Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt / Pic: AP Source: The Daily Telegraph
JUST as Sydneysiders recover from the surplus of celebrity spottings throughout the filming of Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, a new set of A-listers is rumoured to be headed to town.
Film industry sources say Brad Pitt is in serious negotiations to head to the Harbour City with talk that the anticipated remake of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea will be filmed next year at Fox Studios.
Titled 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea: Captain Nemo and helmed by Oscar-nominated director David Fincher (The Social Network), the film has been in development at Disney for some time and it's understood production may finally get a green-light in early 2013.
While Pitt is yet to sign for the role, the Fight Club star is reportedly close to a deal and it's rumoured he may spend several months in Sydney - most likely with partner Angelina Jolie and their six children.
Pitt is slated for the role of Ned Land in the flick - the role played by Kirk Douglas in the 1954 version of the movie based on Jules Verne's book.
Land is described as "a sailor and talented hand at the harpoon" and is expected to form a key part of the new movie, alongside whoever agrees to star as Captain Nemo.
Contacted this week, Pitt's US reps didn't get back to us on the actor's plans to head Down Under. But a local film source said the news was the talk of Sydney's movie industry.
"Having Brad in town will be huge, as will having Fincher here shooting such an epic remake," a well-placed film spy said.
Those linked to the Nemo role include Will Smith and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson.
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