Here are some photos of Brad Pitt in Moscow and Madrid over the past few days. He was in Moscow on Thursday, to premiere World War Z at the Moscow Film Festival (which I didn’t know existed). Those are the photos of Brad in all-black, with the leather pants. The Madrid photos are the ones of Brad in gray. He stopped into a Madrid screening of WWZ, and my goodness, the people don’t look excited to see him at all. At this point, I guess people are kind of hoping NOT to see Brad at WWZ screenings because he’s seriously shown up at least a dozen so far.
There are also some cute photos – which we don’t have, sorry, but you can see here – of Brad with Empress Zahara and Shiloh in Russia. I guess his Moscow trip was for time for some daddy-daughter time, which is super-cute. Zahara still looks like she’s in charge. I bet she kept her dad’s itinerary on her iPad. She’s all, “Leave time to wash your hair before the premiere, I put it on your schedule.” His hair does look less greasy in the Moscow pics. Zahara’s good influence is felt by all.
While Brad continued to do press for WWZ, he got some questions about James Gandolfini’s death. Brad and James worked together on True Romance, The Mexican and Killing Them Softly. First, Brad issued a statement to Deadline: “I admire Jimmy as a ferocious actor, a gentle soul and a genuinely funny man. I am fortunate to have sat across the table from him and am gutted by this loss. I wish his family strength and some semblance of peace.” When Brad was asked about Gandolfini by the BBC on Thursday, he said: “Ah, man, yeah, it’s a huge loss, a huge loss. He was, well, one, he was hilarious, but two, he was a ferocious actor, I mean like Brando good. But a real gentle soul behind the camera, when the camera wasn’t rolling.” Things that are mindblowing: Brad is only two years younger than James Gandolfini.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Brad has worked on I think 3 movies with James. They have both said great things about each other.
by the way.. World War Z is on trend to make 60+ million this opening weekend. Will be his biggest opener ever since Mr and Mrs Smith’s 50.4 million. I guess that sucks for the people here that were praying it bombed because nobody likes Brad and his career is over.
and actually when there was a screening in LA people were tweeting hoping he would pop in. Funny how reality is different then gossip
So happy for Brad and how well the movie is doing so far. I saw it Friday with friend in packed theater and everyone clapped at the end. He worked hard on this and it looks to be paying off big time.
Deadline just posted a $68 million opening for WWZ. Now that’s a hit.
amazing numbers,saw it yesterday and it is really good.
only $332 million to break even 🙂
He really turned it around, didn’t he? First reviews were pretty bad, but showing up at screenings and having his wife at the premiere paid off 😉
I just saw a trailer and there was no zombie in it! This film is about zombies, isn’t it? Don’t know who cut the trailer, but he/she can’t be that bright.
@liv
well the point of the trailer was to get people in the theater. They are there. So how you get a negative out of that is what’s not too bright
FF hags are in misery LMAO This is what happens when people who haven’t seen film mouth off.Film has great buzz trending on twitter all weekend. I see Depp just showed up at screening and surprised fans a la Brad
Great for a non franchise film with a budget of $190M and only one movie star in it as opposed to MOS.(franchise,stellar cast including several Oscar winners )
Gosh, Lisa2, please stop being such a crazy fan. I didn’t critize him or the film, I just found it stupid to not even show one zombie in the trailer – obviously I’m blaming the cutter, not him. My sister didn’t even know what it was about and that’s clearly not the intention of a trailer.
75th place in all time box office opening weekends – 66 million
http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/
Production cost – 400 million
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2329577/Is-Brad-Pitts-400m-World-War-Z-movie-set-expensive-flop-time.html
Poor bitter Stacy quoting a tabloid rather than Variety or even THR.BTW plans for a sequel are in the works
It would be interesting to see how many of those big openings up and down the list got sequels even after having a “low” opening. From what I can see
Thor, narnia, Captain America, twilight, Madagascar, eh, Monsters Inc, and a long etc.
@liv please link the said reviews that were bad before he did surprise screenings. Reviews had never even come out, it was the media that labeled WWZ a flop all because if production woes.
Gee…only $60 million…well, I guess its no Wanderlust…oops, my bad!
