Earlier this year, Brad Pitt was named as the possible candidate for the leading man, but the reports were shot down later. Sources claim that the actor was not to sign the project as his partner Angelina Jolie did not to work simultaneously. But now, he is about to finish the filming for World War Z. So he is in negotiation for the hero role in the movie The Gray Man.

Adam Cozad has been roped in to adapt the Mark Greaney’s thriller novel for the big screen. Pitt’s Plan B partner Dede Gardner will serve as a producer along with Stephen Garrett of Shine. The story revolves around a CIA agent-turned-elite assassin, who is on the run when his last job goes bad. While dodging the forces, who are out to get him, he has to keep his family safe.

However, Brad Pitt has earlier acted in New Regency’s Fight Club and The Gray Man will be his second movie under the banner. He is currently shooting for World War Z. After finishing it, he is expected to take up this new project.

“I don’t love acting as much as I did. I love being a mom. I’ve never not been grateful to be an actor. But I think when I was younger I needed [acting] more. I was trying to question things in life so you find these characters that help you find things and grow.

“I’m older and I know who I am… and I’m less interested in the character helping me answer something… than in being able to answer it for myself, as a woman, as an adult, with my family,” Jolie said.

Her directorial debut ‘In the Land of Blood and Honey’ is a love story she also wrote, which is set in the Bosnian war.

“I prefer being behind the camera to acting. I think I’ve learnt something from all of the directors I’ve worked with even the ones I didn’t like… I also learned a lot from Clint Eastwood about how to appreciate the members of the crew, empowering them to do their job,” she added.

But Jolie doesn’t plan to stay in the business forever.

“As Brad and I get older we’re going to do fewer films. I’ve been working for a long time, he’s been working for a long time. We’ve had a nice run and I don’t want to be doing this our whole lives. There are a lot of other things to do,” Jolie said.

Tomb Raider is an action-adventure game, centring around the adventures of the fictional British archaeologist Lara Croft. Earlier, Angelina Jolie played the character in the 2001 and 2003 movies. The recent reports suggested that Jolie may not be returning to the role of Lara Croft.

Meanwhile, the reports also indicated that Olivia Wilde would essay the role of Lara Croft in the film. But in a recent interview with MTV, the actress has denied the reports. She said, “As far as I know right now, I’m not playing Lara Croft. No. That’s really cool that people think I should play her. That’s nice of them.”

However, with the hiring of Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby as script writers, the Tomb Raider reboot is moving an inch closer to realization. Graham King’s GK Films acquired the film rights. King has planned produce the movie with Tim Headington and release it in 2013.