Following the worldwide success of “F1: The Movie,” Brad Pitt and Apple Original Films are teaming for their next project, with Apple coming aboard “Connector,” a new feature that will star the Oscar winner, according to an exclusive report by Deadline‘s Justin Kroll.
Pitt will also serve as a producer through his Plan B banner, with “Sound of Metal” director Darius Marder set to helm the film. The project is currently in development. The screenplay is written by Marder and his sister Nina Marder. Set in 1970s New York, the story centers on a working-class legend — a sky-walking ironworker who takes on forces larger than himself.
Apple Studios will serve as the studio. Pitt, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner will produce for Plan B, with Marder also producing. Sources indicate that Pitt, Plan B, and Marder had been discussing the project for some time. After the latest draft arrived, Pitt was high on potentially making it the next film he would shoot in 2027. As producers sought a home for the project, Apple made the most sense given the strong relationship forged with Plan B on “F1” and “Wolfs.”
“F1: The Movie” became the highest-grossing sports feature of all time, earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, and further solidified the partnership between Apple Original Films and Plan B. The collaboration continues with other upcoming projects involving the production company.
This marks Marder’s first feature directing effort since his 2020 debut “Sound of Metal.” That film earned six Academy Award nominations, including for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay for Marder, and won Oscars for Best Sound and Best Film Editing.
On the acting front, Pitt is coming off the Paramount survival thriller “Heart of the Beast,” which has grossed nearly $200 million worldwide this fall. He also has “The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth” — a team-up with David Fincher and Quentin Tarantino — bowing over Thanksgiving, with Edward Berger’s A24 film “The Riders” lined up for next year.
Pitt is represented by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Marder is represented by CAA, 42, and Greg Slewett at JSSK.
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