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"Michael Pitt has been cast in The First. The upcoming movie tells the story of Hollywood legend Mary Pickford, who appeared in such films as Tess of the Storm Country and The Poor Little Rich Girl. Pitt will portray Pickford&amp;#039;s first husband named Owen Moore, reports Deadline. Lily Rabe was previously cast as Canadian-born Pickford in her adult years, while Ryan Simpkins will portray a young Pickford. Rabe and Pitt, along with the film&amp;#039;s producers Julie Pacino and Jennifer DeLia - who is also the director - and their partner Said Zaharoui, will host an opening party at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6. The party will celebrate Pickford, who was born in Toronto. Pitt exited Boardwalk Empire last season. Season three of the HBO series will debut on Sunday, September 16 at 9pm ET on HBO. Watch a season three trailer for Boardwalk Empire below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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