Oh good, an Aniston reference. I was so hoping that I wouldn’t have to read through more than five comments without one!
Let the triangle die, already.
We made progress, Enn! Eleven comments in….we should shoot for fifteen next time.
Virgilia – aim for the stars! 😉
I saw this comment and rolled my eyes so hard it hurt. Love everyone’s response to it.
I am not surprised that WWZ did big numbers on opening weekend. It will be interesting to see if it sustains that enthusiasm.
While I’m not a Pitt fan, I am a fan of movies and he has made some very good ones. I liked him in Interview with a Vampire, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Moneyball, and the one with Robert Redford to name a few. I saw this WWZ last night and it was really bad. Nothing about it held interest except for a 10 minute period toward the end. The zombies weren’t frightening/interesting and the characters, including Pitt’s, were caricatures. Anyway, Pajiba has a review which to me was right on the money. Thankfully, I saw WWZ as part of a double feature with the second movie being Man of Steel. I really did enjoy Man of Steel. Just my take on it for those thinking of going.
And here’s my take for those thinking of going to a movie this weekend. I’ve seen both MOS and WWZ. By far WWZ is the more entertaining film. My friend was so bored during the last hour of MOS she just surfed her phone (under cover of course so as not to disturb). WWZ was original with a great performance by several actors, which I enjoyed because they were new faces to me. Brad was wonderful and quite a pleasure to watch. I’ve just read that audience for WWZ was dead even between men and women – because he’s still got it! So for all the negative comments regarding his appearance, those sentiments apparently don’t transcend to the viewing public.
Well…I’m glad that you enjoyed it 🙂
I don’t get the sense at all that people here are/were “praying that it bombed.” Not sure why you’re trying to antagonize people right out of the gate here.
Go back and check out some of Mel’s and Lol’s posts on previous threads.
@Kim1
I think you’re taking a movie thread a little personal. I have no vested interest. People were discussing what the movie had made and the production cost so I posted what I had found.
Sounds like they were good friends.
The pictures of him and his daughters are adorable. Even dressed as a boy, Shiloh has very feminine gestures in those pics. And the Empress is always on top of her game.
REALLY!!!! SHE IS NOT DRESSED LIKE A BOY…SHE HAS ON SHORTS AND A SHIRT!!!! I’ve seen tons of girls in shorts and shirts this summer…
@MrsBPitt:
As a tomboy myself, I meant no disrespect about Shiloh’s dresswear, as at her age, I wanted to wear similar clothing, but was unable to due to me being a Muslim at the time. But yes, she is wearing boys clothing and there’s nothing wrong with that.
@ truthSF
Nononono. This is one for the girls, all colors and models are girls colors. I think women already have enough disadvantages to go after them for wanting to wear comfortalbe clothes, which is what the supposed guy’s stuff are. Because girls aren’t and shouldn’t be afraid that what they wear will define them. I don’t want to turn this into the 60-70’s when women started wearing pants, supposdly men’s attire. She wears shorts, then they are girls’ clothes, I’m 36 and I always wore shorts. I was never mistaken for a boy. And shorts are awesome, they protect a girl and her girl parts in a way no skirt or dress ever does.
@truthSF — no, shorts and a t-shirt are not “boy clothes”. They’re just clothes.
Maybe Brad is growing his hair extra long to encourage Shiloh to do so. Just saying…
In one photo I saw she was wearing a black dress or skirt. She looks like she’s got her mama’s coltish legs. And as Kaiser said, Z looked in charge. lol
Oops my bad. I guess they are actually shorts. But she is definitely not “dressed like a boy”. It’s Montegro style!
Those were shorts, she hasn’t been photograped in dress or skirt since she was three at a grocery store in LI.Good for her dressing In clothes she likes.I miss the ties she used to wear:)
I had fun watching the movie/ but scary at parts. RUNNNNNNN. Can’t wait for part 2 and see more of mathew fox. 🙂
I can appreciate his pain but I’m really tired of him and Angelina going around being so ‘profound’ about every little thing.
How is he being “profound”? He was asked a question about a man he worked with and respected who has just died suddenly. It was a thoughtful answer. That’s all.
Brad is only two years younger than James Gandolfini?!!? Wow.
