Pitt has had a handful of award worthy performances. The guy is a chameleon. He's a character actor trapped in a leading mans body. His performances in 12 Monkeys, Snatch and Assassination of Jesse James are top quality performances all very distinct from one another... all of which are better than anything his Oscar winning pal Clooney has done. I think a lot of people don't actually realise how utterly brilliant his performance in Snatch was. A truly free and believable performance. As someone who has known Irish "pikeys" his performance is unbelievably accurate and real. I don't see any other modern day A-List leading man giving a performance like that.
I look forward to this film.