Brad Pitt has lined up his next film with Apple. Apple TV announced yesterday at 5:06 PM MST that Pitt will star in Connector, a new film directed by Darius Marder, the filmmaker behind Sound of Metal. The film follows a 1970s skywalking ironworker "who takes on forces larger than himself." Check out the official post down below:
What Connector Is About
Connector is set in 1970s New York and centers on a working-class legend, a skywalking ironworker who stands up to forces larger than himself. Apple's announcement card reads "Brad Pitt to star in new film from 'Sound of Metal' director," and the post itself opens with "Brad Pitt is taking his next role to new heights."
Marder wrote the script with his sister, Nina Marder. Apple Studios is the studio, and the film is in development, with no release date or start of production announced. Pitt is also producing through his company Plan B Entertainment, alongside Plan B's Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, and Marder is producing as well. No other cast members have been announced.
Darius Marder's First Film Since Sound Of Metal
Connector is Marder's first feature since Sound of Metal. That 2019 drama starred Riz Ahmed as Ruben Stone, a metal drummer who loses his hearing while touring with his girlfriend Lou, played by Olivia Cooke. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2019, and Amazon Studios released it in theaters on November 20, 2020, then on Prime Video on December 4.
At the 93rd Academy Awards, Sound of Metal was nominated for 6 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Ahmed, Best Supporting Actor for Paul Raci and Best Original Screenplay for Marder. It won Best Sound and Best Film Editing.
Before that, Marder directed the documentary Loot, which won Best Documentary Feature at the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival, and he edited the Academy Award-winning documentary Freeheld. He also co-wrote Derek Cianfrance's 2012 drama The Place Beyond the Pines.
Pitt's Run With Apple
Connector reunites Pitt with Apple after F1, the 2025 racing drama directed by Joseph Kosinski. Warner Bros. Pictures and Apple Original Films released F1 on June 27, 2025, and it grossed more than $634 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing auto racing film of all time, Apple's highest-grossing film and the biggest film of Pitt's career. It earned 4 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, and won Best Sound. Pitt also starred opposite George Clooney in Jon Watts' 2024 action comedy Wolfs for Apple.
Earlier this fall, Pitt starred in David Ayer's survival thriller Heart of the Beast as a retired Special Forces veteran who treks 58 miles to safety with his combat dog after a seaplane crash in Alaska. Paramount released it on September 25, and it grossed $189 million worldwide. The film's first trailer was covered in The Heart Of The Beast: Brad Pitt And His Canine Co-Star Must Survive The Alaskan Wilderness In First Trailer.
Next up is The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, David Fincher's film from a Quentin Tarantino script, with Pitt returning as the stuntman he played in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the role that won him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Set in 1977 Los Angeles, it opens exclusively in IMAX on November 25 for a 2-week run before streaming on Netflix on December 23. More on that film is in The Further Mis-Adventures Of Cliff Booth Second Trailer Is An R-rated Delight.
Pitt co-founded Plan B in 2001, and as a producer he won the Academy Award for Best Picture for 12 Years a Slave. His other action credits include World War Z and Bullet Train.
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