brad pitt tree of life1 Brad Pitt Talks About Terrence Malicks Tree Of Life

Empire recently talked to Brad Pitt about his new film with Terrence Malick – The Tree Of Life.  He doesn’t give much away, but to date it’s about as much info as we’ve been given.  I’m a HUGE (notice the caps-lock) fan of Terrence Malick, his films are always thought provoking, profound and visually stunning, something I fully expect from this. I’ve come to the conclusion that Terrence Malick has flying ninja monkey’s stationed around the world, who’s sole purpose in life is to keep his work secretive. Even considering how little I know about this film, along with Inception it is my most anticipated film of the year. Hopefully tomorrow this will be announced in the Cannes Film Festival line-up.

When we asked him if this was a science fiction film (yes, even that is in doubt), Pitt replied, “Well, in a way. It’s this little tiny story of a kid growing up in the 50s with a mother who’s grace incarnate and a father who’s oppressive in nature. So he is negotiating his way through it, defining who he’s gonna be when he grows up. And that is juxtaposed with a little, tiny micro-story of the cosmos, from the beginning of the cosmos to the death of the cosmos. So that’s where the sci-fi – or the sci-fact – comes in.”

Pitt also confirmed that Heath Ledger was originally set for a role in the film. “He was gonna do it at one point, and then he was puling out for one reason or another, and we were involved ["we" meaning Pitt's production company Plan B], so I just stepped in.”