Brad Pitt has several movies set to release in 2022, and they will remind audiences just how impressive an actor he truly is. Pitt’s most recent acting credits were in 2019, playing a leading role as astronaut Roy McBride in James Gray’s Ad Astra and a mysteriously composed stunt double, Cliff Booth, in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood, a role for which Pitt won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. While many movies are still experiencing production delays, Pitt has worked on three films that have an anticipated release date in 2022.
Though he started his career as an actor, rising to stardom with roles in Ridley Scott’s Thelma & Louise and David Fincher’s Se7en, Pitt has since become a notable film producer. Pitt was involved in production for Bennett Miller’s Moneyball, where he also gave an evocative performance in the leading role as baseball general manager, Billy Beane. He is also credited as a producer in Academy Award for Best Motion Picture winners, Martin Scorsese’s The Departed, Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, and Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight.
Despite his success in film production, Pitt has continued acting. As for Brad Pitt's 2022 movies, he is set to feature in roles that showcase his versatility as a performer. The Lost City, directed by Aaron and Adam Nee, stars Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, and Daniel Radcliffe, with Pitt seemingly in a more supporting role. Pitt is also set to feature in lead performances as Ladybug, an aging assassin returning to his violent career, in David Leitch’s Bullet Train, and as John Gilbert in Damien Chazelle’s Babylon, a film rumored to be a period drama set in Hollywood. The group of 2022 titles will surely put Pitt back in the spotlight while reminding audiences of his power as an actor.
Though Pitt may not have a considerably long time on-screen in The Lost City, his role seems to make the most of his aptitude for stunt work and his reputation as a sex symbol – he might just end up stealing the movie. As for his next role, it seems Pitt has drawn considerable inspiration from his character Cliff Booth, as Bullet Train will also see him in a role requiring considerable stunt work, almost all of which he is performing himself. The film sees several unassociated assassins boarding a train, all on a similar mission and unlikely to cooperate. It is based on Kōtarō Isaka’s novel, Maria Beetle, and it seems to repurpose the action-thriller genre commonly associated with John Wick, with Pitt’s lead likely to be perfect for its more comedic perspective.
Despite the emphasis on action in both movies, Pitt’s involvement in Babylon proves he has not abandoned films of a more dramatic tone. Despite details on the project being scarce, Pitt alongside Margot Robbie in leading roles will surely ensure its popularity as a blockbuster. Chazelle, the film’s director, garnered critical acclaim for La La Land and Whiplash. A collaboration with Chazelle seems a great project for Pitt to produce a grounded performance that he did so remarkably well in Moneyball and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
That makes three exciting movies starring Brad Pitt, all expected to release in 2022. Though the projects are very different, they have considerably high budgets, and Pitt looks set to impress in each one. The 2022 movies will certainly showcase Pitt’s versatility, and it seems likely they will also remind audiences just how great an actor he really is.
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The Lost City of D
Release Date:2022-03-25 -
Bullet Train
Release Date:2022-07-29
