Brad Pitt Negotiating to Star in `Troy' for Warner Bros. Pictures; Production on `The Fountain' Postponed.Entertainment Editors BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2002 Brad Pitt is in final negotiations with Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Pictures to star in the role of Achilles in the Studio's epic adventure "Troy," it was announced today by Jeff Robinov, President of Production, Warner Bros. Pictures. Set to begin production in Spring 2003, "Troy" brings to the screen the classic legend of The Iliad, a story of destiny, love and loyalty set against the Trojan War Trojan War, in Greek mythology, war between the Greeks and the people of Troy. The strife began after the Trojan prince Paris abducted Helen, wife of Menelaus of Sparta. When Menelaus demanded her return, the Trojans refused. , from a screenplay screenplay Written text that provides the basis for a film production. Screenplays usually include not only the dialogue spoken by the characters but also a shot-by-shot outline of the film's action. by novelist and screenwriter David Benioff ("The 25th Hour"). Wolfgang Petersen will direct and will produce the project with Diana Rathbun. "We are very pleased that Brad will be teaming with Wolfgang Petersen and joining the cast of `Troy,'" Robinov said. "He will make the perfect Achilles." Concurrently, Pitt has stepped away from "The Fountain fountain, natural or artificially conveyed flow of water. In ancient Greece columnar shrines were built over springs and dedicated to deities or nymphs. In ancient Rome fountains fed by the great aqueduct system furnished water in the streets, in the villa gardens, ," another Warner Bros. Pictures film; production on that project will be postponed. Emphasized Robinov, "Although we are disappointed not to be moving forward with `The Fountain' right now, we remain committed to working with the film's director, Darren Aronofsky, a filmmaker with unique vision and exceptional taste." Added Pitt, "Given my friendship and respect for Darren and the year and a half we've dedicated to working on this project, I too am disappointed. Still, I remain encouraged that `The Fountain' will yet have its day." Darren Aronofsky directed the Academy Award-nominated drama "Requiem for a Dream This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. " and made his directing debut with the acclaimed ac·claim v. ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims v.tr. 1. To praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud. See Synonyms at praise. 2. independent feature "Pi." Editors' Note: The mathematical symbol for Pi is also used as the title for the film "Pi"; however, this symbol does not appear properly in most systems and cannot be transmitted in this format. |
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