Brad seems like a nice guy. I may go see his movie if I can get past his bad hair.
The important thing to remember is he will never feel as bad about it as the Crackie.
Well played. :). It gave me a good laugh.
@ErinINPitt, who wrote: “The important thing to remember is he will never feel as bad about it as the Crackie.”
(puzzled look) Who is the ‘Crackie?’
Wow Brad’s second picture is Shiloh with mustache. It amzemses me how Shiloh has mixed features from her mom and dad. Do Angelina and brad faces look a like?
Hahaha people in the movie theater did not know at all that Brad Pitt would be speaking to them before the movie, he just walked and wished they enjoy the movie, a few more words, and left.
The public was VERY approving. You can see their faces that a few barely realising who that person walking is, with the exception o f a lady on the right.
He has some premieres scheduled, and there are some places where he is dropping by unnanounced. The movie seems to be good, shame that we will not get it for another week. I bet thatthemovie pirates will have it i n chinese or Englishand with awful subtitles by this week. These guys work fast, is such a shame.
That last picture slays me. The sweat patches on his shirt, the ponytail, the aviators hanging off the gold chain = utter cheese. The faces of the audience member are also hilarious.
Something nice. I’m glad the movie is doing well. I love zombies so this might be my first Brad Pitt movie since that awful Benjamin Button film (hated it).
Why must Brad dress like a hobo?
He’s like that boyfriend who gets waaayy too comfortable
WOW $66 million for WWZ, the studios were expecting $ 40 million or so. I don’t understand why people tried to make Brad and this film look bad in Vanity Fair and other gossip outlets before the film even came out. It has had some negative reviews but mostly good. It got a B plus on CinemaScore. It took $190 milliom to make not $250 or more as people were proclaiming. It has also been all over Twitter with good reviews. I’m glad it’s doing very well. My, the people that slammed the film based off reshoots and rewrites without even seeing it must feel really dumb. I saw it and loved it. I will be seeing it again. New pics of the girls having Japanese dinner with Brad in Madrid are on JustJared.Shiloh looks so much Angie in these pics. She has her posture and she looks very feminine.
It was implied in the article that it was a rival studio that was feeding that crap to the press. My guess it was Disney, since the Lone Ranger movie cost over $250 mil and the actors had to forego their fees so production could continue. Looks like Disney is looking at another “John Carter.” I guess that’s why Johnny Depp is making surprise appearances. I wonder where Disney got that idea from?
I never understood why for months the media and gossip blogs have been trashing WWZ but ignoring Lone Ranger. The budget is much larger and had more production problems but it’s still not mentioned in the recent publicity push for Ranger.
Well, Vanity Fair backed the wrong horse several years ago, therefore Pitt was subjected to the ‘blood in the water’ treatment VF is known for, especially if the subject is male.
As for the studios, there still could be some bad blood from Pitt and Ed Norton withdrawing from State of Play. It seems more than coincidental that the crux of the criticism for WWZ centers on dissatisfaction with the script, which was the reason cited by both Pitt and Norton when they left SOP. Plus, Pitt’s withdrawal occurred during the writers strike, when the studios were determined to press ahead with existing projects, with their fingers crossed that they could circumvent the necessity for the writers. Although he agreed to remain attached to the project until the roles were recast, Pitt still got smack talked by industry players.
Brad and James were in a few films together. R.I.P. James you will definitely be missed. I looooved the Sopranos. I religiously watched it every Sunday at 7 o’clock. I can’t believe your gone.
Brad was only two years younger than him. To die so young
He is starting to look a lot like Thor Helmsworth.
And that’s a bad thing? I think not. 😀
Truth be told Brad is older and has had that hair before. So it is ore likely that Thor is looking like Brad Pitt.
that makes mores sense to me.
lisa2, I’m so glad you cleared that up for us.
Sweet of Brad to say that about James. I love their movies together. James was an awesome actor. I went to see WWZ Saturday and it was awesome. The theater was packed. 5 minutes into the movie I was on the edge of my seat. Highly suspenseful movie. Action pack until the end of the movie. No slow spots in that movie. I love it. My friends and a lot of the other people stood around talking about the movie after it ended.
