Brad Pitt stays Hollywood royalty, so it’s nonetheless an enormous deal at any time when he indicators on for a venture.
Per Deadline, Pitt and Conclave director Edward Berger will collaborate on The Riders, a movie adaptation of Tim Winton’s 1994 novel. David Kajganich, the screenwriter of Bones and All, will pen the script. As soon as Pitt dedicated to starring in and producing the film, it led to a aggressive bidding conflict between studios that A24 finally gained.
The Riders follows Fred Scully (Pitt), a person who strikes to Eire from Australia along with his spouse, Jennifer, and younger daughter, Billie. After renovating the home alone, Scully goes to the airport to select up his spouse and daughter, however solely Billie arrives. With no clarification for her disappearance, Scully and Bille traverse Europe searching for Jennifer.
Manufacturing is anticipated to start in early 2026, with shoots deliberate in a number of European areas. Producers embrace Pitt, Kajganich, Berger, Ridley Scott, Michael Pruss, Jeremy Kleiner, and Dede Gardner.

Pitt is about to embark on a busy summer season that begins with the promotional tour for F1, the anticipated System One racing film from Prime Gun: Maverick’s Joseph Kosinski. Pitt performs a retired driver who comes out of retirement to affix the Apex Grand Prix crew and mentor their hotshot rookie, Joshua “Noah” Pearce (Damson Idris). F1 opens in theaters on June 27.
After F1, Pitt will reprise the function of Cliff Sales space for The Persevering with Adventures of Cliff Sales space. David Fincher will direct for Netflix from a screenplay by Quentin Tarantino. Pitt gained the Finest Supporting Actor Oscar for taking part in Sales space in As soon as Upon a Time…in Hollywood. Manufacturing is anticipated to start someday this summer season. Leonardo DiCaprio’s involvement stays unresolved, because the One Battle After One other star negotiates his fee with Netflix.
Berger is recent off the Oscar-winning papal thriller, Conclave, which grossed over $116 million worldwide on a $20 million funds. Berger’s subsequent film, The Ballad of a Small Participant with Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton, will seemingly premiere at a fall pageant earlier than receiving a launch date later this yr.
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