Ad Astra looks and sounds like a space epic with a movie star lead in Brad Pitt, but there's a lot more going on beneath the surface
looks and sounds like a space epic with a movie star lead in Brad Pitt, but there's a lot more going on beneath the surface, believes the star, who says the film is digging deep into issues of "toxic masculinity".
"Having grown up in an era where you're taught to be strong and not show weakness ... there is certain value in that but there's also a barrier that's created denying those pains or those things you feel ashamed to reveal," says Pitt, who was speaking ahead of the film's premiere at the Venice International Film Festival.
In addition to starring, Pitt also produced the film which he says was one of the most challenging he's ever done. Not only did he and director James Gray use primarily practical sets but it's an emotionally taxing role as well.Pitt had to draw on personal pains and wounds to make his performance as honest as possible.
"We don't have a normal male relationship, we've always been quite open about our foibles and had big laughs at our embarrassing moments and [been] open about our feelings about our perceived failures or missteps," Pitt says "It was a really unique experience." Gray says he thinks its important that actors don't "worry about being liked or hated or sympathetic or unsympathetic".The film had its world premiere at the 76th edition of the Venice festival and is in competition for the Golden Lion, alongside films such as
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