Some recent Box Office tweets :
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Exhibitor Relations @ERCboxoffice 6m
Zombies rule, audiences drool. Brad Pitt had the biggest opening of his career with WORLD WAR Z: $66M.
Exhibitor Relations @ERCboxoffice 15m
WORLD WAR Z hit hard overseas, biting off $45.8M in 25 territories–30% of the int’l market. KOR $10.3M UK $7.1M OZ $5.5M
BoxOffice @BoxOffice 3m
WORLD WAR Z: $45.8M Overseas Total (25 Territories) / $111.8M Global Total. #WorldWarZ
Thanks for info so it made $112M worldwide
The movie still has to open in the following weeks in several bigmarkets around the world. So, worldwide, but still not full.
Trust me, I am still waiting to see it.
I haven’t read the book, but a good friend is a huge WWZ fan and saw the movie Friday night. Her take was that it was fantastic and she’s already planning to go again.
Brad, please cut your hair! I miss the sexy John Smith buzz cut.
I really want to see it. I love scary/suspenseful movies, and I haven’t seen Brad act in some time. But I have to downplay the Pitt factor if I hope to convince him to spend the money. 😉
Someone posted more pics of Brad and the public at the movie premiere in Spain
http://www.diezminutos.es/famosos-corazon/famosos-extranjeros/brad-pitt-se-presenta-por-sorpresa-en-madrid
Oh my god those people seemed really bored, wtf, show Brad some enthusiasm.
Oh well, I wish he’d cut his hair a bit thou.
He wasn’t announced many of then didn’t realize who he was. In the other pics there was more excitement from the audience
I don’t know, in that last picture that lady on the right towards the back looks pretty freakin excited to see Brad Pitt! I actually loved that movie The Mexican, I feel like I may be the only one though lol.
Do kind-hearted people ever offer Brad their spare change after mistaking him for homeless?
Can I just say I don’t understand the pants+leather boots situation. WTH?!?!
I love Brad with long hair. ::sigh:: Anyway, the work James did on The Soprano’s was ferocious and amazing. I would have really been interested to see the show he had in development with HBO. I can’t believe he and Brad are so close in age though. James must have started losing his hair when he was in his 20’s.
I thought it was cool how DM referred to the two girls as Brad’s daughters without unnecessarily mentioning that the Empress is adopted.
However, I noticed in an article about Madonna published the same day, the DM emphasized that Madonna’s daughters were adopted.
I can grok why there’s a difference. It’s pretty obvious from photos that every Jolie-Pitt child is very loved, and has a close relationship with their parents. Madonna doesn’t seem to be as close to her kids.
However, I do think it’s unfortunate that parents and kids need to earn the right to lose the “adopted” qualification in the current media environment by seeming close to their parents. Those are Madonna’s kids, too, point blank, regardless of what you think of their relationship or why she adopted them. I don’t see why, say, the “mother” of the twin boys Denise Richards is caring for gets a presumption that adopted parents don’t get.
I think Brad’s hair is too long. I like the length he has it in the movie. I don’t know if I like the beard. Maybe the hair and beard together is too much.
Agreed. I liked how it was styled in the movie. Long-ish but not too much like it is now.
He must dye his hair, right? He’s 50 although he looks 40.
I see that his hair is blond and usually blonds who get gray are hard to tell, no? But it’s his face that really caught my eye, it looks so smooth and young, maybe it’s cause he’s smiling?
Must the “Empress” thing continue?
She’s just a kid like the other five; this title implies that she’s better than the others.
It is a fitting nickname because she so often has an imperious expression on her face. It’s cute! Lighten up!
I think the nickname comes from the fact that there are so many great pictures floating around of Zahara side-eyeing the paparazzi. She can make the greatest expressions ever….she’s gonna be a handful when she gets older. She and Shiloh…both seem so stubborn.
Z has her daddy wrapped around her little finger. Lord help the boys who want to date her when she’s a teenager. Brad will probably meet them at the front door with a shotgun.
