Brad Pitt arrived solo at the Cannes Film Festival to debut his political crime thriller Killing Then Softly.
Sporting shoulder length locks and a goatee, the actor was dressed in a summer weight suit that he rocked with a white belt and shoes.
A throng of reporters noted the absence of his fiancee Angelina Jolie and asked when the power couple planned to wed. The actor remained mum on a wedding date but did reveal that his partner is currently busy getting ready for an upcoming film role of her own.
Killing Them Softly was screened in France Tuesday. The bloody and violent film, shot in Louisiana, is a stylized adaption of the 1974 novel Cogan’s Trade features Pitt in the role of Jackie Cogan, a point guy for a hitman. His character investigates a heist of the mob’s assets.
Serving as the backdrop for the film is the real life economic crisis with footage of speeches by President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush liberally laced into the drama.
Co-stars include James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Sam Shepard, Scoot McNairy. The film producer is DeDe Gardner.
The project is slated for release on September 21, 2012 in the U.S. and Canada.
Photos: Lia Toby-WENN