Brad Pitt: ‘I'll work with Tom Cruise on the ground'
The Hollywood icons starred in the 1994 horror fantasy Interview with the Vampire, but have yet to find the right movie to collaborate on since then. As Pitt appeared at the Mexico premiere of F1, he was asked if he's still interested in reuniting with daredevil Cruise. "Well, I'm not gonna hang my a*s off airplanes and s**t like that," Pitt replied with a laugh when E! News asked about working with Cruise again. "So when he does something again that's on the ground {then yes}."
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