Brad Pitt has ended seven years of complete sobriety to resume drinking in moderation, according to an interview with Esquire. The 62-year-old actor, promoting his upcoming role as stuntman Cliff Booth in Netflix’s The Adventures of Cliff Booth, revealed that he is off the wagon but managing his alcohol intake in a restrained manner.
Brad Pitt’s Return to Moderate Drinking After Seven Years of Sobriety
According to Esquire, the topic of alcohol arose after Brad Pitt offered his interviewer a glass of wine, which prompted the reporter to ask if the wine was reserved exclusively for guests. Pitt responded with a small laugh and a raised finger, stating he had been sober for seven years before getting back off the wagon in a more restrained manner. The actor explained that he got overconfident a couple of times, recognized it was not good for him, but now drinks in small quantities rather than big ones. When asked what that means in practice, the star noted he can have a few glasses of wine, but not a lot, and has to be professional about it.
This development follows a well-documented timeline of recovery for the actor. In a 2017 interview with GQ, Pitt discussed getting sober, admitting he could not remember a day since leaving college when he was not drinking, smoking pot, or using something else, and noted that he had taken his love for wine too far. By 2019, Pitt told The New York Times he spent a year and a half participating in an all-male recovery group in Alcoholics Anonymous. A year later, in 2020, Pitt publicly thanked Bradley Cooper at the National Board of Review gala for helping him get sober. Given that timeline and his recent statement of a seven-year period of sobriety, it indicates the actor has been drinking moderately for at least a couple of years.
Did you know? Brad Pitt publicly thanked fellow actor Bradley Cooper at the 2020 National Board of Review gala for assisting him during his initial journey into recovery.
The Adventures of Cliff Booth Release Details and Footage
Alongside updates on his personal life, Pitt discussed reprising his role as stuntman Cliff Booth in Netflix’s upcoming film The Adventures of Cliff Booth. The project is directed by David Fincher and written by Quentin Tarantino, who also wrote and directed Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. An interviewer who was shown the first 24 minutes of the film described the footage as a movie lover’s dream, highlighting Fincher’s direction of Tarantino’s script and Pitt carrying the production. Pitt described the film as playing more like a series of episodic TV segments strung together rather than a traditional sequel.
The release schedule for the Netflix film is set for late autumn. The Adventures of Cliff Booth will premiere on November 25 as an IMAX exclusive for a two-week theatrical run before making its streaming debut on Netflix on December 23.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long was Brad Pitt sober?
According to his interview with Esquire, Brad Pitt was completely sober for seven years before returning to drinking in moderation.
What is Brad Pitt’s new approach to alcohol?
Pitt stated that he drinks in a more restrained manner, explaining that he can handle a few glasses of wine but cannot have a lot and must remain professional about it.
When is The Adventures of Cliff Booth releasing?
The film is scheduled to open in IMAX as an exclusive release on November 25, followed by its streaming debut on Netflix on December 23.
Who directed and wrote The Adventures of Cliff Booth?
The film is directed by David Fincher and written by Quentin Tarantino.
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