Pitt's Fury closes London Film Festival
Brad Pitt said he hoped his new film “Fury” recognised the trauma suffered by soldiers in World War Two as it closed this year's BFI London Film Festival.
“War is hell,” said Pitt, who plays a Sherman tank commander on a mission behind enemy lines in 1945.
The London showing was the European premiere of the film, which is released in the UK on Wednesday.
Pitt and co-stars Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Pena and Jon Bernthal were greeted by hundreds of cheering fans in Leicester Square. They were also joined by World War Two ex-tank crewman Peter Comfort, 90, who had worked as an adviser on “Fury”.
Fury's director, David Ayer, said it was a “privilege” to close the BFI London Film Festival with a film shot in the UK.
The London Film Festival opened on October 8 with another WWII film, “The Imitation Game”, about codebreaker Alan Turing.
Source: BBC
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