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New York Post
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Brad Pitt reveals the two co-stars that left him starstruck
Once upon a time in Hollywood, Brad Pitt was starstruck. The actor, 61, revealed which of his co-stars left him in awe while shooting the 1991 adventure thriller, 'Thelma & Louise.' 'When I first met Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, I was. Yeah,' Pitt admitted while on Jason and Travis Kelce's 'New Heights' podcast on Wednesday. 'I got over it quickly, though.' Advertisement 8 Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis in 'Thelma & Louise.' ©MGM/courtesy Everett / Everett Collection 8 Brad Pitt at the premiere for 'F1.' REUTERS 'Thelma & Louise' was the project that catapulted the 'Wolfs' alum to stardom. The classic movie followed two best friends on the run and starred Davis, 69, as Thelma, and Sarandon, 78, as Louise. Pitt played untrustworthy thief J.D., whom Davis' character fell for. In 2020, the 'Quick Change' actress gushed over working with the 'Lost City' star, expressing to People at the time, 'He just has 'it.'' Advertisement 'I could tell when he was auditioning that he was super talented,' Davis continued. 'He has done so many incredible things over the years. I don't think that it is unusual for him to be honored. He really is the 'star' of the moment, which is fabulous, and it is just great to see.' 8 Brad Pitt, Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon in the 1991 film. ©MGM/courtesy Everett / Everett Collection Two years later, she opened up about how her opinion sealed the deal for Pitt in his audition – leaving him beating out three other actors. Advertisement 'The fourth one who comes in is Brad Pitt, and he's so charismatic and so incredibly talented that I was, like, screwing up his audition,' Davis said while on 'The Graham Norton Show' in 2022. 'I'd forget to say my lines.' At the time, the actress didn't know who the other finalists were, but later found out they included Mark Ruffalo and Grant Show. As for the third young star, Davis ran into him on a plane a few years later. 8 Susan Sarandon in the 1991 movie 'Thelma & Louise.' ©MGM/Courtesy Everett Collection Advertisement 'This gentleman was very friendly,' she recalled. 'And finally he said, 'You know, I hate Brad Pitt.' I said, 'No, you don't — he's, like, a really good friend of yours.' He said, 'No, I hate him, because he got the part.' ' 'I said, 'Oh, did you want the part?' And he said, 'You couldn't tell when I auditioned with you?' And it was George Clooney.' In 2023, Pitt gave the love right back to the 'Beetlejuice' alum, sharing with W magazine about their sex scene, 'Geena was so sweet and kind and delicate.' 8 'Thelma & Louise.' ©MGM/Courtesy Everett Collection He added, 'That love scene, I think, went on for two days of shooting. She took care of me.' In honor of the film's 30th anniversary in 2021, Davis and Sarandon reunited and spoke to Extra about working with Pitt decades ago. The 'A League of Their Own' actress echoed her earlier sentiments, revealing she knew Pitt would be the star he is today. 8 'F1' stars, Brad Pitt and Damson Idris during the F1 Grand Prix. Getty Images Advertisement As Davis put it, 'I read with him at his audition and I was like, 'Damn.'' Sarandon, meanwhile, added, 'What was really interesting is when I saw the film, and I saw all the improvisational stuff that he did. That's when I thought, 'Oh, this guy is really interesting. He's playing a character, he's not just getting by on his amazing good looks and body.'' The 'Nonnas' star also touched on how the movie became a cult classic and the impact Thelma and Louise's friendship had on pop culture. 8 Brad Pitt at the 'F1' premiere. BACKGRID Advertisement 8 Brad Pitt. Anadolu via Getty Images 'You rarely get a chance to work with another woman and actually have a friendship on screen at that time. It was pretty unusual,' Sarandon confessed. 'I for one, just didn't understand we were backing into this area that was held so tightly by white heterosexual males, so I underestimated it.' Since 'Thelma & Louise,' Pitt went on to star in a slew of action projects over the years, including 'Fight Club' (1999), 2004's 'Troy,' 'Inglourious Basterds' in 2009, and 2022's 'Bullet Train.' Advertisement He most recently portrayed Formula 1 driver Sonny Hayes in the new film, 'F1.' Despite being no stranger to adrenaline-pumping movies, Pitt told Extra about this particular feature: 'It's like nothing I've ever experienced before.'
Fox News
05-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Bill Murray claims world wants proof he's ‘absolute monster' after calling past allegations 'outrageous'
Bill Murray had a fiery response to allegations of past inappropriate behavior, including the time actress Geena Davis claimed in a memoir he pulled down her dress strap 35 years ago. When Murray, 74, was asked about Davis' claims that he "dressed her down" by The New York Times, he called the allegations "outrageous." "When someone has an episode like mine on 'Being Mortal,' the world goes searching for more proof that this person is a monster — an absolute monster," Murray remarked. "Well, I've had interactions with hundreds of thousands of people over 40, 50 years. Now, you can come up with half a dozen. If you really worked, you'd probably come up with a couple dozen." In Davis' 2022 memoir, "Dying of Politeness," she alleged Murray had behaved inappropriately with her when the two co-starred in the 1990 crime comedy "Quick Change." She wrote that Murray made her uncomfortable during a joint appearance on "The Arsenio Hall Show," when he tried to pull down the strap of her dress multiple times. The actress also recalled her first meeting with Murray and described how he allegedly "insisted" on using a massage device he called "The Thumper" on her despite her repeated refusals. Davis additionally recounted an instance in which she claims the "Groundhog Day" star screamed at her on the film's set in front of "more than 300 people." Earlier that year, production was paused on "Being Mortal" after a complaint of "inappropriate behavior" was made against Murray. Murray admits he had regrets about the situation and thinks about the on-set interactions frequently. "I don't go too many days or weeks without thinking of what happened in 'Being Mortal,'" he told The New York Times. "I tried to make peace. I thought I was trying to make peace. I ended up being, to my mind, barbecued. … It still bothers me because that movie was stopped. … There was no peacemaking, nothing. It went to this lunatic arbitration." Murray detailed the awkward moment and added it wasn't meant to be inappropriate. He explained the encounter happened during the trying times of the pandemic, and he wasn't sure what "prompted" him to do it. "It's something that I had done to someone else before, and I thought it was funny, and every time it happened, it was funny," Murray said. "I was wearing a mask, and I gave her a kiss, and she was wearing a mask. It wasn't like I touched her, but it was just, I gave her a kiss through a mask. And she wasn't a stranger." Murray added that he and his colleague had lunch several times and thought the gesture was amusing at the time. The longtime actor's admissions come after he recently snapped at a man in New York while he promoted his new film, "The Friend."In a viral video, Murray got into an altercation in the lobby of a theater with a man he believed was being aggressive toward him. At the beginning of the video, Murray is walking with a security guard inside the theater. A man is walking close behind him, and Murray suddenly stops and stomps on the ground, seemingly at the man's feet. "Stop it," he said, as he turned and pointed at the man, who immediately put his hands up. "If you attack me like that again, I'll step on your foot." "No, no," the man responded, as he stepped back and kept his hands up. But Murray kept talking to him as security guards guided him away. "Don't do it," he said. "That's a physical assault you just made. Don't do it again. Don't do it again. You're not big enough to do that." The man can be heard yelling "Sorry" as Murray is led off.
