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The latest installment of Travis and Jason Kelce 's "New Heights" podcast featured their biggest A-list guest so far: Brad Pitt ! The Oscar winner joined the brothers for the Wednesday, July 2, episode of the show, where they talked about his new F1 movie and Brad's past gigs, such as his stint on a 2002 episode of MTV 's Jacka-- . Brad Pitt 'Loved' Being on 'Jacka--' "What was it like getting abducted on Jacka-- ?" Jason, 37, asked, which made the father-of-six laugh out loud. "I loved when these guys came on, because we're all serious about our acting," Brad, 61, admitted of himself and his colleagues at the time. "Suddenly these guys come around and go, 'We don't give a f--- what you think about us. In fact, we want you to be upset with us and we're just going to go out there with no shame.'" "So, [the show's executive producer] S...

Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise hadn’t been photographed together in more than two decades before their surprise reunion at the European premiere of the F1 movie . However, this wasn't the first time that the pair's lives and careers intersected with the world of motorsport. The A-listers, who were all smiles on the red carpet in London on Monday, starred opposite each other in the 1994 horror flick Interview with the Vampire , which became an instant cult classic. Cruise later revealed that their shared love of racing dates back to that set. “We’d go and race go-karts all night,” he said at CinemaCon in the spring. “Brad’s got a new movie with Jerry Bruckheimer and Joe Kosinski. I can’t wait to see that this summer… He’s very good at driving. Believe me, I’ve raced against him.” Though their paths never crossed again professionally, the pair's shared passion for racing nearly led to a second collaboration. In the late 2010s, F1 director Joe Kosin...

Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise hadn’t been photographed together in more than two decades before their surprise reunion at the European premiere of the F1 movie . However, this wasn't the first time that the pair's lives and careers intersected with the world of motorsport. The A-listers, who were all smiles on the red carpet in London on Monday, starred opposite each other in the 1994 horror flick Interview with the Vampire , which became an instant cult classic. Cruise later revealed that their shared love of racing dates back to that set. “We’d go and race go-karts all night,” he said at CinemaCon in the spring. “Brad’s got a new movie with Jerry Bruckheimer and Joe Kosinski. I can’t wait to see that this summer… He’s very good at driving. Believe me, I’ve raced against him.” Though their paths never crossed again professionally, the pair's shared passion for racing nearly led to a second collaboration. In the late 2010s, F1 director Joe Kosin...

Promoting Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on April 3, Tom Cruise got a little sidetracked. “Brad’s [Pitt] got a new movie , with Jerry Bruckheimer, Joe Kosinski. I can’t wait to see that … It’ll be awesome,” the 61-year-old action icon said of the Kosinski-directed, Bruckheimer-produced sports drama, in which Brad stars as a former Formula 1 driver. “It’s great to see Brad driving,” Tom continued. “He’s a very good driver. Believe me, I’ve raced against him. When we were doing Interview with the Vampire , we’d go and race go-karts. We’d literally finish and go drive go-karts all night.” In F1 , Brad’s skills behind the wheel are on full display, with production filming at 14 Formula 1 Grand Prix events around the world. “Watching Brad drive around at speeds over 180 miles an hour [290km/hr] was really impressive to see because it’s not something you can just learn overnight,” said seven-time world champ Le...

Promoting Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on April 3, Tom Cruise got a little sidetracked. “Brad’s [Pitt] got a new movie , with Jerry Bruckheimer, Joe Kosinski. I can’t wait to see that … It’ll be awesome,” the 61-year-old action icon said of the Kosinski-directed, Bruckheimer-produced sports drama, in which Brad stars as a former Formula 1 driver. “It’s great to see Brad driving,” Tom continued. “He’s a very good driver. Believe me, I’ve raced against him. When we were doing Interview with the Vampire , we’d go and race go-karts. We’d literally finish and go drive go-karts all night.” In F1 , Brad’s skills behind the wheel are on full display, with production filming at 14 Formula 1 Grand Prix events around the world. “Watching Brad drive around at speeds over 180 miles an hour [290km/hr] was really impressive to see because it’s not something you can just learn overnight,” said seven-time world champ Le...