. STILL: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie listening to Marlene Mungunda, Namibian Minister of Child Welfare

Swakopmund

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Angelina Jolie, Actress:

"June 20th is refugee day and absolutely, I celebrate it every year. And I say celebrate because I think refugees it's not, it is a very difficult thing to be, it's a tough thing but I celebrate refugees because they are the strongest people I have ever met and I think they are remarkable, what they go through, and the refugee families and the children, and how much they overcome. So I usually am in Washington and depending on where we can be now because of travel restrictions and the new baby but I may be able to make it to Washington, if not I'll be delivering a statement from Los Angeles. But just a statement of hope and I hope that people stay focussed on all the refugees in the world and hope that they continue to give them to the aid and support that they need."

6. Pan Brad Pitt to Angelina Jolie

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Angelina Jolie, Actress:

"We had somebody that was working with us to go to the day hospitals and to see what hey were missing, what might be useful. We wanted it to be a practical donation, it wasn't just an idea of money, but to understand what the doctors were needing, or requesting and what the patients were requesting, so I think with the people we have worked with and the local people here we have been able to make some very practical decisions and do some very substantial things."

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8. STILL: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie posing with Penexupifo Pohamba, Namibian First Lady

9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Brad Pitt, Actor:

"I'd just like to thank the people in Namibia, they have been so gracious to us and made our stay here very special and because of that we have had an incredible time with our family exploring the country and a truly peaceful birth of our daughter, and that we are eternally grateful for and we will certainly be back." FOLLOWS ON TO

SOUNDBITE: (English) Angelina Jolie, Actress:

"Yes, just thank you to everyone in Namibia for allowing us this time in your country and we hope to return. Thank you."

10. Pitt and Jolie standing up and exiting room

10:10:02

Wax work of Brangelina baby unveiled by Madame Tussauds, New York. 25 July, 2006

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1. Wide Madame Tussauds Wax Museum

2. Wide Jolie, Pitt and Shiloh wax figures

3. Close-up was Shiloh

4. Medium Shiloh sign

5. Wide press

6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Janine DiGioacchino, General Manager Madame Tussauds Wax Museum:

"Baby Shiloh was made a few weeks after the photo was released from Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. She's made entirely of silicone and it took about two weeks to make."

7. Medium Shiloh

8. Close-up Shiloh

9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Janine DiGioacchino, General Manager Madame Tussauds Wax Museum:

"As of right now there are no plans to make Maddox and Zahara. It doesn't mean we've ruled it out."

10. Medium Pitt and Jolie figures

11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Janine DiGioacchino, General Manager Madame Tussauds Wax Museum:

"Any guest that comes up and would like a photo with Angelina, Brad and Shiloh, one dollar (US) of the proceeds will be donated to UNICEF."

12. Wide Jolie and Pitt figures

13. Wide Jolie, Pitt and Shiloh wax figures zoom into Shiloh

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BRAD PITT AND CAST ATTEND 'FURY' WORLD PREMIERE IN WASHINGTON DC

It was a rainy night in Washington DC but that didn't keep the stars from coming out Wednesday (15 OCT. 2014) for the world premiere of "Fury."

Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf and the rest of the cast walked the red carpet and posed with World War II veterans.

Speaking at the event, Pitt explained the importance of telling this brutal account of war.

"I think that we're still living in very violent, chaotic times, times that we don't understand to the fullest," he said.

"It is considered a cleaner war, yet, again, my time with vets and men who were there at that time, they will tell you that the realities of the Geneva Convention couldn't come to play at the end there when they were deep into Germany. It was murkier. It was just murkier and certainly what was witnessed was every bit as awful as what's witnessed by our young men and women today."

Pitt plays a hardened Army sergeant named Wardaddy, who commands a five-man tank crew on a deadly mission into Nazi Germany after the allied invasion.

The 50-year-old actor saw no reason why his 13-year-old son Maddox shouldn't see the film, despite its realistic violence.

"My oldest son has seen it, yeah. My oldest son has seen it. He's a World War II buff," Pitt said.

He explained his rationale.

"I come from a different generation I guess as far as that's concerned," he said.

"My father would take us to the Drive-In as very young kids and we'd see Clint Eastwood movies and Kung Fu movies. I just have a different take on that. The world is a beautiful place, it's also a very violent place and we talk about it afterwards and I'm not so opposed."

LaBeouf looked past the violence and felt camaraderie with his cast mates.

"There's a lot of love in that tank, overwhelming love. I never had brothers, so it's wild to make that happen out of nowhere. Strangers turn into brothers in seven months. It's a trip," LaBeouf said.

That provided a better understanding of the bonds men make during war.

"It's unconditional love. Society doesn't really allow for men to unconditionally love one another unless you're at war," LaBeouf said.

LaBeouf - often tabloid fodder during the last year - was involved in an incident in June that began with getting ejected from the Broadway musical, "Cabaret," and ended with him spending the night in jail.

The actor isn't dwelling on the negative press though.

"It's fun to laugh about stuff," LaBeouf said.

Former "Walking Dead"' star Jon Bernthal feels it was necessary to make the film as real as possible to honor those that served during World War II.

"I think the goal here was to dive in as fully as possible. Look, what we get to do is we get to work under the umbrella of safety. We're trying to get as fair, as fresh and as real a taste of what life really would have been like for these guys, so we pushed ourselves to go to as dark a place as possible and to endure as much as possible and get as proficient on that tank as possible, so I'm proud for the commitment. I'm very proud of all these guys," Bernthal said.

David Ayer, who wrote and directed the film, admits he took a "white knuckle" approach when making the film.

"It was a brutal set, let's just say that. I mean these guys did a lot of work together. They trained together. They fought to together. They slept together. They ate together. They really bonded as brothers, so that chemistry on the screen is absolutely real. You bring the skill of the actor to that brotherhood and camaraderie they felt as real people. Nothing can beat that," Ayer said.

Logan Lerman plays the rookie of the bunch - and that wasn't just in the movie.

"I was the new guy every day so I got treated like that but the same time I went through everything that every one of these guys went through. We dedicated our whole year to this one movie, which is rare. We gave up four months in prep and we shot the movie for five months and gave one hundred percent of ourselves to the project and didn't hold back," he said.

Michael Pena confirmed that much of the physical interaction between the cast was real.

"We actually did spar for a month before that and you really get to know somebody when you spar with them. It's just one of those things. But it was a rough shoot for sure. It was very physical. Everybody wanted to do it for real and everybody had the same amount of dedication. They wanted this movie to really make sense and to be as good as it could be," Pena said.

