Brad Pitt Set to Star in A24's 'The Riders' Adaptation
From the filmmaker behind ‘Conclave.’
Brad Pitt has a new film on the horizon and he is slated to star in the upcoming adaptation of The Riders. The project is said to finance and distribute the film via A24.
Production is expected to begin in early 2026 and shoot across multiple locations in Europe. Conclave filmmaker Edward Berger is currently on board to direct. The film is based off of Tim Winton’s novel of the same name, following a man who has just moved to Ireland with his family and later goes on a search for his missing wife. David Kajganich is adapting the screenplay with producers that include Pitt’s Plan B, Berger’s Nine Hours and Ridley Scott’s Scott Free.
The film comes after Pitt’s F1 project from director Joseph Kosinski. He is also working on a spinoff of Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Continuing Adventures of Cliff Booth with David Fincher attached as a director for the film for Netflix with Tarantino working on the script.
