Brad Pitt has taken Canada by storm. Without his girlfriend Angelina Jolie by his side, the handsome American actor was still the absolute A-list 'get' for the Canadian and World press.
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| Brad Pitt's 'Babel' is scheduled for limited release in October. |
Pitt has kept a relatively low profile since the birth of his daughter, Shiloh, with Angelina Jolie in May, and he did not appear in Cannes.
And according to Reuters, Brad Pitt has been the most sought-after face at a Toronto festival already boasting considerable star power with the likes of Russell Crowe, Jude Law, Sean Penn, Penelope Cruz and Jennifer Lopez.
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Sans Angelina he even mustered up a soft poke at fellow actor Mel Gibson and his recent troubles.
At the news conference on Sunday, the moderator twice chided photographers to "calm down" so Pitt's answers could be heard over the sound of clicking cameras. That prompted Pitt to wave his hands and mug for the photographers.
"That's the picture that's going to end up when I have breakdown or something ... if I get arrested for a DUI (drunken driving charge) later on, make racial slurs or something," he joked.
Ouch! Poor Mel.
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Pitt is loved in Canada. According to the Canadian Press Pitt walked the red carpet solo Saturday night, sending a screaming crowd into a frenzy at the North American premiere of his new film, Babel.
Clad in a black suit, shirt and tie, Pitt paused for several minutes to sign autographs for the horde assembled outside of Roy Thomson Hall at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Brad is indeed uber cool, but this may be a bit much. While hundreds of fans were elated to see the star back in the spotlight Saturday night, screaming Pitt's name and holding up signs. One woman even hoisted a giant painting bearing his likeness.
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"Babel" is scheduled for limited release in October.
--Angela Carson writes from Vancouver
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