"Fury" thunders in U.S theaters on Friday, 17 October 2014.

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Washington, DC, 15 October 2014

1. Wide of traffic near capitol, pan to Newseum

2. Medium of Newseum fa�ade

3. Push in on "Fury" poster

4. Wide of cast and crew posing for photograph, zoom in

5. Medium shot of Brad Pitt posing with WWII veterans

6. Medium shot of Brad Pitt talking to reporter

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt/Actor, on depicting war more realistically on screen:

"Well I think that we're still living in very violent, chaotic times, times that we don't understand to the fullest and yes, you're right, it is considered a cleaner war, yet, again, my time with vets and men who were there at that time, they will tell you that the realities of the Geneva Convention couldn't come to play at the end there when they were deep into Germany. It was murkier. It was just murkier and certainly what was witnessed was every bit as awful as what's witnessed by our young men and women today."

8. Medium of Brad Pitt chatting with WWII veterans

9. Medium shot of Brad Pitt talking to reporter

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt/Actor, on if the film was appropriate for his son Maddox:

"My oldest son has seen it, yeah. My oldest son has seen it. He's a World War II buff."

(Reporter: "Did you have to explain a lot to him?")

Brad Pitt: "No, I'm curious about his interpretation of it."

(Reporter: "So as a parent you didn't think it was too violent or too brutal?")

Brad Pitt: "I come from a different generation I guess as far as that's concerned. My father would take us to the Drive-In as very young kids and we'd see Clint Eastwood movies and Kung Fu movies. I just have a different take on that. The world is a beautiful place, it's also a very violent place and we talk about it afterwards and I'm not so opposed."

11. Wide of Michael Pena talking to reporter, pan to Shia LaBeouf

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Shia LaBeouf/Actor, on the chemistry with his co-stars:

"There's a lot of love in that tank, overwhelming love. I never had brothers, so it's wild to make that happen out of nowhere. Strangers turn into brothers in seven months. It's a trip."

13. Medium of Shia LaBeouf talking to reporter

14. SOUNDBITE (English) Shia LaBeouf/Actor, on the bonds men make in war:

"It's unconditional love. Society doesn't really allow for men to unconditionally love one another unless you're at war."

(Reporter: "And then finally, how are you doing these days?")

Shia LaBeouf: "I feel good. How are you doing?"

(Reporter: "I know you talked a little bit about your situation. What was cathartic about letting people know exactly what happened that day?")

Shia LaBeouf: "It's fun to laugh about stuff. Have a good night."

15. Medium of Jon Bernthal taking selfie with reporter

16. Wide of Jon Bernthal talking with reporter

17. SOUNDBITE (English) Jon Bernthal/Actor, on bare knuckles acting:

"I think the goal here was to dive in as fully as possible. Look, what we get to do is we get to work under the umbrella of safety. We're trying to get as fair, as fresh and as real a taste of what life really would have been like for these guys, so we pushed ourselves to go to as dark a place as possible and to endure as much as possible and get as proficient on that tank as possible, so I'm proud for the commitment. I'm very proud of all these guys."

18. Wide of Jon Bernthal posing with soldiers

19. Wide of David Ayer talking to reporter

20. SOUNDBITE (English) David Ayer/Director, on the chemistry of the cast:

"It was a brutal set, let's just say that. I mean these guys did a lot of work together. They trained together. They fought to together. They slept together. They ate together. They really bonded as brothers, so that chemistry on the screen is absolutely real. You bring the skill of the actor to that brotherhood and camaraderie they felt as real people. Nothing can beat that."

21. Wide of Brad Pitt, Jon Bernthal, Logan Lerman, Michael Pena, and Shia LaBeouf posing for photographers

22. SOUNDBITE (English) Logan Lerman/Actor:

"It was very difficult. Very difficult. Again, I was the new guy every day so I got treated like that but the same time I went through everything that every one of these guys went through. We dedicated our whole year to this one movie, which is rare. We gave up four months in prep and we shot the movie for five months and gave one hundred percent of ourselves to the project and didn't hold back."

23. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Pena/Actor:

"Well, we actually did spar for a month before that and you really get to know somebody when you spar with them. It's just one of those things. But it was a rough shoot for sure. It was very physical. Everybody wanted to do it for real and everybody had the same amount of dedication. They wanted this movie to really make sense and to be as good as it could be."

24. Wide of soldier singing national anthem

SHOTLIST

APTN

London, 18th August 2004

1. Various exts Madame Tussauds, London

2. Various wax figures positioned for press: the Beckhams, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Diane Moon, Madame Tussauds spokesperson:

"Brad Pitt is the first model to be made from Silicon rather than wax so he feels incredibly real, you can run your hands all over his chest and there is some give there. He has also got a squeezable bottom which I'm sure will go down very well with the ladies."

4. Close up woman squeezes Brad Pitt model's bottom

5. Close up face of Brad Pitt model

6. Mid shot woman plays with Brad Pitt model's chest

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Diane Moon, Madame Tussauds spokesperson:

"We haven't actually moulded from Brad Pitt's real chest unfortunately but we have got all the measurements, we've worked from film footage and photographs so it's spot on."

8. Face of Brad Pitt

9. Mid shot model of the Beckhams

10. Face of Victoria Beckham

11.SOUNDBITE (English) Diane Moon, Madame Tussauds spokesperson - on Madame Tussauds' new interactive game:

"You can come down here and answer a series of lifestyle questions, things like 'what would you do if you found out your partner was having an affair?' and you answer a, b, or c, think very quick, very Mr and Mrs 70's style and we will tell you whether your celebrity love matched to the Beckhams or the Pitts."

12. Tilt models of the Beckhams

13. Face of David Beckham model

14 . Reverse group of models

15. Woman feels Brad Pitt model's bottom

16. SOUNDBITE (English) Diane Moon, Madame Tussauds spokesperson:

"I think Brad Pitt will over take David Beckham as the most groped male figure at Madame Tussauds. I'm not sure how Jennifer is going to do, she is looking rather protective and possibly a little bit jealous, she's holding on to her Brad. At the moment Beyonce is the top female figure, so she is the one that guests go for."

17. Pan Pitt model to Aniston model

18 Tilt Pitt and Aniston models

19. Various groups of models

BRAD'S FANS START AT THE BOTTOM AT MADAME TUSSAUDS

It is sure to drive Jennifer Aniston crazy with jealousy - husband Brad Pitt is inviting fans to stroke his chest and squeeze his bum.

