Photo:Marc Piasecki/WireImage; Bryan Bedder/WWD via GettyBrad PittandGwyneth Paltrowclicked when they met during readings forEd Zwick’s 1994 filmLegends of the Fall.In the newmemoirHits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years, excerpted inVanity Fair, director Zwick, 71, writes how he could recognize there was “more than movie chemistry” when Pitt and Paltrow, then 29 and 20, did a test reading for the Western drama.Writing that ultimately Paltrow was “too young” to play Susannah (the role would eventually go toJulia Ormond), Zwick says he “wasn’t surprised” the two would later step out as a couple at the film’s premiere event.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Bob Riha, Jr./GettyPitt and Paltrowdated for three years, from 1994 to ‘97. After meeting prior to Pitt filmingLegends of the Fall, the pair starred in the 1995 thrillerSeventogether.“[It] was major, major love at first sight,”Paltrow said on theCall Her Daddypodcast in 2023, reflecting on their whirlwind romance.Two years into their relationship, the couple got engaged in December 1996. Six months later, Pitt and Paltrow broke up.Peter Sorel/New Line/Kobal/ShutterstockPaltrow, 51, and Pitt, 60, remain “friendly,” according to aHarper’s Bazaarinterview with the actress in 2020. Plus, the exes reunited in 2022 for an interview on Paltrow’s lifestyle websiteGoop. “I finally found the Brad I was supposed to marry,” joked Paltrow, whotied the knot with writer-director Brad Falchukin 2018.“It’s lovely to have you as a friend now,” Pitt told her.Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Yearsis available Tuesday wherever books are sold.
Photo:Marc Piasecki/WireImage; Bryan Bedder/WWD via Getty
Marc Piasecki/WireImage; Bryan Bedder/WWD via Getty
Brad PittandGwyneth Paltrowclicked when they met during readings forEd Zwick’s 1994 filmLegends of the Fall.In the newmemoirHits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years, excerpted inVanity Fair, director Zwick, 71, writes how he could recognize there was “more than movie chemistry” when Pitt and Paltrow, then 29 and 20, did a test reading for the Western drama.Writing that ultimately Paltrow was “too young” to play Susannah (the role would eventually go toJulia Ormond), Zwick says he “wasn’t surprised” the two would later step out as a couple at the film’s premiere event.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Bob Riha, Jr./GettyPitt and Paltrowdated for three years, from 1994 to ‘97. After meeting prior to Pitt filmingLegends of the Fall, the pair starred in the 1995 thrillerSeventogether.“[It] was major, major love at first sight,”Paltrow said on theCall Her Daddypodcast in 2023, reflecting on their whirlwind romance.Two years into their relationship, the couple got engaged in December 1996. Six months later, Pitt and Paltrow broke up.Peter Sorel/New Line/Kobal/ShutterstockPaltrow, 51, and Pitt, 60, remain “friendly,” according to aHarper’s Bazaarinterview with the actress in 2020. Plus, the exes reunited in 2022 for an interview on Paltrow’s lifestyle websiteGoop. “I finally found the Brad I was supposed to marry,” joked Paltrow, whotied the knot with writer-director Brad Falchukin 2018.“It’s lovely to have you as a friend now,” Pitt told her.Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Yearsis available Tuesday wherever books are sold.
Brad PittandGwyneth Paltrowclicked when they met during readings forEd Zwick’s 1994 filmLegends of the Fall.
In the newmemoirHits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years, excerpted inVanity Fair, director Zwick, 71, writes how he could recognize there was “more than movie chemistry” when Pitt and Paltrow, then 29 and 20, did a test reading for the Western drama.
Writing that ultimately Paltrow was “too young” to play Susannah (the role would eventually go toJulia Ormond), Zwick says he “wasn’t surprised” the two would later step out as a couple at the film’s premiere event.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Bob Riha, Jr./Getty
Pitt and Paltrowdated for three years, from 1994 to ‘97. After meeting prior to Pitt filmingLegends of the Fall, the pair starred in the 1995 thrillerSeventogether.“[It] was major, major love at first sight,”Paltrow said on theCall Her Daddypodcast in 2023, reflecting on their whirlwind romance.
Two years into their relationship, the couple got engaged in December 1996. Six months later, Pitt and Paltrow broke up.
Peter Sorel/New Line/Kobal/Shutterstock
Paltrow, 51, and Pitt, 60, remain “friendly,” according to aHarper’s Bazaarinterview with the actress in 2020. Plus, the exes reunited in 2022 for an interview on Paltrow’s lifestyle websiteGoop. “I finally found the Brad I was supposed to marry,” joked Paltrow, whotied the knot with writer-director Brad Falchukin 2018.
“It’s lovely to have you as a friend now,” Pitt told her.
Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Yearsis available Tuesday wherever books are sold.
source: people.com
