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Brad Pitt set for big-screen 'Odyssey'

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Brad Pitt arrives for the gala premiere of "Burn After Reading" at Roy Thomson Hall during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada on September 5, 2008. (UPI Photo/Christine Chew) 
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Published: Oct. 17, 2008 at 1:24 PM

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Hollywood's Warner Bros. studio is planning a big-screen adaptation of Homer's epic poem, "The Odyssey," starring Brad Pitt, Variety.com reported.

Pitt previously headlined the 2004 blockbuster "Troy," which was based on another Homer work, "The Illiad," and directed by Wolfgang Petersen.

The entertainment industry trade newspaper said the studio wants to make a futuristic version of "The Odyssey" set in outer space.

The recent movies "O Brother, Where Art Thou" and "Cold Mountain," which both followed heroes on a long journey home, were also inspired by "The Odyssey."

Pitt will soon be seen in the films "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Tree of Life." He recently began work on Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds."

Topics: Benjamin Button, Brad Pitt, Where Art Thou, Wolfgang Petersen
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