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As he prepares to play a younger character in his new movie, a source tells Closer how big money is being spent to try and make Brad Pitt the real life Benjamin Button<\/p>\n
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Insiders say that Tom Cruise has been “digging for gossip” about ex wife Nicole Kidman<\/p>\n
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He was often referred to as one of Hollywood\u2019s biggest heartthrobs of the 1990s and, while still dashingly handsome in his early sixties, Brad Pitt is said to be spending a fortune in a bid to cling on to his former youthful looks.<\/p>\n
After starring in 2008\u2019s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, it seems Brad is hoping to turn back the genetic clock in real life as he prepares to return to the big screen in his new film ‘F1’ next year. He will be playing a character significantly younger than his real age, and a source alleges a lot of money is being spent on removing Brad\u2019s wrinkles in post-production.<\/p>\n
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The Hollywood actor is playing a younger character in film ‘F1’ next year\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The source tells Closer, \u2018Playing a younger character can be a minefield when it comes to using CGI to very subtly erase the most obvious signs of aging for his many close-ups.\u00a0Brad\u00a0has a naturally \u201cleathery\u201d complexion, just like his idol Robert Redford, and he is extra susceptible to wrinkles because he loves spending time outdoors.<\/p>\n
\u2018He’s serious about skin care, but that only goes so far after a certain age. In the movie,\u00a0Brad’s roughest and most prominent wrinkles are being smoothed out digitally.\u2019<\/p>\n
Back in 2022, Brad – who’s been dating 31-year-old Ines de Ramon for two years – broke fans\u2019 hearts when he hinted he could be close to retiring. He said in an interview, \u2018I consider myself on my last leg. This last semester or trimester. What is this section gonna be? And how do I wanna design that?\u2019<\/p>\n
Luckily, he clarified his comments earlier this year, saying that he thinks of the stages of his career as \u201cseasons\u201d and, now that he is 60, is simply noticing how work is slowing down. He questioned, \u2018What are these last years going to be?,\u2019 adding that \u2018the body becomes more frail\u2019 as you age, but revealed hopes to be working well into his 90s like architect Frank Gehry.<\/p>\n
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Brad starred in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in 2008<\/p>\n
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The source explains to Closer that while Brad is showing no signs of checking out of Hollywood just yet, it might be time to age up his roles because \u2013 despite going to drastic editorial lengths to stay looking younger \u2013 he\u2019s also embarrassed about it being obvious he\u2019s trying to stay young.<\/p>\n
\u2018As vain as\u00a0Brad\u00a0is, he doesn’t want to lean on \u201cdigital makeup\u201d to keep his acting career going. F1 has to look slick and top Top Gun: Maverick in terms of high-octane thrills, but\u00a0Brad\u00a0hates the idea of looking like he’s trying to appear younger, even if that\u2019s exactly what he’s doing. So, this could be the last movie where he plays a character in his fifties.\u2019<\/p>\n
The insider adds that Brad \u2013 who is also a co-producer of the upcoming movie \u2013 has a lot riding on its success, especially as films based on Formula 1 haven\u2019t always found success at the box office.<\/p>\n
While flicks like 2013\u2019s Rush and 2010 documentary Senna won acclaim and sold a lot of tickets, Sylvester Stallone\u2019s 2001 movie Driven, Zac Efron\u2019s 2012 attempt At Any Price, and last year\u2019s Gran Turismo \u2013 which starred David Harbour and Orlando Bloom \u2013 were panned by critics.<\/p>\n
\u2018This movie has been a pressure cooker with enormous delays and logistical challenges, and there are still a lot of unknowns. Formula 1 has such a mixed track record as a movie subject matter, despite the sport’s worldwide popularity.\u00a0Brad’s making a big bet here and of course his pride and vanity factor into it,\u2019 the source explains.<\/p>\n
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Baby-faced Brad back in 1995<\/p>\n
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\u2018If this movie doesn’t work, after years of production, he’s going to be the laughingstock of Hollywood. Sticking the landing on F1 is everything to him and looking good while he’s doing it is part of the plan and always has been!\u2019<\/p>\n
Brad\u2019s appearance has been a hot topic for a while now, with it being speculated by aesthetics experts that he may have had a facelift, despite him never commenting publicly on his changing face.<\/p>\n
At the start of the year, a TikTok by Dr Jonny Betteridge \u2013 the founder of London clinic JB Aesthetics \u2013 went viral after he suggested Brad could have spent up to \u00a3100,000 on a facelift in the video.
He claimed that a scar behind the actor\u2019s ear was a \u2018classic\u2019 sign he had undergone the treatment, adding Brad\u2019s new face was \u2018a great example of surgery well done\u2019.<\/p>\n
The source continues, \u2018Brad\u00a0has never copped to getting any help from the plastic surgeon, or even using things like Botox and fillers, but it\u2019s plainly obvious that he is not letting himself age naturally.<\/p>\n
\u2018Last year there was a lot of buzz about him having had a full-on facelift, apparently a lot of the tell-tale signs are there if you look close enough. It\u2019s certainly not something he\u2019s going to come clean about, there\u2019s still a lot of stigma around getting work done, especially for men.<\/p>\n
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Brad has been dating 31-year-old Ines Ramon since 2022<\/p>\n
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\u2018But let\u2019s face it, he\u2019d be far from the only leading man who\u2019s nipped and tucked to try and hang on to their youth. Still, even with all the help in the world, when someone is on the big screen every little flaw stands out, so the level of perfection required is so much more extreme, that\u2019s why airbrushing has become the town\u2019s dirty little secret.<\/p>\n
\u2018It costs an insane amount of money to do and takes hundreds of hours because each frame has to basically be photoshopped but all the big A-listers demand it so\u00a0Brad\u00a0is far from alone in this.<\/p>\n
\u2018But it\u2019s still not something he\u2019s going to want to discuss, it doesn\u2019t fit with his rough and rugged persona.\u00a0As much as he likes to come off as this guy that\u2019s just naturally gorgeous and doesn\u2019t have to try, the reality is he\u2019s very vain and he puts a ton of effort into his appearance, it\u2019s all very calculated and always has been. Even back when he first got famous, he was spending a small fortune on skin care to try and get rid of his acne scars because he was self-conscious about them. Years of laser treatments smoothed them out but now it\u2019s his wrinkles and sagging skin that bother him.\u2019<\/p>\n
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