Oh, I have a feeling Brad AND Shiloh are going to be waiting with matching shotguns and dungarees! We can probably also add in a few bodyguards at the door for some extra intimidation, and maybe a few on the actual date. She and Shiloh seem so close…I remember seeing a picture of them both in a double stroller, Shiloh clutching a bottle, and Zahara with a baby doll. So cute!
man, it must suck when you’ve been waiting weeks to delight in the collapse of brad pitt’s audience appeal… and the best that you’re left with is his long hair that could use a shampoo…
^This
What’s that saying. bringing a knife to a gunfight.. sorry I just thought of that. 🙂
but I guess the hair and cloths was the fall back position.
Well, if the rolls below can be believed, the media outlets are still invested in selling this movie as a ‘loser’. Given that the projections were 40-50 million and it’s closing in on 70 million, I will never understand this course, unless they are appealing to those not interested in the concrete.
And on a very superficial note, some of the close-ups of Pitt were pretty swoon-worthy.
And on an even more superficial note, those who opted for Monsters University got another dose of Pitt. The plot has shades of Moneyball to it, along with cap-tips to John Goodman’s Revenge of the Nerds days.
Nice words about James. He was the best thing about The Mexican. A great actor. I miss him already.
Reviews these days seem to be a game of expectations. There is way too much focus on budget, box office, and big names. I haven’t heard good things about WWZ from people who’ve seen it (and one person who worked on it, but that was before the re-shoots) and zombie movies aren’t my thing unless it’s Sean of the Dead so I probably won’t be seeing this, but I’m glad it didn’t ‘bomb’ (and that 60 mil isn’t considered a ‘bomb’ — you never know how they will twist it these days.)
The kids are kids. Adorable. I try not to objectify them. They didn’t ask for a life in front of the cameras.
On a superficial note, I don’t like BP’s look at all these days. Time to ditch the long bleached hair and carefully manicured goatee. He’d look great with a shorter style and more natural colour. And he could put on some nice clothes once in awhile. I know it’s probably expensive, but the grunge garb make him look frumpy and shorter.
Ugh, why would any true zombie fan want to see this movie. The book is amazing and if Brad Pitt would have stuck to the idea of the book it would have been a great original movie. This World War Z is another garbage zombie movie IMO. If I were Max Brooks I would be angry
Or maybe, the sequel will follow the book. It makes more sense to start with an imagining of the initial attack, then follow it with testimonials from the survivors and then follow it with a reemergence of a more virilant, complicated strain and possibly implement everything that was learned in past go-rounds to come up with a absolute resolution.
They should hire you as a screenwriter for the sequels. I love that idea!
I’m guessing you haven’t read the book? Because (imo) the changes they made to the mechanics of the zombies make at least 80% of the book vignettes impossible to cover without massive changes, and maybe 40% would be flat-out impossible.
I’m not saying that one set of mechanics is necessarily better than the other. Just that it completely changes the potential scenarios.
I actually liked what they did for movie-Israel. (I’d put that in the “massive changes that still worked” category). It was completely different to book-Israel, but the book-Israel plot wouldn’t/couldn’t have happened with movie-zombies … the movie got to the same end result using a plot that made sense with their given mechanics.
Changing the mechanics with a “different strain” is an interesting idea. Some of the book vignettes could work that way. But most would still be impossible, because they horror is tied up with the first contact. It wouldn’t be the same if they’d already seen fast-zombies and were now being exposed to slow-zombies.
(Note: Fast/slow isn’t the only mechanical change, but the others are potential spoilers so I’m not going to mention them. If you haven’t read the book, you’ll just have to trust me on the fact that it’s far more complicated than: “movie zombies run, so this movie is nothing like the book”.)
Max Brooks got a lot of money for the rights of that book. And if he was so precious about it a condition could have been he could have some input in the script. That didn’t happen. He took the money and ran. He has been to the screening.
the rights belong to Brad and as evident he can do what he wanted with the book. Max Brooks book was good but not this great classic some of you are trying to make it. It is not some WORLD untouchable classic. Everyone has an idea of zombies. We see the same thing in every film. Zombies moving slowly and crawling undead. I see that on Walking Dead. So why pay for it on the screen.
obviously this film was not made for just the people that read and are fans of the book but a larger audience that it has OBVIOUSLY reached. Those that are in love with the book should have curled up and had a great read over the weekend. Don’t see the film. Save your money. But for many people that did see it was a fun ride. And since zombies are not REAL not a big deal to many people that liked the finished product.
