American actor Brad Pitt said Thursday he hopes his latest war film “Fury” will shed light on the grotesque reality of war in a world where violence has become more common.
“We live in violent times than ever before,” the 50-year-old said at a news conference in Seoul. “This film, for me, speaks to the horrors of war and the ridiculous fact that we can be chopping each other up in one year and the next year we sit down for a beer or a dinner.”
“Fury,” by David Ayer, is due for a South Korean release next Thursday. It portrays an American tank crew’s final push in Nazi Germany as World War II comes to an end.
Pitt and fellow cast member Logan Lerman touched down at Incheon International Airport on Wednesday for a promotional tour of the film in South Korea.
In “Fury,” Pitt plays an army sergeant named Wardaddy and leads a tank crew comprised of Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Pena and Jon Bernthal — a leadership role he said was fitting for a father of six.
“We are one big dysfunctional family,” Pitt said of the cast members. “Certainly as a tank commander, you have to play the position of a father. My experience with six kids came in handy at times when these guys got out of line.”
Lerman, who plays the role of a rookie soldier with no experience with a tank, said working with Pitt was a learning experience.
“Brad is an incredibly hard-working, generous person and someone who gives so much and asks for so little in return,” the 22-year-old said. “I learned a lot about myself and my own personal limits throughout this process ‘cuz I was definitely pushed to my limits.”
The movie, released in the U.S. last month, has earned a solid
70 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, a movie review compilation website, and has been critically acclaimed by The New Yorker as being “within the range of Steven Spielberg’s ‘Saving Private Ryan’ (1998) and other classics.”
Pitt and Lerman are scheduled to attend a premiere of “Fury”
later in the day at Times Square in Seoul. (Yonhap)
