Brad Pitt has no plans to accept a multimillion-dollar offer to reunite with ex-wife Angelina Jolie on screen, with sources close to the actor calling it a “publicity stunt.”
Producer Danny Rossner wants to cast the warring ex-spouses to play lovers in his new movie based on real-life hotelier Emmanuel Martinez.
Rossner, whose work includes the spoof 2001: A Space Travesty with Leslie Neilsen, said he believes the estranged couple can “put aside their differences” for the sake of their 20-year passion project.
But sources close to Pitt, 60, who has been trying to finalize his divorce from Jolie, 49, since 2016, say there is “no way” he would “stoop” to accepting money to work with someone who has caused so much. ‘distress.’
“All the money in the world wouldn’t get Brad back in a movie with Angelina,” an exclusive source told DailyMail.com.
“It would definitely spark public interest, but it’s not something he would consider for a moment.”
Brad Pitt has no plans to accept a multimillion-dollar offer to reunite with ex-wife Angelina Jolie on screen, with sources close to the actor calling it a “publicity stunt.”
There is “no way” Pitt, 60, would “stoop” and accept money to work with someone who has caused him so much “heartache” (pictured with Angelina Jolie in 2015).
“They’re currently sworn enemies, so there’s no way Brad would stoop to getting paid any amount of money to talk to Angie on screen.”
The source concluded: “She has caused him so much pain and he doesn’t even want his inner circle to talk about her.”
Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt in September 2016 after an explosive fight on their private jet.
He has since become estranged from his daughter Shiloh, 18, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 16, as well as his three adopted children, Maddox, 23, Pax, 20, and Zahara, 19.
The two were declared legally single in 2019, but are still embroiled in an ongoing legal battle, dubbed the War of the Roses, over their Chateau Miraval property.
Another source said Rossner’s alleged offer was a “clever publicity stunt” and “not something either party was considering.”
And they added: “There was never a real offer.”
Rossner’s love story takes place at the Hotel Martínez in Cannes, France, during World War II.
“All the money in the world wouldn’t get Brad back in a movie with Angelina,” a source told DailyMail.com exclusively.
If both parties sign, it will be 20 years since they met on the set of Mr & Mrs Smith (pictured)
Rossner (pictured) went public with his overly optimistic plans to cure the duo, claiming he had raised around $60 million from his sponsors to entice them to sign.
If accepted, Pitt would play Martinez, the hotel’s real-life owner, alongside Jolie as his lover Emma Digard.
Rossner went public with his overly optimistic plans to cure the duo, stating that he had raised around $60 million from his sponsors to entice them to sign.
“Right now, I think Brad Pitt is in the $20 to $25 million range (per movie) and Angelina Jolie is in the $15 million range,” he told The Post.
“What we are willing to offer is 50 percent above its current price.”
He said they would have to depict “intense love scenes” but acknowledged that this could be a challenge and added that he is willing to “accommodate” their wishes.
“There’s a love scene… It’s also steamy,” he said. ‘It’s not lewd, but there are very heavy love scenes. (Martínez) had a wife and he had a mistress.’
He added: “If we can achieve a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, (Pitt and Jolie) can put aside their differences and come together to build a bridge and make this film.”
Rossner, whose credits also include the action movie The Ultimate Weapon with Hulk Hogan, said he doesn’t have a second choice for the roles.
Pitt has been estranged from his children Maddox, 23, Pax, 20, and Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 16, since Jolie filed for divorce.
The two were declared legally single in 2019, but are still embroiled in an ongoing legal battle, dubbed the War of the Roses, over their Chateau Miraval property.
Rosner said: “If we can achieve a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, (Pitt and Jolie) can put aside their differences and come together to build a bridge and make this movie.”
“Guaranteed success if they enter,” he concluded. ‘There’s not even a second place. For them it is a piece of cake.
If both parties sign, it will be 20 years since they met on the set of Mr & Mrs Smith.
In an FBI report, released in 2022, Jolie accused Pitt of physical assault while flying to California in September 2016.
She claimed he was intoxicated and grabbed her by the head, shook her and then pushed her down, as part of a confrontation allegedly involving their children.
The Salt actress told the FBI that Pitt told the children he was “fucking this family” and claimed he hit the roof of the plane four times.
She claimed that at one point he spilled beer and a blanket under which she was with several children.
A source close to Pitt later insisted that he never hit any of the boys, although they admitted that he had been drinking.
Pitt sued Jolie in 2022 for selling his stake in her French vineyard, which produces an award-winning sparkling rosé.
Earlier this month, Jolie won a major legal victory against her ex-husband after a judge ruled that he must turn over documents and communications that could prove he abused the actress and her children.