I’m guessing Max Brooks isn’t allowed to say anything overtly negative about the film, but his silence is pretty deafening anyway.
I read, and I am sorry that I did not save the link, that the writers tried tokeep the format of the book, but it was not working for the needs of a movie, it was losing interest. After trying, and talking up in meetings, they decided to go for the initial crisis, where everything derived from.
And go from there.
I would guess the author is not going to get angry, besides the money he got for the rights, I would think that lots of people around the world will buy and read WWZ and his other works after watching or hearing about the movie. A business all around.
No offense, but zombie fans don’t occupied that much space or nearly enough pull. Hand claps to The Walking Dead getting huge numbers… by AMC/basic cable standards. A snicker whenever someone hijack crawls on local television stations regarding zombies. And the flash mobs, training camps…
Unlike the zombies in the films, the zombie purists don’t really pose a threat, except to new zombie fans who may seek out a presence in the zombie fan community.
Brad and James worked together several times, so it is nice to read Brad’s sentiments about the man. James is a talent that cannot be replaced that is for sure.
As for WWZ. Have not seen it, hope to. I think Brad has done a terrific job in promoting this movie. Early press for it was awful. But the fact that they (and him) acknowledged the problems/difficulties the movie had I think was the best tactic.
Now, will anyone be that honest when the Lone Ranger comes out?
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again – for the last few years, Brad has promoted his movies in fascinating ways. For example, that article in the voice of Aldo Raine and accompanying photo spread with Tarantino and various cast members of Inglourious Basterds. Not only was the spread funny/whimsical, it was done in a magazine that appealed to a different demographic. Mind you, I wasn’t a part of the Wired demographic, but I bought the issue anyway and saw the movie, largely because of the approach used to promote it.
Although he doesn’t show it, Brad probably knows that certain tried and true promo stops geared towards women, pre-divorce, are closed to him now, therefore he had to be creative. He still does Ellen, but he seems standoffish.
Attending pre-screenings and CinemaCon, showing a parody of his Chanel ad at one of the sneak previews – hell, even that Jimmy Fallon bit, illustrated that he was willing to put himself out there, but this time, the moviegoers seemingly had as much or more access to him than the morning and entertainment shows. You have to wonder if the morning and entertainment shows will re-examine how much screen time some of these magazines have on their shows. It’s understood that these shows and magazines are interconnected, as they are usually a part of a larger media conglomerate, therefore they have to wash each others’ hands, but the concerted effort to target a film and actor/producer, while feigning objectivity, is getting out of hand.
They did the same $h*t with Moneyball.
@ Stacey, so you got the first piece of info from boxofficemojo but you went to dailymail a tabloid, while the production budget can be found on BOM.com which is $ 190 million. $400 million is a big fat lie. No, movie in history has cost that much to produce
Just saw WWZ. So good. Brad was amazing
Lol at people saying Angelina’s mastectomy helped wwz.
I like the long hair…I’d like it better short, but Pitt looks great either way.
I’m still shaken. What a ride. For sure this will be a franshize. He looks amazing in this movie. I want to see it again. We can’t stop laughing, noy sure why, just still giggly over the zombies expressions. Nice movie. My favorite since Inception and Avatar. Maybe his nezt zombie movie could be a combination of both of these movies. I’ll write the script. Zombies wanting to become huan again so they can run for paid presidency and take all our rights sort of like now…Awesome job Brad. Love your family also…
That grey outfit looks like prison clothes.
He looks like crap. Never cared for him.
So disappointed that WWZ did not turn out like the book, not even a semblance. I love the book so much 🙁
OMG. I can’t even talk about the movie because:
1. that outfit is the fugliest thing I’ve ever seen. both of them.
2. his face is incredibly puffy. google photos of him from just 2 years ago to see more wrinkles and crags. his face literally looks like a balloon in these photos. I’m not gonna lie, he really did it for me once upon a time. but he’s looking TWEAKED.
3. the difference between his written and endorsed statement and his casual comment…wow. not the brightest bulb.