Brad Pitt To Star In ‘Connector’ From Apple And ‘Sound Of Metal’ Director Darius Marder

EXCLUSIVE: After the worldwide success of F1: The Movie, Brad Pitt and Apple Original FIlms have landed on their next project to team up on as sources tell Deadline Apple has come on to Connector, a new feature that will star Pitt. The Oscar-winner will also serve as producer through his Plan B banner with Academy Award nominee Darius Marder helming the pic. The film is in development.

Penned by Darius and his sister Nina Marder and based on a story by Derek Cianfrance, the film is set in 1970s’ New York and revolves around a working class legend, a sky-walking ironworker who takes on forces larger than himself. Apple Studios will serve as the studio, and Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner will produce for Plan B. Marder will also serve as producer.

Pitt, Plan B and Marder had been discussing the project for some time and after the latest draft came in the, Pitt was high on potentially making it the next thing he would shoot in 2027. As producers began looking for future homes, Apple made the most sense given the strong relationship the company on F1 and Wolves

The project marks the latest collaboration for Apple Original Films and Plan B following the record-breaking and Academy Award-winning F1, which became the highest-grossing sports feature of all time following its release last year, and received a Best Picture nomination. Apple Original Films will also soon release a new Mark Wahlberg-led feature, produced by Plan B, and written and directed by Stephen Chbosky. Additionally, it was recently announced that Apple Original Films landed The Waffle House Index with Plan B attached to produce and Inde Navarrette attached to star in the lead role.

Pitt is coming off a strong fall that includes his hit Paramount survival thriller Heart of the Beast, which has grossed nearly $200 million at the worldwide box-office. He also as the highly anticipated The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth bowing over Thanksgiving and next year has the A24 pic The Riders directed by Edward Berger.

As for Marder, this marks his first feature since his feature directing debut on the 2020 pic Sound of Metal. The film earned six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay for Marder while winning two Oscars for Best Sound and Best Film Editing.

Pitt is represented by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Marder is represented by CAA, 42 and Greg Slewett at JSSK.