Blanchett, Pitt on 'Case' for Fincher
Pitt on 'Curious Case' for Fincher
May 4, 2005
Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett are in negotiations to star in the long-gestating adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald story "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," which David Fincher is directing.
Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures are co-financing the project, with Paramount handling domestic rights and Warners taking international. Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall are producing.
The story centers on an elderly man who gets younger as time passes and encounters complications when, at age 50, he falls in love with a woman who is 30.
Eric Roth wrote the script. Past writers include Jim Taylor, Robin Swicord and Charlie Kaufman.
Pitt is working with Blanchett on a second Paramount project, "Babel," which Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is directing. He next stars in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith." His other upcoming projects include "Chad Schmidt" for Columbia Pictures.
A newly minted Oscar winner, Blanchett ("The Aviator") recently signed on to star in "The Good German" with George Clooney and Tobey Maguire. Her recent credits include "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." Pitt and Blanchett are repped by CAA.
Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures are co-financing the project, with Paramount handling domestic rights and Warners taking international. Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall are producing.
The story centers on an elderly man who gets younger as time passes and encounters complications when, at age 50, he falls in love with a woman who is 30.
Eric Roth wrote the script. Past writers include Jim Taylor, Robin Swicord and Charlie Kaufman.
Pitt is working with Blanchett on a second Paramount project, "Babel," which Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is directing. He next stars in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith." His other upcoming projects include "Chad Schmidt" for Columbia Pictures.
A newly minted Oscar winner, Blanchett ("The Aviator") recently signed on to star in "The Good German" with George Clooney and Tobey Maguire. Her recent credits include "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." Pitt and Blanchett are repped by CAA.
