Actor Brad Pitt to feature in upcoming movie helmed by director Edward Berger.
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Get ready, movie buffs! Director Edward Berger, famed for his gripping flick "The Conclave," is at it again with a fresh project on the horizon. This time, none other than superstar Brad Pitt will be front and center. The juicy scoop broke by Deadline, citing reliable sources.
Berger's latest venture is titled "The Riders," inspired by the 1994 novel of the same name by Australian wordsmith Tim Winton, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize the following year. Screenplay duties for "The Riders" will be handled by Dave Kajganich, who's had a hand in crafting some chilling material for "The Terror" series.
"The Riders" centers around Fred Scully (Pitt), a fellow who, along with his wife Jennifer, intends to pack up and move their brood from Australia to a cottage in the emerald hills of Ireland. However, chaos strikes when Jennifer and their seven-year-old daughter Billy are due to land in Ireland, but only Billy shows up, injured and unexplainably alone.
Filming for this suspense-filled tale is slated to start in early 2026, with shooting taking place in various European locales. Studio A24 will handle distribution and financing for the project.
With Edward Berger helming projects like "All Quiet on the Western Front" and "Jack," it's no surprise he's behind the lens for "The Riders." His latest film, "The Conclave," snatched the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, and as of recently, he's been confirmed to direct a film about Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal correspondent. Brad Pitt isn't slacking in the sequel front either, starring in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" follow-up, titled "The Continuing Adventures of Cliff Booth," directed by David Fincher. He's also set to appear in Joseph Kosinski's "Formula 1" next June.
Footnotes:[1] "The Riders" follows the disquieting experiences of the Scully family, who set off for a remote Irish farmhouse.[2] Unsettling events begin to unfold while Fred Scully awaits the arrival of his wife and daughter, who've traveled to Australia for financial matters.[3] Production for "The Riders" is currently in the pre-production phase as of late April 2025.
- Edward Berger, the director who won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay with "The Conclave," is planning his next project in 2026, which is titled "The Riders."
- Based on Tim Winton's 1994 novel, "The Riders" is expected to star Brad Pitt as Fred Scully, who, along with his family, is moving from Australia to a cottage in Ireland.
- Given that screenplay duties for "The Riders" are being handled by Dave Kajganich, the movie is bound to deliver suspenseful, chilling entertainment.
- Aside from "The Riders," Brad Pitt is also set to make appearances in movies and TV shows, including a sequel to Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" and Joseph Kosinski's upcoming "Formula 1" film.
