Brad Pitt to Star in ‘Connector’ from ‘Sound of Metal’ Director Darius Marder for Apple

Brad Pitt is reuniting with Apple after making “F1” together, this time teaming with “Sound of Metal” director Darius Marder on a ’70s period drama.

Apple Original Films has acquired the rights to “Connector,” which will be directed by and co-written by Marder along with his sibling Nina Marder. Pitt and the Marders will also be producing the film via his Plan B banner, and Apple will serve as the studio.

After making his debut with “Sound of Metal,” which dealt with heavy metal music, Marder is now getting into literal heavy metals. “Connector” stars Pitt as a sky-walking ironworker in 1970s New York City who becomes a working class legend and takes on forces larger than himself, per the logline.

Marder’s directorial debut was “Sound of Metal” from 2019, which starred Riz Ahmed as a drummer who goes deaf after years of playing. The film was a boon for deaf representation and earned six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, also winning two for Best Sound and Best Film Editing. “Connector” is his follow-up project. He also previously co-wrote Derek Cianfrance’s drama “The Place Beyond the Pines.”

Pitt this year starred in “Heart of the Beast” and will next be seen in “The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth,” David Fincher’s pseudo-sequel that sees Pitt reprise his Oscar-winning role from “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” “F1” was a major hit for Apple, one of the few movies it actually still released in theaters (partnering with Warner Bros.) and gave a robust theatrical window before ultimately releasing it on Apple TV. The film made $634.1 million worldwide at the box office.

This is also the third collaboration between Plan B and Apple after “F1,” the other being the recently announced “The Waffle House Index,” which will star “Obsession” breakout Inde Navarette.

Deadline first reported on the news.