Los Angeles Oct 19 (IANS) Actor Brad Pitt is reportedly eyeing his former wife and actress Angelina Jolie s lookalike Ella Purnell.
Purnell 21 played the young version of Jolie s character in 2014 s "Maleficent".
Pitt was so "blown away" by her work in "Miss Peregrine s Home for Peculiar Children" and "Churchill" that the 53-year-old "jumped at the chance" to work with Purnell via his production company Plan B for "Sweetbitter" reports variety.com.
"Sweetbitter" is based on a novel about a New York City waitress.
"Brad had Ella in mind from the get-go. He went out of his way to cast her. Ella is incredibly flattered by all the attention she s getting from Brad. She s told friends he s always been her No. 1 celebrity crush " said a source.
According to the source the camaraderie has not gone down well with Jolie as she is "furious about Pitt s interest in Purnell and her being cast on Sweetbitter . She absolutely hates that Pitt is cavorting with someone who played the teenage version of her in a film".
The source also pointed out that Jolie has noted that Purnell was only five years older than 16-year-old Maddox one of the six children she shares with the "War Machine" actor.
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