A new waxwork of the Hollywood star has gone on display at Madame Tussauds in central London and the open-shirted model of the movie hunk features a pert squeezable bum and

strokeable chest.

Thanks to new silicone technology, Pitt's toned torso is warm to the touch and even features the odd chest hair.

The 40-year-old Troy star stands next to the first waxwork model of his wife to go on display at the tourist attraction.

Although Friends star Aniston, wearing a black evening dress, rests her hands on her husband's torso, visitors will still be able to touch him.

The pair stand next to existing waxworks of David and Victoria Beckham, dressed in matching Dolce & Gabbana.

Visiting couples can discover which of the two celebrity pairs they are most like by answering questions on romance, shopping and money.

Celebrity Love Match opens at the London tourist attraction on Wednesday.

SHOTLIST

AP Television

Los Angeles, 25 January 2009

1. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

AP Television

New York, 1 December 2009

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ian Halperin/Author

"They are America's golden couple. They are the his and her of celebrity today. The top celebrity figures. In fact, Angelina Jolie just passed Oprah as the most powerful celebrity according to Forbes. There's just been too much myths behind the couple and too many stories over the years without substance and I really wanted to cut through all the gloss and hype and get to the bottom of who Brangelina actually is."

AP Television

Washington, D.C., 18 June 2009

3. Actress and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie at the commemoration of World refugee Day at the National Geographic Society

AP Television

New York, 1 December 2009

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ian Halperin/Author

"I think the thing you'll discover when reading this book is that Angelina artfully is able to deflect any negative hype about her. Every time there is something derogatory in the media she is the master of what magicians call misdirection. She is able to come out with something completely in left field and misdirect the media and public's attention and make them forget about previous stories."

AP Television

Los Angeles, 10 August 2009

5. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive at the premiere of "Inglorious Basterds"

AP Television

New York, 1 December 2009

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ian Halperin/Author

"And Angie's always targeted men who are attached. Billy Bob was engaged at the time to Laura Dern. And of course Brad Pitt was with Jennifer Aniston. She likes a challenge and my sources say right now she's gonna move on after Brad Pitt. I'm predicting within the next 15-to-18 months this couple is toast because I was able to get inside the camp, befriend a lot of their inner-circle and get the real story. The public has only seen them at these photo ops which their publicist's pre-arrange and everything looks peachy keen which is the furthest thing from the truth. There's a lot of tension in the household, a lot of arguing and the fact of the matter is if you look at Brad Pitt today and look at him 4 years ago there is a huge difference in his appearance. The man looks like he's under extreme pressure and tension."

AP Television

New York, 12 August 2009

7. Brad Pitt on the red carpet of the world premiere of 'The Time Traveler's Wife'

AP Television

New York, 1 December 2009

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Ian Halperin/Author

"With Brad Pitt that was one of the way she (Angelina Jolie) was able to dig her claws into him. She gave him the sex that he never dreamed he'd have. She roped him in that way and she developed a family with him. And hey, six kids down the road this was her master plan and it worked. He at the beginning was enthralled by this all. He was enamored but he really had no idea what he was getting into and as the years have wore on Brad has become more miserable and more concerned about his life and really a bit unstable about the future."

AP Television

Toronto, Canada, 7 September 2008

9. Jennifer Aniston arriving at the showing of her film 'Management' at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival

AP Television

New York, 1 December 2009

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Ian Halperin/Author on reports Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt keep in touch:

"There might be contact by email, by possibly by phone. I painstakingly tried to find a trace of contact and there seems to be none. The tabloids seem to have over-exaggerated or completely exaggerated the fact that they're back in touch. One thing I can guarantee is that Brad and Jen will never get back together. Jennifer Aniston she handled this in a classy manner. She could've lashed out to the media about Angelina Jolie stealing her husband. Instead she dealt with it in a more spiritual manner. And she worked on her pain doing by doing yoga and traveling and hanging out with friends. I think she handled this in a extremely classy manner. I don't think there's any possibility of them ever getting back together."

AP Images

Santa Monica, California, 22 March 2009

11. Jennifer Aniston and her then-husband Brad Pitt watch the 2003 Independent Spirit Awards

AP Images

Cannes, France, 13 May 2004

12. Brad Pitt and his then-wife Jennifer Aniston arrive for the screening of "Troy" at the 57th Film Festival in Cannes

AP Images

Los Angeles, CA, 12 January 2004

13. Jennifer Aniston, left, arrives with her then-husband Brad Pitt to a screening of "Along Came Polly"

AUTHOR SAYS BRANGELINA TO BREAK UP

Could Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's days together as a couple be numbered? Author Ian Halperin says so. In fact, he gives the couple "15-to-18 months" to call it quits.

Halperin has released a tell-all, unauthorized biography of the couple's relationship, which he says deconstructs the myth of this larger-than-life celebrity duo.

"There's just been too much myths behind the couple and too many stories over the years without substance and I really wanted to cut through all the gloss and hype and get to the bottom of who Brangelina actually is."

And, who is that exactly? Halperin says they are a couple who were first drawn together by sex.

"With Brad Pitt that was one of the way she (Angelina Jolie) was able to dig her claws into him. She gave him the sex that he never dreamed he'd have," explains Halperin. "She roped him in that way and she developed a family with him."

After going public with their relationship in 2005 and having six kids together, Halperin says Jolie and Pitt will ultimately end their relationship because they're not happy together. Halperin says Pitt's inner-circle is concerned about his well-being and think he's miserable with Jolie.

"If you look at Brad Pitt today and look at him 4 years ago there is a huge difference in his appearance. The man looks like he's under extreme pressure and tension."

"Brangelina: The Untold Story of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie" by Ian Halperin is on sale now in book stores in the United States and Canada.

SHOTLIST:

AP Entertainment,

New Orleans, US, 14th July 2006

1. Arrival Brad Pitt into press conference

2. Wide panel

3. Zoom out panel

4. Close up Brad Pitt

5. Cutaway press

6. Pan down to Brad Pitt

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt:

"No I was not prepared for the scale, I have to say, we've seen the pictures on television and they're every bit as devastating as they appear but what's more devastating is that you can literally start at one spot in the 9th ward and drive for a couple of hours and you'll see exactly that same devastation and it's a bit shocking, it's a daunting job but we'll start one building at a time and talking to the people in the street there's a great verve and a great spirit to reclaim their homes and to establish their communities again. So by that sheer will alone it will happen."

