Brad Pitt Will Produce Film

The long-gestating film adaptation of The Normal Heart, Larry Kramer's blistering autobiographical play about the early years of the AIDS epidemic, is now closer to becoming a reality with superstar producer Brad Pitt on board, reports Variety.

Pitt's Plan B production company will coproduce the film with Ryan Murphy, who will also direct.

The film is expected to star Mark Ruffalo as Ned Weeks, the Kramer stand-in, and Julia Roberts as Dr. Emma Brookner. No start date has been announced.