In an interview with GQ, Brad Pitt hinted at retirement. Now, as he walked the red carpet to promote his new wild action movie Bullet Train, he was asked by Deadline about the idea of him being done with working. He was startled by the question and admitted that he needed to “work” on his “phrasing.” He clarified that it is more about how he spends his time.
“I was just saying, ‘I’m past middle age and I want to be specific about how I spend those last things however they may be,'” he said. “I’ve never been a five year plan kind of guy.”
The talk about Brad Pitt going toward retirement came from a statement in GQ’s August cover story. The actor described where he is at in his career as his “last semester” and that he is on his “last leg.” However, with a list of projects lined up for him, it is unclear how long this “semester” will last for the two-time Academy Award winner.
Brad Pitt talks about retirement and what that actually means
Brad Pitt addresses “retirement” statement at the #BulletTrain premiere pic.twitter.com/VzWmqaHtBc
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) August 2, 2022
Brad Pitt is currently promoting Bullet Train. The action flick follows assassins on a bullet train who are all on the same assignment. It comes from director David Leitch (Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw) and writer Zak Olkewicz (Fear Street: Part Two – 1978). He stars with Sanda Bullock, Brian Tyree Henry (Eternals), Joey King (The Conjuring), Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Zazie Beetz (Deadpool 2), Michael Shannon, and Hiroyuki Sanada (Army of the Dead).
The actor has two other projects lined up that he will star in. He will join Margot Robbie, Jean Smart, Tobey Maguire, Samara Weaving (Nine Perfect Strangers), Olivia Wilde (Booksmart), and Eric Roberts in Babylon. Brad Pitt has also been cast with George Clooney for an untitled project from writer-director Jon Watts (Spider-Man: No Way Home).
In recent years, Brad Pitt has starred in Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood, Ad Astra, and The Lost City. He also made a lightning-fast cameo in Deadpool 2.
Bullet Train arrives at theaters on August 5.
