If you consider yourself a fan of Brad Pitt’s acting, particularly in sports movies, you’re in luck. He loves making them and wants to do at least one more.
Pitt appeared on the New Heights Podcast, hosted by Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and his brother, former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce. During the appearance, Pitt discussed his fondness for sports movies.
“I love a sports movie when they work … It’s the greatest,” Pitt said, H/T Lexi Carson, The Hollywood Reporter. “I look back at Gene Hackman and Hoosiers and [Robert] Redford and The Natural, there’s even something more. Sports for me, even one game is an entire lifetime.”
During the conversation, Pitt discussed his most recent movie, F1, as well as 2011’s Moneyball, when he portrayed Billy Beane, general manager of the then-Oakland Athletics.
“When we get it right in these sports movies and I felt like we really got it right in Moneyball in a lovely, beautiful way to add to that lexicon,” he said. “I think this one does too on a really big level because the racing is probably the most visceral racing experience you’ll ever have. But like all great sports movies, when they’re great, there’s also a story there. You’re moved by it. And were funny as f***k. So, we got that to deliver it, but this kind of spiritual ending to it all, I’m really proud about.”
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