Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie may star in new Ridley Scott film

HOLLYWOOD: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are close to signing on to star in a movie together, according to reports.

Deadline reported that director Ridley Scott is close to getting the power couple for his film "The Counselor," which will begin production in June.

The Cormac McCarthy-penned thriller would be the couple's first time as costars since "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" in 2005.

Michael Fassbender is already slated to star in the film about a lawyer who attempts to test the world of drug-dealing without getting in too deep.