Brad Pittis a pottery fanboy!The 58-year-old actor revealed his love for the British seriesThe Great Pottery Throw Downin aninterview for JOE.iethat aired on Wednesday, surrounding his new action-comedyBullet Train.After costarBrian Tyree Henryprofessed his love forThe Great British Baking Show, Pitt said, “Well, if we’re going that route, I’m goingThe Great Pottery Throw Down. Seen every season!““He cries every [episode],” Henry, 40, said of one of the show’s judges, Keith Brymer Jones.“He does, it’s beautiful!” agreed Pitt. “He’s so kind. He’s so supportive.“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.Tweets fromThe Great Pottery Thrown Downshow/stars.The Great Pottery Throw Down Twitter; Siobhán McSweeney Twitter; Keith Brymer Jones TwitterAlongside aretweet of a video clipfrom the interview, a post on the series' official Twitter account made a cheeky nod to Pitt’s 1999 movieFight Club: “The first rule of pottery club is: you must talk about pottery. We’re so happy to hear that legendsBrad Pittand Brian Tyree Henry love crying over bowls as much as we do!#potterythrowdown.““WTF@KBJWhitstable!!!#potterythrowdownMy plan to get closer to Brad is definately [sic] working,” Siobhán McSweeney, who is one of the presenters on the show,teased in a tweet. “Playing the long game works.“And while Brymer Jones jokinglyreplied to McSweeney’s tweet,“Yeah … but who is he, someone told me he’s some actor bloke 😜,” he wrote excitedly inhis own retweetof the video clip, “Arrh … cheers lads! 😊"The Great Pottery Throw Down— which launched in 2015, wrapped its fifth season in March and is available on HBO Max — is a competition in the style ofThe Great British Baking ShowandThe Great British Sewing Bee.“Ten home potters from around the country head to Stoke-on-Trent, the home of pottery, in their quest to become Top Potter,” reads asynopsis of the showon IMDb.Brad Pitt;The Great Pottery Thrown Down.Emma McIntyre/Getty Images; HBO MaxMeanwhile, Pitt and Henry are gearing up for the release ofBullet Train, costarringSandra Bullock,Joey King,Bad Bunny,Logan Lerman,Zazie BeetzandAaron Taylor-Johnson— the latter of whom joined Pitt and Henry for their JOE.ie interview.Director David Leitchrecently toldGQabout collaborating with Pitt on the movie, which is about competing assassins fighting to the death on a high-speed train.“In the conversations I had with Brad, the No. 1 goal was to make a movie that’s entertaining and escapist and fresh and original, that will make people want to come back to the theater,” said Leitch, 46.Additionally, Henry said they had a lot of funon set making the movie: “What I remember mostly is the laughter. Brad’s laugh is really infectious. He brings this kind of ease to set where there’s nothing overworked. You’re sitting across from a master class of cool.“Bullet Trainhits theaters Aug. 5.
Brad Pittis a pottery fanboy!
The 58-year-old actor revealed his love for the British seriesThe Great Pottery Throw Downin aninterview for JOE.iethat aired on Wednesday, surrounding his new action-comedyBullet Train.
After costarBrian Tyree Henryprofessed his love forThe Great British Baking Show, Pitt said, “Well, if we’re going that route, I’m goingThe Great Pottery Throw Down. Seen every season!”
“He cries every [episode],” Henry, 40, said of one of the show’s judges, Keith Brymer Jones.
“He does, it’s beautiful!” agreed Pitt. “He’s so kind. He’s so supportive.”
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.
Tweets fromThe Great Pottery Thrown Downshow/stars.The Great Pottery Throw Down Twitter; Siobhán McSweeney Twitter; Keith Brymer Jones Twitter
Alongside aretweet of a video clipfrom the interview, a post on the series' official Twitter account made a cheeky nod to Pitt’s 1999 movieFight Club: “The first rule of pottery club is: you must talk about pottery. We’re so happy to hear that legendsBrad Pittand Brian Tyree Henry love crying over bowls as much as we do!#potterythrowdown.”
“WTF@KBJWhitstable!!!#potterythrowdownMy plan to get closer to Brad is definately [sic] working,” Siobhán McSweeney, who is one of the presenters on the show,teased in a tweet. “Playing the long game works.”
And while Brymer Jones jokinglyreplied to McSweeney’s tweet,“Yeah … but who is he, someone told me he’s some actor bloke 😜,” he wrote excitedly inhis own retweetof the video clip, “Arrh … cheers lads! 😊”
The Great Pottery Throw Down— which launched in 2015, wrapped its fifth season in March and is available on HBO Max — is a competition in the style ofThe Great British Baking ShowandThe Great British Sewing Bee.
“Ten home potters from around the country head to Stoke-on-Trent, the home of pottery, in their quest to become Top Potter,” reads asynopsis of the showon IMDb.
Brad Pitt;The Great Pottery Thrown Down.Emma McIntyre/Getty Images; HBO Max
Meanwhile, Pitt and Henry are gearing up for the release ofBullet Train, costarringSandra Bullock,Joey King,Bad Bunny,Logan Lerman,Zazie BeetzandAaron Taylor-Johnson— the latter of whom joined Pitt and Henry for their JOE.ie interview.
Director David Leitchrecently toldGQabout collaborating with Pitt on the movie, which is about competing assassins fighting to the death on a high-speed train.
“In the conversations I had with Brad, the No. 1 goal was to make a movie that’s entertaining and escapist and fresh and original, that will make people want to come back to the theater,” said Leitch, 46.
Additionally, Henry said they had a lot of funon set making the movie: “What I remember mostly is the laughter. Brad’s laugh is really infectious. He brings this kind of ease to set where there’s nothing overworked. You’re sitting across from a master class of cool.”
Bullet Trainhits theaters Aug. 5.
source: people.com
