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7/9/1999 11:51 PT
'Casablanca' Remake to Star Pitt, McConnell
Super-hunk Brad Pitt, who will direct a remake of the 1942 classic "Casablanca," surprised Hollywood insiders yesterday by selecting a relative unknown to play opposite him in the role of Ilsa, made famous by Ingrid Bergman."I could have gotten Julia or Sandra or even Madonna," said Pitt, who will play the Humphrey Bogart role of Rick, "but Jack McConnell smoulders like wet dynamite!"
McConnell is a Hollywood newcomer whose only previous acting experience was in school pageants and the Stirling District Council Christmas Panto.
"Brad and I had a long lunch at MacDonalds while he was filming '12 Monkeys,'" said McConnell. "I told him I would do the film only if he leaves his hair long, blond and loose for the nude love scenes."
Filming will start this summer. "I'm stoked about this project," Pitt said. "The heat Jack generates on screen will destroy marriages all over the world."