The Brad Pitt and Croatia love affair seems to be continuing with news that the Hollywood star is considering constructing a film studio in the country. After the star of Mr and Mrs Smith visited Croatia a couple of weeks back for a flying trip to visit the Dalmatian coastal city of Sibenik where it is believed he will invest into a real estate project comes more breaking news.
“It is true that Brad Pitt has proposed building a film studio in Rijeka,” commented the actor and friend of the Pitt family, Rade Serbedzija. In fact according to reports in the Croatian press it was Serbedzija who persuaded Brad Pitt to invest in Croatia. It appears that Serbedzija, known for his numerous roles in blockbuster movies such as Batman Begins and Mission Impossible II, had already discussed with Brad Pitt the idea of building a film studio four years ago.
Rade Serbedzija
“Brad then I talked about the constructing a film studio in the wider region and I proposed the city of Rijeka,” said Serbedzija. “I told him that Rijeka would be a fantastic choice for several reasons, it is an urban centre but near forests, the sea, island and historic buildings, and he was very interested,” added Serbedzija. The actor has even spoke to the Rijeka city officials about the plan, but no specific location was mentioned. Brad Pitt has his own production company “Plan B Entertainment” Serbedzija has brought many A-list actors to Croatia already including Tom Cruise, Vanessa Redgrave, Ralph Fiennes and Angelina Jolie.
After Brad Pitts recent visit to Sibenik he allegedly described Croatia as “the most beautiful country I have ever seen.”