Brad Pitt is signed to topline heist comedy “Cogan’s Trade,” with Andrew Dominick directing from his own script and Pitt’s Plan B and Chockstone Pictures producing.
Pitt was in talks to star in early November when Inferno Entertainment came on board to finance and handle international sales for “Cogan’s Trade” (Daily Variety, Nov. 3). Inferno racked up significant international sales on “Cogan’s Trade” during the American Film Market.

“Trade” re-teams Pitt with Dominick, who wrote and directed 2007′s “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.” The story centers on the man behind the hit man — a professional enforcer who investigates a heist that takes place during a poker game under protection of the mob.

Producers include Pitt and Dede Gardner from Plan B and Steve Schwartz and Paula Mae Schwartz from Chockstone. Inferno’s Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel will exec produce along with Marc Butan. Chockstone’s Roger Schwartz will serve as co-producer.

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On Wednesday, just days after celebrating the holidays in Namibia, Africa, the couple made an impromptu stop at the St. John’s Jane Pitt Pediatric Cancer Center in Springfield, Mo., the town where Pitt grew up.

“They called a little bit ahead, about an hour ahead, and requested to tour the pediatric center,” hospital spokesperson Cora Scott said Thursday. “They stayed about 45 minutes. It was a very nice visit.”

Last year, Pitt and Jolie, along with Pitt’s brother and sister and their families, donated $1 million to St. John’s Foundation for Community Health and dedicated the pediatric cancer center to Pitt’s mother, Jane.

“Jane Pitt is a gem in our community,” Scott said. “She’s a very wonderful woman who cares so very much about the well being of children.”

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PS. Brad attended the premiere of The Tourist in Berlin, Germany (12.14.10) I will add pictures as soon as possible, thank you.

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