Slideshow: 27-Image Gallery For ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ With Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett

Submitted by BrianTT on December 23, 2008 - 9:22am.
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Brad Pitt stars as Benjamin Button in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Photo Credit: Digital Domain

CHICAGO – This 27-image slideshow contains official press images for Paramount’s “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” which stars Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Jared Harris, Elle Fanning, Jason Flemyng, Julia Ormond, and Taraji P. Henson from writer Eric Roth and director David Fincher. The film opens on Dec. 25, 2008.

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is a modern fable based loosely on the F. Scott Fitzgerald story of a man who ages in reverse. Brad Pitt plays the title character and Cate Blanchett the woman who most changes his unusual life. The already award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated film is rated PG-13 and opens on Thursday, December 25th, 2008.

You can click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through this slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos credited to Paramount Pictures and photographer Merrick Morton unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

  1. BenjaminButton01: Brad Pitt stars as Benjamin Button in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Photo Credit: Digital Domain

  2. BenjaminButton02:Jared Harris stars as Captain Mike in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Photo Credit: Claudio Miranda

  3. BenjaminButton03: Brad Pitt stars as Benjamin Button in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Photo Credit: Digital Domain/Asylum

  4. BenjaminButton04: Brad Pitt stars as Benjamin in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Photo Credit: Claudio Miranda

  5. BenjaminButton05: Taraji P. Henson stars as Queenie in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  6. BenjaminButton06: Taraji P. Henson (left) stars as Queenie and Brad Pitt (right) stars as Benjamin Button in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

  7. BenjaminButton07: Taraji P. Henson (center right) stars as Queenie, who takes in the very young and very old infant Benjamin in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

  8. BenjaminButton08: Brad Pitt stars as Benjamin Button in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  9. BenjaminButton09: Brad Pitt stars as Benjamin Button in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  10. BenjaminButton10: Cate Blanchett stars as Daisy in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  11. BenjaminButton11: Brad Pitt stars as Benjamin Button in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  12. BenjaminButton12: Jason Flemyng stars as Thomas Button in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  13. BenjaminButton13: Cate Blanchett (right) stars as Daisy in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  14. BenjaminButton14: Cate Blanchett stars as Daisy in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  15. BenjaminButton15: Brad Pitt (bottom left) stars as Benjamin Button and Cate Blanchett (center) stars as Daisy in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  16. BenjaminButton16: Brad Pitt stars as Benjamin Button in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  17. BenjaminButton17: Director David Fincher on the set of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  18. BenjaminButton18: Cate Blanchett (left) stars as Daisy and Joshua DesRoches stars as Vic Brody in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  19. BenjaminButton19: Elizabeth Abbott (sitting, center), after attempting to swim the English Channel in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Photo Credit: Claudio Miranda

  20. BenjaminButton20: Brad Pitt (left) stars as Benjamin Button and Cate Blanchett (right) stars as Daisy in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  21. BenjaminButton21: Poster - Brad Pitt

  22. BenjaminButton22: Cate Blanchett stars as Daisy in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  23. BenjaminButton23: Poster - Cate Blanchett

  24. BenjaminButton24: Brad Pitt stars as Benjamin in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Photo Credit: Digital Domain

  25. BenjaminButton25: Brad Pitt (left) stars as Benjamin Button and Tilda Swinton (right) stars as Elizabeth Abbott in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  26. BenjaminButton26: (Left to right) Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) shows young Daisy (Madisen Beaty) Captain Mike’s tug boat in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Photo Credit: Digital Domain

  27. BenjaminButton27: Captain Mike (Jared Harris, left) and Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt, right) during Benjamin’s years on the Captain’s tug in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Photo Credit: Digital Domain

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Interview with 'Benjamin Button' star Taraji P. Henson

Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 25, 2008 - 1:35am.

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Adam Fendelman has published his interview with “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” star Taraji P. