Brad Pitt to play bald, old man in new film

Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt is to abandon his heart throb image and turn into a wrinkled and balding man for the upcoming drama 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'.

Directed by David Fincher, the film is adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald - about a man who is born in his 80s and ages backwards.

Set in New Orleans, Los Angeles, the film charts the character Button's (Pitt) journey from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century.

Releasing Dec 25, the film also stars Cate Blanchett in the lead.