J.K. Simmons is to reunite with Brad Pitt and David Ayer in the upcoming Paramount Pictures action flick 'Heart of the Beast'.

Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons ( Whiplash , Spider-Man ) has joined director David Ayer ’s ( End of Watch , Fury ) upcoming survival drama, . Simmons will star opposite Brad Pitt ( Se7en , Fight Club ) in the film scripted by Cameron Alexander ,

J.K. Simmons is heading into the wild—literally. The Whiplash Oscar winner is set to star alongside Brad Pitt in Heart of the Beast, an action-packed survival thriller directed by

Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt has flown into Auckland this week, before he sets off to film in Queenstown and Milford Sound, the Herald understands. Sources have told the Herald the 61-year-old actor is in Auckland doing pre-production work before heading south.

Damien Chazelle and Olivia Hamilton are producing under their Wild Chickens Productions banner as part of their first-look deal with the studio. Other producers include Ayer under his Crave Films banner, Temple Hill Entertainment, and two-time Oscar winner Pitt under his Plan B banner. Richard Raymond is co-producing.

Brad Pitt is all set to kickstart shoot for his upcoming blockbuster movie, Heart of the Beast as he arrives New Zealand earlier this week.Directed by David Ayer, the new movie focuses on a

Veteran actor J K Simmons has signed on for Heart of the Beast, the upcoming Paramount Pictures film directed by David Ayer and starring Brad Pitt. This marks Simmons’ second collaboration with Ayer,