Pitt starred in Fury, a World War II film directed and written by David Ayer, and co-starring Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal, Michael Peña, and Jason Isaacs. The film was released on October 17, 2014. By the end of its run, Fury proved to be a commercial and critical success; it grossed more than $211 million worldwide and received highly positive reviews from critics. In 2015, Pitt starred opposite his wife, Jolie, in her third directorial effort, By the Sea, a romantic drama about a marriage in crisis, based on her screenplay. The film was their first collaboration since 2005's Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Pitt's next role came with the biographical comedy-drama The Big Short, which he also produced and also co-starred alongside Christian Bale, Steve Carell, and Ryan Gosling. The film was a commercial and critical success. It went on to gross over $102 million worldwide and received positive reviews from critics. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, earning Pitt his third Academy Award nomination as producer. In 2016, Pitt starred in Robert Zemeckis's romantic thriller Allied, in which he plays an assassin who falls in love with a French spy (played by Marion Cotillard) during a mission to kill a German official in World War II. In 2017, he starred in the Netflix satirical war comedy War Machine, which he also produced. Pitt played a recurring role as a weatherman on the late-night talk show The Jim Jefferies Show throughout 2017.
Pitt starred in Fury a World War II film directed and written by David Ayer and co-starring Shia LaBeouf Logan Lerman Jon Bernthal Michael Peña and Jason Isaacs The film was released on October 17 2014 By the end of its run Fury proved to be a commercial and critical success; it grossed more than $211 million worldwide and received highly positive reviews from critics In 2015 Pitt starred opposite his wife Jolie in her third directorial effort By the Sea a romantic drama about a marriage in crisis based on her screenplay The film was their first collaboration since 2005's Mr & Mrs Smith Pitt's next role came with the biographical comedy-drama The Big Short which he also produced and also co-starred alongside Christian Bale Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling The film was a commercial and critical success It went on to gross over $102 million worldwide and received positive reviews from critics The film was nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture earning Pitt his third Academy Award nomination as producer In 2016 Pitt starred in Robert Zemeckis's romantic thriller Allied in which he plays an assassin who falls in love with a French spy (played by Marion Cotillard) during a mission to kill a German official in World War II In 2017 he starred in the Netflix satirical war comedy War Machine which he also produced Pitt played a recurring role as a weatherman on the late-night talk show The Jim Jefferies Show throughout 2017