Brad Pitt Reveals the Reason Behind His New Buzzcut as He Teases New Role (Exclusive)

Brad Pitt is dishing the details behind his latest look!

Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE at the New York City premiere of his new movie F1 on June 16, the actor, 61, revealed why he has brought back his iconic 2004 buzz cut.

“I just finished a job,” Pitt teases. “It’s for a character we did.”

On the red carpet, Pitt teamed his shaved head with a navy blue double-breasted suit, a crisp white shirt and a satin pocket square.

He was first spotted rocking the dramatic cut while driving around Los Angeles last month. He was also pictured with the look in his GQ summer issue cover that was released at the end of May.

 

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Pitt was joined at the premiere by his girlfriend Ines de Ramon, with the couple making a rare appearance on the red carpet.

De Ramon, 32, showed her support for her partner in a sheer halter top and long, feathered skirt. She accessorized the look with a white Chanel purse.

Elsewhere during his chat with PEOPLE, Pitt opened up about his favorite memories from filming the movie, in which he plays a Formula 1 driver called Sonny Hayes who is getting back in the driver’s seat after nearly 30 years.

“I got a lot,” Pitts tells PEOPLE. “I got a lot, but every time I got in the car, these tracks are just like hallowed ground. Silverstone. Spa in Belgium was the most memorable. Abu Dhabi. We really got spoiled.”

The star also shared what it was like having to switch from driving at super high speeds in the movie to driving in everyday life.

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“There’s a strange calm in the car when you’re hitting everything,” he says. “You’re hitting your breaking points and hitting your turning points. It’s such a piece. I can’t even describe it. Yeah, it’s incredible.”

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According to an official synopsis, Pitt’s character Hayes was Formula’s 1 “most promising phenom of the 1990s” until an accident on the track nearly ended his career.”

“Thirty years later, he’s a nomadic racer-for-hire when he’s approached by his former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), owner of a struggling Formula 1 team that is on the verge of collapse. Ruben convinces Sonny to come back to Formula for one last shot at saving the team and being the best in the world,” the synopsis continues. “But as the engines roar, Sonny’s past catches up with him and he finds that in Formula 1, your teammate is your fiercest competition—and the road to redemption is not something you can travel alone.”

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The film also stars Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, Sarah Niles and Samson Kayo, while Lewis Hamilton is one of the producers.

F1 is in theaters on June 27.

Source People.com