If you built a movie star from scratch, he would probably possess these qualities: traffic-stopping looks, charisma, wit, character, and probably most important, the savvy to get to the top of the Hollywood heap and remain there.
Somehow, Brad Pitt figured out the formula. But it isn’t that simple. He also seems to have pursued a career with a dismissive shrug toward conventional wisdom. Take a gander at his credits and notice that, although there are plenty of times when his name stood atop the marquee (“Legends of the Fall,” “Meet Joe Black,” “Seven Years in Tibet”), many of his most memorable roles were in supporting or ensemble roles (“Thelma & Louise,” “Twelve Monkeys,” the “Ocean’s Eleven” series, “Inglourious Basterds”).
Also, he has defied the norm further with forays into art-house fare like “Babel” or the recent Terrence Malick film, “The Tree of Life.” And he does all of that while in a relationship with Angelina Jolie that couldn’t be more high profile if they adopted a Kardashian.
This week, Pitt tosses another curve with “Moneyball,” the story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane, who devised a new way of evaluating talent and building a baseball franchise that upset the establishment’s way of thinking.
Sort of like the way Brad Pitt approaches acting.
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