Brad Pitt says he wants to be ‘spliced into’ infamous 1970s film Last Tango in Paris
Film’s leading star said she felt ‘raped’ by Marlon Brando after being ‘forced’ into assault scene
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Brad Pitt has named the film he’d most like to have starred in and his decision has raised a few eyebrows.
The actor was being interviewed alongside Margot Robbie ahead of new Quentin Tarantino film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, a film which sees Leonardo DiCaprio’s fading actor Rick Dalton spliced into several classic films and television shows.
Heatworld’s Lucy Ford asked Pitt and Robbie which film they’d most like to be spliced into and, after a moment’s hesitation, Pitt opted for infamous 1972 drama Last Tango In Paris.
“I immediately went to Last Tango – what does that say about me?” he said.
When Robbie revealed she’s never seen or even heard of the film, he added: “Oh, my friend, we’ve got to catch you up on that. Brando. It’s gonna hurt. That one hurts.
Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, Last Tango in Paris was thrown into controversy in 2007 after Marlon Brando’s co-star Maria Schneider revealed that the film’s rape scene involving her character “wasn’t in the original script” and was devised by Brando on the spot.
Bertolucci agreed and Schneider was “left in tears” after being “forced” to partake.
“I felt humiliated and to be honest, I felt a little raped, both by Marlon and by Bertolucci,” Schneider, who died in 2011, told Daily Mail.
“After the scene, Marlon didn’t console me or apologise. Thankfully, there was just one take.”
In the wake of Schneider’s comments, Bertolucci, who died in 2018, described the controversy as “a ridiculous misunderstanding”.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – which has a pretty surprising thing in common with the new season of Netflix show Mindhunter – is out in the US and will be released in the UK on 14 August.
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