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Julianne Nicholson And Coco Greenstone Join Brad Pitt In ‘The Riders’

Julianne Nicholson and Coco Greenstone are set to join Brad Pitt in A24’s feature adaptation of The Riders with Edward Berger directing. David Kajganich will adapt Tim Winton’s novel. Deadline was first to report last spring that Berger, Pitt and A24 were boarding the project that Scott Free had been developing for some time.

The novel follows Fred Scully (Pitt), who, after traveling through Europe for two years, winds up in Ireland with his wife and daughter. And on a mystical whim of his wife Jennifer, they buy an old farmhouse that stands in the shadow of a castle. While Scully spends weeks alone renovating the old house, Jennifer returns to Australia to liquidate their assets. When Scully arrives at Shannon Airport to pick up Jennifer and their 7-year-old daughter, Billie, it is Billie who emerges — alone. There is no note, no explanation, not so much as a word from Jennifer, and the shock has left Billie speechless. In that instant, Scully’s life falls to pieces.

Read more. I’m excited!

January 28, 2026 by Josan The Riders

Oscar nominations for F1

the F1 movie, has added another feather to its cap by bagging four nominations at the 98th Academy Awards, including the coveted Best Picture honor. Starring Brad Pitt and Damson Idris as F1 drivers, the Joseph Kosinski film was one of the most succesful movies of 2025 and grossed more than double its budget of around $300 million.

January 28, 2026 by Josan F1

‘The Adventures of Cliff Booth’ wraps six-month production

There was always some skepticism surrounding ‘The Adventures of Cliff Booth’, and understandably so. The idea of David Fincher directing a Quentin Tarantino spin-off centered on Brad Pitt’s laid-back stuntman from ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ felt like fan fiction.

Even after Fincher’s name was attached and Pitt confirmed his involvement, some refused to buy in it. It didn’t help that the film’s existence was first reported on April Fool’s Day, which many took as a clever prank rather than a legitimate announcement.

Read more. Thanks Youkey for the pictures.

• x002 The Adventures of Cliff Booth – On set.

January 28, 2026 by Josan BP Gallery Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

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January 28, 2026 by Josan SimplyBrad.com

How Brad Pitt Learned to Bump His Stunt Driver Off the Road

And other facts about “F1” revealed in a special THR panel with stunt driver Luciano Bacheta, stunt coordinator Gary Powell, John Mayer and more.

No viewer of F1 should be surprised by the amount of real-life action weaved into Joseph Kosinski’s riveting film. As the decorated artisans behind the box-office smash told a packed house in Los Angeles, following a special THR screening last month, everything from its look to its pace to its sound was drawn directly from races around the world — both in research for the story of a retired former prodigy (Brad Pitt) returning to the sport to save a flailing team from the brink, and in the literal material collections. “We were capturing all of the broadcast cameras that Formula One shoots with at all the tracks,”

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January 28, 2026 by Josan F1

“F1” movie lands two Critics’ Choice Awards

The F1 movie picked up two wins at the 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards on 4 January.

The blockbuster, directed by Joseph Kosinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, was awarded the Critics’ Choice Awards for Best Sound (Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta and Gareth John) and Best Editing (Stephen Mirrione).

January 28, 2026 by Josan F1

Brad Pitt didn’t believe Leonardo DiCaprio when he pointed out his parents on film set

Leonardo DiCaprio is looking back on the time he brought his parents to work and Brad Pitt mistook them for extras.

In a recent interview, DiCaprio recalled inviting his father and stepmother to the set of Quentin Tarantino’s period drama Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, where they blended right in with the onscreen talent — to the point where Pitt refused to believe they were his costar’s folks and not paid actors.

“I remember that moment, we were turning a corner out of Musso & Frank’s onto Hollywood Boulevard and I said to Brad, ‘That’s my dad and that’s my stepmom there,'” DiCaprio told Time magazine. “And he goes, ‘Ha, ha. Yeah, right.'”

The Oscar-winning actor said he tried to convince his costar that it really was his parents they were driving past, but Pitt wouldn’t budge.

“I’m like, ‘I know they look like they’re extras in this movie, but that’s really them,'” DiCaprio said as he began to laugh. “That’s how they dress every day!'”

He added, “It was an amazing moment. I’ll never forget that moment.”

January 18, 2026 by Josan Mention

Clooney on Rebooting ‘Oceans’

But there’s one franchise Clooney plans to revive — “Ocean’s Eleven.” Although instead of a nostalgia play, he wants to explore what it’s like to pull off a heist when you’re no longer young and spry. He was inspired by the movie “Going in Style,” a ’70s comedy about a group of aging criminals, and he’s enlisted Roberts, Damon, Pitt and Don Cheadle to return as an older, but wiser gang. They are scouting locations and hope to start shooting next October.

“There was something about the idea that we’re too old to do what we used to do, but we’re still smart enough to know how to get away with something, that just appeals to me,” Clooney says. “They’ve lost a step, and they need to find a way to work around their limitations.”

January 18, 2026 by Josan Mention Ocean's 11 ocean's 12 Ocean's 13