8. Cutaway press

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt:

"I don't think it's just celebrities, I think it's just people I mean we're just talking about people helping people and it's that simple. And I see it on the ground as I walk around here, there's some great organisations up and running, Architecture for Humanity, Habitat for Humanity, I believe, that are doing some great things so it's just pitching in and from September was just witnessing the devastation and feeling like I guess the frustration that very little was being done and you wanted to help out, and that we can do better. Katrina was certainly an indictment that we can do better, and I think that's what this was born from."

10. Cutaway press

11. SOUNDBITE (english) Brad Pitt:

"When I think about it, the better question is, what do the people think about it? My personal opinions from visiting here for a few days is, again, it's a bit shocking, it's a bit disturbing. The people have not received the money yet, and that's the fact. Ostensibly it's on it's way but it's not there yet, and people are caught in this limbo, people who want to reclaim their communities are caught in this limbo of not knowing will they receive enough restitution to even rebuild or to get their house to meet Fema standards; will the schools be there, will hospitals be there, will their neighbours be there, are their communities going to be there, so there's a lot of limbo, a pervasive feeling of just of like there's little direction. Except for this will that I talk about, this will, this spirit, and people seem very very determined so it's a positive side at the same time."

12. Brad Pitt leaves press conference

13. Zoom in Brad Pitt hugs friend

14. Various B-roll Brad Pitt surveys damaged areas (mute)

PITT LENDS REBUILDING HAND IN NEW ORLEANS

Recent father and Hollywood veteran Brad Pitt lent his celebrity muscle to the rebuilding effort in New Orleans after witnessing first-hand the devastation left by Katrina, almost a year later.

Pitt attended a press conference Friday (14/07) to give an update on a project he is promoting: a competition to choose ecologically sound designs for rebuilding New Orleans neighbourhoods.

The boyfriend of actress turned U.N. goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie said he was shocked at the scale of the destruction:

"No I was not prepared for the scale, I have to say, we've seen the pictures on television and they're every bit as devastating as they appear but what's more devastating is that you can literally start at one spot in the 9th ward and drive for a couple of hours and you'll see exactly that same devastation and it's a bit shocking, it's a daunting job but we'll start one building at a time and talking to the people in the street there's a great verve and a great spirit to reclaim their homes and to establish their communities again. So by that sheer will alone it will happen."

Global Green USA, a national environmental organisation, is working with Pitt on the design project. Pitt heads a jury of architects, city residents and others who on Friday decided on the top five environmentally friendly designs out of more than 100 entries. The designs were submitted by individuals and architect firms.

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Brad Pitt, star of the new space movie "Ad Astra," had a burning question for a real-life astronaut. "Who was more believable? Clooney or Pitt?"

In a call Monday, NASA astronaut Nick Hague answered Pitt — "absolutely" — getting a big laugh. Pitt's Hollywood pal George Clooney starred in the 2013 space film "Gravity."

The International Space Station crew previewed "Ad Astra" a few weeks ago. The movie opens Friday down here.

"How'd we do?" Pitt also asked Hague.

"I gotta tell you, it was really good" Hague said. "And the depictions, the settings -- all as you can tell -- looked very similar to the type of setting, you know, I've got around me."

In the movie, Pitt portrays an astronaut who travels through the solar system to find his father. The film includes actual NASA shots of the moon and Mars.

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NASA TV

Washington, D.C - 16 September 2019

1. Actor Brad Pitt during audio test before interview with NASA astronaut Nick Hague, who is in the International Space Station, UPSOUND (English): "Station, this is Brad, how do you hear me?"

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Hague, NASA astronaut:

"Hey Brad, this is Nick. I've got you loud and clear. Welcome to the International Space Station."

3. Spit-screen, Pitt in Washington and Hague at the International Space Station

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, Star of the new space movie "Ad Astra":

"Thank you very much. I got to tell you, this a real treat real; a real pleasure to be talking to you up there."

5. Spit-screen, Pitt in Washington and Hague at the International Space Station, UPSOUND (English) Hague: "Hey, likewise, a treat for us."

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Hague, NASA astronaut:

"I just want to start off by saying thank you for what you're doing to contribute to the mission of awareness and to set that -- light that fire in the imaginations of the next generation of explorers."

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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, Star of the new space movie "Ad Astra":

"Now that I have you all the way up at the space station, let's talk about me: How did how do we do?"

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Hague, NASA astronaut:

"I got to tell you, it was it was really good. And the depictions -- the settings. All, as you can tell, looks very similar to the type of setting you've got --I've got around me."

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9. Spit-screen, Pitt in Washington and Hague at the International Space Station

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, Star of the new space movie "Ad Astra":

"I'll tell you what, our ship was a bit cleaner. Do you know what everything is, on the walls there, behind you?

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11. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Hague, NASA astronaut:

"You know, when I first got up here, it looked -- it looked similar but very different, if you can imagine that -- to what we trained on in the ground. We had lots of photos on the ground but here, everything hangs off the walls and there's cables everywhere."

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, Star of the new space movie "Ad Astra":

"Who is more believable, Clooney or Pitt?"

13. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Hague, NASA astronaut:

"You were, absolutely."

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14. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Hague, NASA astronaut:

"NASA and its international partners do a great job of making really hard almost impossible things look routine."

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15. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Hague, NASA astronaut:

"For me, that is the biggest thing that I've pulled from this mission -- is that idea of cooperation at a global scale, is what's going to propel humanity into the future."

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16. Spit-screen, Pitt in Washington and Hague at the International Space Station, UPSOUND (English):

"Nick thank you so much. It's been an absolute pleasure. A real dream of mine. I can't wait to brag to my kids."

17. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, Star of the new space movie "Ad Astra":

"All the best and all the best to everyone there."

18. Spit-screen, Pitt in Washington and Hague at the International Space Station

19. Hague sending a peace sign and waving

Actor Brad Pitt got a unique opportunity to speak to a NASA astronaut Monday, asking him anything from what life is like in space to what he thought of his upcoming film, the new space movie "Ad Astra."

"Who was more believable?" Pitt asked. "Clooney or Pitt?"

NASA astronaut Nick Hague answered Pitt _ "absolutely" _ getting a big laugh. Pitt's Hollywood pal George Clooney starred in the 2013 space film "Gravity."

"How'd we do?" Pitt also asked Hague.

"I gotta tell you, it was really good" Hague said. "And the depictions, the settings -- all as you can tell -- looked very similar to the type of setting, you know, I've got around me."

The International Space Station crew previewed "Ad Astra" a few weeks ago. The movie opens Friday.

