Cameron Crowe Reveals Brad Pitt, Other A-Listers Nearly Starred In Almost Famous

At the time, Brad Pitt was in his prime (but honestly, has he left his prime since?), with Fight Club and Se7en under his belt. Cameron Crowe reportedly even wrote the role with him in mind for the part. The pair had previously met while he was casting for 1989’s Say Anything, and Crowe wanted Pitt to play the lead guitarist of fictional band Stillwater for Almost Famous. But Pitt ended up turning down the opportunity. The rejection took a toll on the director, as he said on the Origin with James Andrew Miller podcast:

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