Screenwriter: Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston Were 'Perfect' For 'Time Traveler's Wife'

Access Hollywood - August 14, 2009 10:15 PM PDT
Story photo: Screenwriter: Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston Were 'Perfect' For 'Time Traveler's Wife'Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt at the Emmys, Sept. 19, 2004 Getty ImagesAccess Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- This weekend, the romantic sci-fi drama, "The Time Traveler's Wife," debuts in theaters starring "The Notebook's" Rachel McAdams and "Star Trek's" Eric Bana. But according to the screenwriter of the film, Bruce Joel Rubin, he wrote the film's leads - the time-hopping Henry, and his wife, Clare, with a former famous couple in mind - Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston.

Plan B, a production company the one-time couple owned (Jennifer left the company in 2006 to start Echo Films), originally optioned Audrey Niffenegger's book for the big screen in 2003. Rubin was tapped to write the screenplay and he recently revealed to reporters that he wrote the dialogue by taking inspiration from Brad and Jennifer.

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"I saw them as Henry and Clare. I just did," Rubin told reporters at the junket for "The Time Traveler's Wife'" recently, CinemaBlend reported. "They just seemed like a perfect version of Henry and Clare."

Rubin said when he started writing the script - about a man who has a genetic disorder that causes him to time travel when he's stressed - Brad and Jennifer seemed perfect for Henry and Clare.

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"I just found them equally attractive, equally competing in terms of the Hollywood sort of arena at that moment in time," he said. "They were as good a couple as you could find and I thought that I would've loved to have seen them together in a movie."

While the two never starred in the movie (they divorced in 2005 after almost five years of marriage) Brad, who still owns Plan B, was one of several executive producers on the film. He even turned up earlier this week at the film's premiere in New York City.

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  • Nicole J
    allahquran, I don't care how unhappy Brad claimed to be. There is ZERO excuse for cheating, EVER.
    report abuseposted August 30, 2009 1:40 AM PDT
  • allahquran
    if brad was really happy with neurotic self center jennifer, he would have never hooked up with angie!
    report abuseposted August 22, 2009 11:34 PM PDT
  • Texas Girl
    They still could have done the movie together. You think Angelina would have cared? Did Jen have a say so when Brad did a movie with Angelina? Turn around is fair play B#@ch. That would have been the icing on the cake....Whats up Brad, are you whuped by Angelina?
    report abuseposted August 22, 2009 8:26 PM PDT
  • Olga
    jenny, jenny, jenny, your beautiful, smart have a killer body i think she needs to get married to like a plumer or a car salesman that's the only men who will see her beauty all this hollywood guys think there the %@!*# ummm no, and brat well hes just blah i dont see the point to any thing he does... Jen seens to shine with anything she does...
    report abuseposted August 22, 2009 1:58 PM PDT
  • Nicole J
    why did part of my responses cut off?
    report abuseposted August 20, 2009 4:37 AM PDT
  • cady
    ___Great! Well, I have a question, why celebrities are interested in online dating sites such as ___R i c h s i n g l e . n e t ___?. Has anyone enjoyed their services, I am told that it is free for 3 months?
    report abuseposted August 19, 2009 7:45 PM PDT
  • Jasua
    I AGREE I THINK JEN IS THE WINNER! BRAD AND ANGIE DESERVE EACH OTHER, BOTH LOSERS. I THINK COMPLETELY DIFFERENT OF BRAD NOW. JEN IS A COMPLETE, HEAD STRONG, BEAUTIFUL WOMAN AND DESERVES WAY BETTER!
    report abuseposted August 19, 2009 7:03 PM PDT
  • Nicole J
    To Sonnie, and it has nothing to do with being "lonely" as you call it or being a fan of Jennifer Aniston's. It has everything to do with having morals, having a conscience, and having a heart and consideration for other people's feelings. Break up first, divorce first BEFORE you get involved with someone else. If it's real, then the feelings will still be
    report abuseposted August 19, 2009 4:08 AM PDT
  • Nicole J
    To Sonnie, and it has nothing to do with being "lonely" as you call it or being a fan of Jennifer Aniston's. It has everything to do with having morals, having a conscience, and having a heart and consideration for other people's feelings. Break up first, divorce first BEFORE you get involved with someone else. If it's real, then the feelings will still be
    report abuseposted August 19, 2009 4:07 AM PDT
  • Nicole J
    To Sonnie, leaving an unhappy marriage is fine. The problem is instead of being a MAN and an ADULT, Brad cheated with his co-star, something people seem to be giving him a pass for because the chick he cheated with is considered to be attractive. You wouldn't be this okay with it if Brad were your husband. There is ZERO excuse for cheating, period. That's what people are complainin
    report abuseposted August 19, 2009 4:02 AM PDT
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