Pitt Suggested Nazi From Basterds As Jolie’s Salt Husband
By WENNWednesday, July 28, 2010
Befriending BRAD PITT on the set of hit film INGLORIOUS BASTERDS paid off for German actor AUGUST DIEHL - the movie star suggested he should play his partner ANGELINA JOLIE’s husband in her new thriller SALT.
Diehl played a Nazi in Inglorious Basterds and Pitt took a liking to the European and championed him to play Jolie’s partner when director Phillip Noyce was casting the role.
Noyce tells NBC’s PopCornBiz blog, “Brad had said what a strong actor he was and we were looking for someone with no baggage. We wanted a fresh face - to keep the audience off guard.
“He was quite ruthless in Basterds… He’s just a great actor.”
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