Brad Pitt Departs THE LOST CITY OF Z

Brad Pitt has exited James Gray’s adaptation of the non-fiction bestseller The Lost City of Z.  The book centers on Col. Percy Fawcett’s attempts to find El Dorado and his mysterious disappearance during a 1925 expedition to find the city while trekking through the Amazon.  According to Vulture, Pitt left the project due to an impasse with Paramount over compensation for Gray.

But Pitt has plenty else to keep him busy.  A couple days ago, we reported that he had signed on to reunite with his Assassination of Jesse James director Andrew Dominik for the crime drama Cogan’s Trade.  He may also star in an adaptation of Mark Greaney’s spy novel The Gray Man.  Pitt has also been linked to an adaptation of Max Brooks’ book World War Z.  As Pitt plans ahead, the famous actor has two major films set for release next year: Bennett Miller’s Moneyball and Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life.