In it, Pitt portrays an astronaut who travels through the solar system to find his father. The film includes actual NASA shots of the moon and Mars. Hague praised the zero-gravity depictions.

In his call, Pitt noted the movie's spaceship was "a bit cleaner" than the station, setting off a big laugh among all on the call.

Pitt and Hague also discussed health and well-being while in space. Hague said his biggest take away from his 200 days on mission, outside of the idea that humans are small, is the importance of international cooperation to make space exploration possible.

"International cooperation is so important," he said. "For me, that is the biggest thing that I've pulled from this mission -- is that idea of cooperation at a global scale, is what's going to propel humanity into the future."

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NASA TV

Houston, Texas - 16 September 2019

1. Mid of employees at Mission Control Center at NASA Johnson Space Center, facilitating the call between actor Brad Pitt and astronaut Nick Hague

NASA TV

Washington, D.C - 16 September 2019

2. Pitt during audio test before interview with Hague, who is in the International Space Station

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Hague, NASA astronaut:

"Hey Brad, this is Nick. I've got you loud and clear. Welcome to the International Space Station."

4. Spit-screen, Pitt in Washington and Hague at the International Space Station

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, Star of the new space movie "Ad Astra":

"Thank you very much. I got to tell you, this a real treat real; a real pleasure to be talking to you up there."

6. Spit-screen, Pitt in Washington and Hague at the International Space Station

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Hague, NASA astronaut:

"I just want to start off by saying thank you for what you're doing to contribute to the mission of awareness and to set that -- light that fire in the imaginations of the next generation of explorers."

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, Star of the new space movie "Ad Astra":

"Now that I have you all the way up at the space station, let's talk about me: How did how do we do?"

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Hague, NASA astronaut:

"I got to tell you, it was it was really good. And the depictions -- the settings. All, as you can tell, looks very similar to the type of setting you've got --I've got around me."

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, Star of the new space movie "Ad Astra":

"What are the repercussions on your body in zero-g (referring to zero-gravity)? Wait, first of all, is it -- would it be morning for you there? Would it be night for you there? How do you gauge your waking hours?"

11. Spit-screen, Pitt in Washington and Hague at the International Space Station

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Hague, NASA astronaut:

"So, we do a lot to try to manage that circadian rhythm. One thing we do is we use different hues of the color spectrum so that we have morning -- very bright, blue light that we switch and then later in the day it goes to a more normal, more balanced spectrum. And then at night, we get rid of that blue light. And we all follow the Greenwich Mean Time and that's to help synchronize the international aspect of this."

13. Cutaway of Pitt looking at Hague answering on a projector screen

14. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Hague, NASA astronaut:

"NASA and its international partners do a great job of making really hard almost impossible things look routine."

15. Cutaway of Pitt looking at Hague answering on a projector screen

16. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Hague, NASA astronaut:

"For me, that is the biggest thing that I've pulled from this mission -- is that idea of cooperation at a global scale, is what's going to propel humanity into the future."

17. Spit-screen, Pitt in Washington and Hague at the International Space Station

18. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, Star of the new space movie "Ad Astra":

"I'd read astronauts speak about looking back on the earth and really being aware how insignificant we are in the grand scheme of things. Did you have a similar experience?"

19. Spit-screen, Pitt in Washington and Hague at the International Space Station

20. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Hague, NASA astronaut:

"You get this idea that, you know, I'm not on the earth and I'm not, you know, at the moon but I'm just kind of in the cosmos. And then that perspective really challenges you because now you're looking down at everything that you've ever known -- all of humanity right there -- and you have this deep appreciation for how big the universe really is. And for me it's just made me cherish and appreciate how delicate and house precious the little island we live on really is."

21. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, Star of the new space movie "Ad Astra":

"Who is more believable, Clooney or Pitt?"

22. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Hague, NASA astronaut:

"You were, absolutely."

23. Spit-screen, Pitt in Washington and Hague at the International Space Station, UPSOUND (English):

"Nick thank you so much. It's been an absolute pleasure. A real dream of mine. I can't wait to brag to my kids."

24. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, Star of the new space movie "Ad Astra":

"All the best and all the best to everyone there."

25. Spit-screen, Pitt in Washington and Hague at the International Space Station

26. Hague waving goodbye

SHOTLIST

AP Entertainment

Japan, 27 November 2005

1. VS Brad Pitt arriving at airport holding baby Zahara, Angeline Jolie walking behind them

AP Entertainment

Rome, 17 November 2005

2. SOUNDBITE Jon Voight (English) on Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's relationship:

"Brad is a person I have always liked, I've always felt close to Brad as an actor, of course I share a lot of things with him, but I have always liked this fellow and if this is going to be for them, I'm very very happy for them both. Of course you want something to last and Hollywood is not the ground to have longevity usually. I hope if they intend to be together I hope they take it very seriously and i'm sure they are and that they have a life together. One is always looking for true love. You are always looking for true love and when you find it, it's the greatest of God's gifts so I hope that they have it individually and together if it's meant to be and I send them my love."

AP Entertainment

New York, 11 October 2005

3. Wide shot Angelina Jolie tilt up

4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Angelina Jolie:

"I'm a mom first and then they keep me balanced."

5. Mid shot photographers pan to Angelina Jolie

AP Entertainment

Los Angeles, 7 June 2005

6. Actor Brad Pitt signs autographs at "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" premiere

7. Camera cutaway

8. Pitt approaches red carpet

AP Entertainment

Los Angeles, 19 September 2004

9. B-roll Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston at Emmy Awards

AP Entertainment

Los Angeles, 6 October 1999

10. B-roll Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston at 'Fight Club' premiere

PITT TO ADOPT JOLIE'S KIDS

Brad Pitt is seeking to become the adoptive father of Angelina Jolie's children, the actor's publicist announced Friday. A legal petition seeking to change the names of the children to Zahara Jolie-Pitt and Maddox Jolie-Pitt was filed Friday in Los Angeles, publicist Cindy Guagenti said in a written statement to The Associated Press.

"We are confirming that Brad Pitt is in the process of becoming the adoptive father of both

children," the statement said. "No further comment is being made."

The couple has been romantically linked since the filming of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith." For months, rumours have been circulating about the extent of Jolie's off-screen relationship with Pitt.

Photos published in the July 11 issue of People show Jolie standing near her Buckinghamshire, England, estate while Pitt rides a dirt bike with Maddox. Other photos show Pitt, Jolie and Maddox at Luton Airport outside London.

