One of those films we were beginning to think would never crawl from development hell has at last made it out into the glow of the green light.
Brad Pitt has finally committed to star in The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button for the combined forces of Paramount and Warners. He plans to make the film after unnecessary sequel Ocean’s 13.
Based on an F Scott Fitzgerald story, the script – penned by** T**he Insider’s Eric Roth – finds the titular character ageing backwards from 50. Trouble is, that’s when he meets a 30-year-old woman (Cate Blanchett) and falls in love.
Button has been tumbling through the wilds of Hollywood for more than ten years, with Pitt interested for at least one of those. The movie will reunite him with Fight Club director David Fincher. But it’s not the only film on the actor’s to-do list. He’s also considering taking on the US version of the top BBC drama State Of Play. Oh yeah – and there are nappies that won’t get changed unless Pitt is around to tell people to do it.