Pitt takes on new superhero role

September 14th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson and actor husband Ryan Reynolds' home is getting overrun with comic books because they have been researching their superhero roles. Johansson plays Russian spy Black Widow in upcoming movie "Iron Man 2" while her husband Reynolds starred as character Deadpool in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine", and the actress admits their house is getting cluttered with comics, reports imdb.com.

September 3rd, 2009 BATMAN has vanquished his comic book rivals SPIDER-MAN and SUPERMAN to be named the greatest superhero of all time in a new poll. The Caped Crusader, who has been fighting crime in comics, on TV and in numerous film adaptations since 1939, beat Peter Parker's arachnid alter-ego into second place in the survey by SFX.co.uk.

August 19th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino claims that superstar Brad Pitt gave him a block of hash on a drunken night together. The 46-year-old said he went to Pitt's French home to ask him to star in his new film Inglourious Basterds.

August 19th, 2009 QUENTIN TARANTINO has poured scorn on BRAD PITT's claim he has given up smoking pot by revealing the pair puffed up a storm last year (08). Pitt has recently claimed he quit marijuana when he became a dad in two separate interviews, insisting he couldn't look after his six kids with Angelina Jolie while under the influence.

August 19th, 2009 Brad Pitt has claimed in several interviews that he stopped smoking pot when he became a dad, because he couldn’t look after them properly when under the influence, as his eyes would glaze over. But here’s some news.

August 18th, 2009 BRAD PITT and funnyman WILL FERRELL have stepped in to rescue superhero movie OOBERMIND after ROBERT DOWNEY JR. quit the project.

August 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Brad Pitt has revealed that he used to smoke pot, but kicked the habit when he became a father. During an interview with HBO's Bill Maher in which the host congratulated Pitt on his 'stoner role' in the 1993 film, 'True Romance,' Pitt admitted that he used to smoke pot.

August 15th, 2009 LONDON - 'Twilight' star Robert Pattinson may soon portray a superhero in filmmaker Brett Ratner's movie adaptation of graphic novel 'Youngblood'. Ratner admits that he considers Pattinson to be a potential contender for a leading role in the film, about a sanctioned team of government superheroes.

August 12th, 2009 BRAD PITT has mocked rumours about his close pal GEORGE CLOONEY's sexuality, by joking he won't marry ANGELINA JOLIE until his OCEAN'S ELEVEN co-star can legally tie the knot with his "partner". Pitt and Jolie have vowed they'll not consider marriage until same-sex unions are legalised in every one of America's 50 states.

August 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino has said that Pitt has reached the zenith of his career and is no more a 'pretty boy.' "What's really cool about Brad right now is that the pretty boy is gone. He's a man now.

August 6th, 2009 LONDON - Brad Pitt has revealed that he used to smoke cannabis when he was younger. The 45-year-old also admitted that as a child he feared becoming a "doughnut", and said he quit drugs as they made him "sheltered" from the world, reports The Sun.

August 2nd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Brad Pitt certainly has lots of roles to play, even in his personal life. Besides being a superstar, he's also an avid environmental campaigner, husband to one of the most beautiful women in the world and father to six children - a role he relishes the most.

July 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Ever so charming Brad Pitt has showed off his bad side in a daring new magazine feature. The hunky star and dad-of-six revealed his bad boy side in the new edition of Wired Magazine, inspired by his role in Quentin Tarantino's new movie Inglourious Basterds.

July 13th, 2009 LONDON - Ryan Reynolds has reportedly bagged the role of superhero the Green Lantern. According to Daily Variety, the actor was in competition with the likes of Justin Timberlake and Bradley Cooper for the role.

June 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Brad Pitt told his 'Inglourious Basterds' co-star Eli Roth that he doesn't have time to take a shower. While shooting for the film, Pitt told Roth that he is so busy with six kids that he hardly gets time to take a bath, and often resorts to baby wipes.