Pitt and Jennifer Aniston announced their separation in January, and Aniston filed for divorce in March, citing irreconcilable differences. The divorce became final in October. Pitt, 41, has denied Jolie, 30, was the reason for the split.

AP SOURCE: BRAD PITT CLEARED IN CHILD SERVICES INVESTIGATION

An investigation into whether Brad Pitt was abusive toward his son on a private flight in September says the case has been closed with no finding of abuse by the actor, a source familiar with the inquiry said Wednesday.

The source, who was not authorized to speak publicly, told The Associated Press that the investigation was closed within the past few days.

Multiples sources have said the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services had been looking into allegations Pitt was abusive toward his 15-year-old son on the flight in mid-September. Pitt's wife, Angelina Jolie Pitt, filed for divorce days after the incident, and her attorney said it was "for the health of the family."

A department spokesman said the agency could not confirm it investigated Pitt.

Custody of the actors' six children has been the primary issue in their divorce. Jolie Pitt is seeking sole custody of the children, while Pitt is seeking joint custody.

Pitt has had visitation with his children under terms agreed upon by the former couple. Jolie Pitt's representatives said Monday that an agreement on custody had been reached, although a final agreement will be part of the couple's divorce judgment when it is entered.

California law favors joint custody, although details about custody arrangements are rarely made public in celebrity divorce cases.

Representatives for Pitt and Jolie Pitt did not immediately return messages seeking comment Wednesday.

The actors were married for two years and together for 12 years after becoming close while filming 2005's "Mr. & Mrs. Smith."

Los Angeles, 23 Aug. 2014

1. Wide, zoom in to medium of, left, to right, Maddox, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arriving at Oscars event

Los Angeles, 28 May 2014

2. Medium, zoom out to wide of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie posing for photographers at "Maleficent" premiere

Los Angeles, 21 Jan. 2012

3. Medium, zoom out to wide, of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arriving at the Producers Guild Awards

Los Angeles, 26 February 2012

4. Wide of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie posing for photos with Brad's parents

5. Push in to medium of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

6. Fashion pan of Angelina Jolie

7. Zoom out to wide of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

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SHOTLIST:

AP Television

Berlin, 19 January 2009

1. Pan clock to people walking at the red carpet

2. Wide shot, red carpet

3. Medium shot screen with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie giving autographs

4. Wide shot, red carpet

5. Close up, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt on red carpet

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, actor:

"We have been here quite a while in and out and we often sneak in here, we like this place a lot. But now we take the movie on a little tour here in Europe and in Asia."

(Reporter: "I heard you continue work on the Tarantino movie here is that true?")

SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, actor:

"There is a few more weeks I just wrapped up I finished this weekend so they have a little more to go. It's a good one it's good."

7. Wide shot , Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt on red carpet

8. Close up, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt on red carpet

9. Wide shot, Angelina Jolie on red carpet

10. Brad Pitt speaks to reporters

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Reporter:

"It is a pretty important day in America tomorrow, the inauguration of Barack Obama what do you think about it?"

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, actor:

"It's a really important day. I don't think I have anything more important to add than everyone is saying, it reconfirms the idea of America, it is a great day for the world."

13. Wide shot, red carpet

STORYLINE

BRAD PITT TALKS NEW FILM AND OBAMA IN BERLIN

Brad Pitt brought Angelina Jolie to Berlin, Germany Monday night (19JAN09) for the European premiere of his new film 'The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button.'

Pitt also took time to reflect on the inauguration of Barack Obama.

"..it reconfirms the idea of America, it is a great day for the world," he said.

Adapted from the classic 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 'The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button' tells the story of a man who is born old and ages backwards, getting younger as time moves on.

Benjamin Button takes its hero from the end of World War One to the start of the 21st Century, as he discovers people and places, finds and loses loves, and realises what lasts beyond time.

The film is directed by David Fincher, who also worked with Pitt on 'Fight Club' and 'Se7en' .

Pitt stars as Button, in a cast that includes Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Taraji P. Henson, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas and Julia Ormond.

Most recently, Pitt has been filming director Quentin Tarantino's new movie, 'Inglourious Basterds' (correct spelling).

"There is a few more weeks I just wrapped up I finished this weekend so they have a little more to go," explained Pitt. "It's a good one it's good."

'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' goes on release in Germany on January 29th.

CALIFORNIA HIGH COURT WON'T HEAR BRAD PITT DIVORCE APPEAL

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to consider Brad Pitt's appeal of a court ruling that disqualified the judge in his custody battle with Angelina Jolie.

The court denied a review of a June appeals court decision that said the private judge hearing the case should be disqualified for failing to sufficiently disclose his business relationships with Pitt's attorneys.

The state Supreme Court's decision finalizes that ruling. It means the fight over the couple's five minor children — which was nearing an end — could just be getting started.

Emails seeking comment from attorneys for Pitt and Jolie weren't immediately returned.

Jolie, 46, and Pitt, 57, were among Hollywood's most prominent couples for 12 years. A former Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, John Ouderkirk, officiated at their 2014 wedding, then was hired to oversee their divorce when Jolie filed to dissolve the marriage in 2016.

He ruled the couple divorced in 2019, but he separated the child custody issues.

Jolie and Pitt have six children: 20-year-old Maddox, 17-year-old Pax, 16-year-old Zahara, 15-year-old Shiloh, 13-year-old Vivienne and 13-year-old Knox. Only the five minors are subject to custody decisions.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Archive: Los Angeles, 5 November 2015

1. Medium shot Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arriving at the "By the Sea" premiere at AFI Fest, pull out to wide

2. Medium shot Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt speaking to reporters

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Archive: Los Angeles, 28 May 2014

3. Wide shot Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt at the premiere of "Maleficent," zoom in to medium of Jolie

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Archive: Los Angeles, 21 January 2012

4. Medium shot Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arriving at the Producers Guild Awards, pull out to wide

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Archive: Cannes, France, 16 May 2011

5. Wide shot Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt being photographed on the red carpet at Cannes

6. Tight shot of Angelina Jolie on red carpet

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Archive: Tokyo, 9 November 2011

7. Pitt and Jolie coming down escalator at premiere of "Moneyball"

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Archive: Zaatari camp, Jordan, 20 June 2013

8. Various shots UNHCR's Special Envoy Angelina Jolie and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres walking in Zaatari camp

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Archive: Berlin, 27 November 2014

9. Wide shot of director Angelina Jolie and actors Jack O'Connell (left) and Miyavi (right)

10. Medium shot photocall

11. Close-up Jolie

12. Wide shot Jolie with actors

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Archive: Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 5 December 2015

13. Various of Angelina Jolie Pitt, Brad Pitt and entourage leaving Chaktomuk theatre

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Archive: Los Angeles, 28 May 2014

14. Various Angelina Jolie and actor Brad Pitt posing for photographers, with Pitt leaving the scene and Jolie continuing to pose solo

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Archive: Los Angeles, 26 February 2012

15. Wide of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie posing for photos with Pitt's parents

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Archive: Los Angeles, 29 January 2012

16. Fashion shot, Angelina Jolie in a draped black gown by Jenny Packham joined by Brad Pitt

BRAD PITT SKIPS FILM PREMIERE TO FOCUS ON 'FAMILY SITUATION'

Brad Pitt is skipping his first public appearance after last week's split with Angelina Jolie Pitt. He says he won't attend the premiere of Terrence Malick's new documentary Wednesday (28 SEPT. 2016)night as scheduled.

