Brad Pitt is finally setting the record straight on why his highly anticipated collaboration with Tom Cruise in "Ford v Ferrari" never happened.
The two Hollywood heavyweights were initially set to star in the racing drama, but the project hit a roadblock before it could take off.
According to Pitt, things fell apart because the 62-year-old was dissatisfied with his role. The actor shared that Cruise walked away after he found out his character wouldn't be doing much driving, bringing their collaboration to a halt.
In a candid interview with The National , Brad Pitt confirmed that he and Cruise had been eyeing the lead roles in "Ford v Ferrari" under director James Mangold, not Joseph Kosinski, well before the film eventually hit the screens in 2019.
"Tom and I, for a while there, were on 'Ford v Ferrari' with Joe [to direct]. This was about 10 years before the guys who actually made it — and made it a great movie," he recalled.
"What it came down to is that we both wanted to drive, and he wanted to play Shelby, and I wanted to play Ken Miles. And when Tom realized that Carroll Shelby would not be driving much in the movie, it didn't come through," Pitt said.
Eventually, the roles of Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles were played by Matt Damon and Christian Bale, respectively.
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