Brad Pitt Descends on Shanghai to Promote 'Allied' (Photos)

by Patrick Brzeski 11/14/2016 9:26pm PST

The actor was joined by Paramount Picture’s chairman and CEO Brad Grey for a pair of red carpet events.

BRAD PITT WITH CHINESE FANS
Brad Pitt greets fans and signs autographs on the Shanghai red carpet.

 

BRAD PITT & PARAMOUNT PICTURES CEO BRAD GREY
It was Pitt's first official promotional visit in China in many years. He had been persona non grata in the country since he played Heinrich Harrer in Seven Years in Tibet, a movie disliked by the Chinese authorities, as it includes an account of the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1950 and subsequent ousting of the region's religious leader, the Dalai Lama, long considered a dangerous separatist by Beijing.



BRAD PITT
Brad Pitt poses for photos outside the Allied Chinese premiere in Shanghai.



BRAD PITT & PARAMOUNT PICTURES CEO BRAD GREY
Brad Grey and Brad Pitt on stage during the Shanghai premiere of Allied. Outside of the spotlight, Grey was taking high level meetings in Shanghai regarding Paramount’s upcoming slate. News from the meetings is expected to be announced in the next couple of months.



SHANGHAI THEATER
A fans-eye view from inside the Shanghai theater were Allied premiered. The period thriller stars Pitt and Marion Cotillard as intelligence officers who fall in love and start a family, but run into marital trouble when WWII breaks out in London.



CEO OF PARAMOUNT PICTURES BRAD GREY & BRAD PITT
CEO of Paramount Pictures Brad Grey and Brad Pitt attend the press conference for the Paramount Pictures film Allied on Nov. 14 at the Shanghai Postal Museum in Shanghai, China. Pitt was dressed entirely in black. The event was organized by Huahua Media, a Chinese investor in the film.



BRAD GREY, MEGAN COLLIGAN AND BRAD PITT
Brad Grey, Brad Pitt and Megan Colligan, president of worldwide distribution and marketing for Paramount Pictures, on stage in Shanghai with their Chinese partners while promoting Allied.



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Brad Pitt back in China after reported ban over Tibet film

November 14, 2016

Brad Pitt made his first promotional appearance for a movie in China since reportedly being banned over a film about Tibet almost 20 years ago.

He spent 40 minutes giving autographs to Chinese fans on Monday and 20 minutes at a tightly controlled media event promoting his latest movie.

The Chinese government reportedly didn’t like his 1997 film “Seven Years in Tibet,” about an Austrian explorer’s relationship with a young Dalai Lama, because of its portrayal of harsh Chinese rule in the Himalayan region.

Reporters were not allowed to ask questions at the event in Shanghai held to publicize the World War II romantic thriller “Allied.” Interest is high in his recent divorce from Angelina Jolie.

Instead, a host asked a string of questions about “Allied.”

Pitt did visit China two years ago to accompany his then-partner, who was on a publicity tour, but kept a very low profile.

“Allied” debuts on Nov. 23 in China, the U.S. and some European and Asian countries.

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