Pitt, who narrates "Voyage of Time," said in a statement Wednesday that he's grateful to have been part of the project, but is "currently focused on my family situation and don't want to distract attention away from this extraordinary film."

Pitt has yet to file a response in the divorce case. Jolie Pitt cited irreconcilable differences in her Sept. 20 filing to end their two-year marriage. The couple share six children.

The FBI has said it is gathering information about allegations Pitt was involved in a fight aboard a private plane carrying his family on Sept. 14.

Los Angeles, 23 Aug. 2014

1. Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Pitt, and Maddox at Oscars event

Prague, 21 June 2007

2. Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, with kids Maddox, Pax and Zahara walking away from the US Embassy

Los Angeles, 28 May 2014

3. Various of Angelina Jolie Pitt and Brad Pitt at the world premiere of "Maleficent"

Los Angeles, 28 May 2014

4. Various of Angelina Jolie Pitt and Brad Pitt at the world premiere of "Maleficent"

Los Angeles Superior Court

Los Angeles, 20 Sept. 2016

5. Screenshot - court documents

6. Screenshot - court documents

7. Screenshot - court documents

Los Angeles, 21 Jan. 2012

8 . Various of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arriving at the Producers Guild Awards

SHOTLIST

AP Entertainment

Cannes, France, 20 May 2009

1. Pan of crowd gathering by harbour

2. Medium shot fan holding Brad Pitt photograph

3. Close up photograph

4. Wide fans with photographs

5. Medium shot of photographers

6. Wide of Quentin Tarantino arrival

7. Medium shot Quentin Tarantino waving to crowd

8. Medium shot Mike Myers

9. Medium shot Quentin Tarantino signing autographs

10. Pan from cameramen to Quentin Tarantino signing autographs

11. Various of Diane Kruger arriving and signing autographs

12. Zoom out to wide Brad Pitt arrival

13. Medium shot Brad Pitt signing autographs

14. Wide shot Brad Pitt

15. Close up Brad Pitt walking towards camera with pan out to signing autographs

16. Various of Brad Pitt signing autographs

17. Medium shot of fans with photographs

18. Wide of Brad Pitt signing

19. Pan out from fans to Brad Pitt walking towards steps

20. Medium shot Brad Pitt walks up steps

21. Wide of steps

STORYLINE

GLORIOUS ARRIVAL FOR PITT AND TARANTINO IN CANNES

The star rating for this year's Cannes Film Festival was cranked up a notch with the arrival of Brad Pitt at the French event.

The movie star, along with director Quentin Tarantino, signed autographs for fans on Wednesday morning (20 MAY 2009) ahead of the premiere of 'Inglourious Basterds'.

The film itself spins some revisionist history on how World War II ended.

It's an epic saga about a band of Jewish Allied soldiers, led by Pitt, who play a pivotal role in taking down the Third Reich.

The band's exploits culminate in a bloodbath plot to take out top German leaders at the premiere of a Nazi propaganda film in Paris.

'Inglourious Basterds' screened for reporters Wednesday morning with a press conference held shortly afterwards.

Actors Mike Myers and Diane Kruger were also at the photocall.

Pitt and Tarantino will be out for the cameras again on Wednesday as they walk up the steps of the Palais's red carpet for the premiere.

'Inglourious Basterds' is one of 20 films competing for the Palme d'Or - the Cannes Film Festival's top prize.

SANDRA BULLOCK WOWS, ANGELINA JOLIE SPARKLES AND PENELOPE CRUZ IS PRETTY IN PINK ON THE OSCAR CARPET

Sandra Bullock wowed in a strapless, deep blue Alexander McQueen dress on the Oscar red carpet Sunday (2 MARCH 2014) that showed off draping below the waist and included a short train.

Penelope Cruz looked like a goddess in a pale pink Giambattista Valli dress.

Angelina Jolie sparkled in a long-sleeved Ellie Saab gown that featured a sheer bodice and a thin leather belt with her accessory for the evening, longtime love Brad Pitt on her arm.

Julia Roberts, nominated for best supporting actress for "August: Osage County", was peplum perfection in a black Givenchy gown with lace inserts.

Meantime Jennifer Garner glittered from head to toe in silver, in a tulle tiered fringe gown made of micro bugle and bead embroidery by Oscar de la Renta.

Anna Hathaway, who recently left longtime stylist Rachel Zoe, is going for a more edgy look these days.

She chose a Gucci halter dress complete with a gem-covered bust, sleek black skirt with a slit.

AP Entertainment

Los Angeles, 2 March 2014

1. Fashion pan of Anne Hathaway

2. Zoom out to wide of Anne Hathaway

3. Medium of Julia Roberts

4. Fashion pan of Julia Roberts

5. Push in to medium of Julia Roberts

6. Tight shot of bottom of Jennifer Garner's gown

7. Slow pan up on Jennifer Garner

8. Fashion pan of Jennifer Garner

9. Medium of Jennifer Garner

10. Medium of Sandra Bullock

11. Fashion pan of Sandra Bullock

12. Zoom out to wide of Sandra Bullock

13. Medium of Penelope Cruz

14. Fashion pan of Penelope Cruz

15. Wide of Penelope Cruz

16. Push in to medium of Penelope Cruz

17. Tight shot of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

18. Zoom out to Medium of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

19. Fashion pan of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

20. Zoom out to wide of Angelina Jolie

21. Camera swing to medium of Brad Pitt

22. Medium of Brad Pitt joined by Angelina Jolie

23. Zoom out to wide of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

24. Push in to medium of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

25. Medium of Angelina Jolie solo

26. Fashion pan of Angelina Jolie

27. Fashion pan up on Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

28. Medium of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

PITT SAYS NO WEDDING DATE YET

Brad Pitt said that he and his partner, Angelina Jolie had not set a date for their wedding when speaking on Tuesday (22 MAY 2012) at the Cannes Film Festival.

The Hollywood star was put on the spot during a press conference for his latest film, "Killing Them Softly," which is showing in competition at this year's event.

After revealing that Jolie wasn't with him at the festival he then talked about their engagement.

"We actually really truly have no date," said Pitt. "it is just something that made sense to us."

And as for the speculation that it would be August when the two of them wed he said that was "absolute rumour."

Then he added: "I am still hoping that we have figured out our marriage equality in the States before then."

The 48-year-old actor is at the French film festival with latest film offering - a hardboiled crime story featuring heavy doses of President Barack Obama and a backdrop of the economic crisis.

Pitt stars in and produced the feature which is a stylized adaptation of a George V. Higgins novel.

Directed by Andrew Dominik, the film is filled with speeches of Obama and former President George W. Bush to give the production a broader financial commentary on top of a story of violent, back-stabbing criminals.

Pitt said the movie was conceived "at the apex of the mortgage loan debacle," which he called "criminal."

"So this commentary and the way that it is done in this film, you believe that you are watching a gangster film, or I felt that I was reading a gangster film and it wasn't until the very end when things coalesced for me as far as the direction of what the film was pointing to overall. That this microcosm was saying something about the greater/macro world."

During the press conference, while Pitt and his director tackled questions on the film's sub plots, co-star Ray Liotta said what attracted him to the film was a lot simpler.

"I have no idea what they are all talking about.," he joked. "I just do this, I just want to play pretend. That's what I like about this. As far as all the heady questions and things like the ids and the yids and whatever it is, that's great for him to have because you know I am just here to service the story, what he wants to do. Sounds like a lot of work to go the other way."

The Cannes Film Festival premiere of "Killing Them Softly" takes place on Tuesday night.

(including transcript):-

AP Entertainment

Cannes, France, 22 May 2012

1. Wide shot arrival of Brad Pitt and stars of "Killing Them Softly," push into Brad

2. Pan across of cast and crew

3. Cutaway audience

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, actor:

"We have no date. We actually really truly have no date, it is just something that made sense to us."

(Reporter: "So it's just a rumour?")

Pitt: "Certainly date-wise, absolute rumour. And I am still hoping that we have figured out our marriage equality in the States before then."

5. Cutaway Cannes Film Festival sign

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, actor:

"You know first and foremost I want to, Dede and I have focused on films that might have a difficult time getting made and to help those get made and to get behind filmmakers like Andrew who we believe very strongly in and have great admiration for. So that would be the first impetus but we are also looking for stories that say something about our time and who we are and I certainly felt upon reading this that this was making those comments, a commentary. Again we were certainly at the apex of the mortgage loan debacle and people were losing homes right and left and it was forefront on the newspapers as our economy still is. So this commentary and the way that it is done in this film, you believe that you are watching a gangster film, or I felt that I was reading a gangster film and it wasn't until the very end that things coalesced for me as far as the direction that the film was pointing to overall. That this microcosm was saying something about the greater/macro world."

7. Cutaway photographer

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Andrew Dominik, director and Brad Pitt, actor:

Dominik: "The movie is basically telling people to have good mental health. It's not to blindly seek pleasure and not to indulge in too much self punishment. And if you do that in sort of cut-throat capitalist Darwinist environment you are going to do fine."

Pitt: "I never knew that."

9. Wide shot press conference

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Ray Liotta, actor:

"I have no idea what they are all talking about. I just do this, I just want to play pretend. That's it, that's what I like about this. As far as all the heady questions and things like the ids and the yids and whatever it is, that's great for him to have because you know I am just here to service the story, what he wants to do. So I don't...sounds like a lot of work to go the other way."

11. Wide shot end of press conference

BRAD PITT TALKS 'MONEYBALL' AND FAMILY IN JAPAN

As baseball movies go, one based on complicated statistical formulas was a tough sell to begin with.

But according to Brad Pitt, who participated in a press conference in Tokyo Thursday (10 NOV 2011), "Moneyball" is "surprisingly funny."

"I really, really enjoyed this film and I tend to believe that there will be a few of you out there that will feel the same," Pitt said. "So I just wanted to let you know that it's not so heavy. It's a pretty good time."

After arriving in Japan on Wednesday (9 NOV 2011), Pitt spent the day promoting the movie while the family enjoyed their time in Tokyo.

Many of the reporters questions were geared towards what Pitt's family and children mean to him.

The actor said that they are like a "breath of fresh air" when he comes back from a hard day at work.

Pitt's character in the movie, Beane, is superstitious and will never watch his baseball team play.

But the actor himself only has one superstition.

"My only one is that if I'm traveling on my own without the family, if I'm flying, I have to have something from one of them on me," he said. "That's my only like little safety, weird like, you know, protection mojo thing."

Pitt attended the Tokyo premiere of "Moneyball" with his wife Angelina Jolie on Wednesday night (9 NOV 2011).

It has not been confirmed what Jolie and the children will be doing for the rest of their stay in Tokyo while Pitt is promoting the film.

SHOTLIST:

AP Entertainment

Tokyo, 10 November 2011

1. Wide of Brad Pitt walking on stage, zoom in

2. Wide of presser

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, actor:

"You know we've talked about some very serious themes in the film but the film itself is surprisingly funny and a bit of a delight and I really, really enjoyed this film and I tend to believe that there will be a few of you out there that will feel the same, so I just wanted to let you know that it's not so heavy. It's a pretty good time."

4. Wide of presser

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, actor:

"Sure, I mean the family becomes a break from all the unanswered questions of the day, all the things that you've been dealing with in your daily work, the things you've been fighting for, fighting against, you know - just the normal challenges of the workforce. So, when you get home, suddenly that family is that equalizer, that breath of fresh air, that release from everything you've been punching out that day so yes, I draw heavily on that."

6. Cutaway of reporters

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Brad Pitt, actor:

"I have very few. I think I have one. My only one is that if I'm traveling on my own without the family, if I'm flying, I have to have something from one of them on me. That's my only like little safety, weird like, you know, protection mojo thing."

8. Pan from photographers to Brad Pitt and Japanese actress, Kazue Fukiishi posing for photographers

9. Close up of Pitt

10. Pan up of Fukiishi and Pitt posing for photographers

11. Cutaway of photographers

12. Wide shot of Fukiishi shaking hands with Pitt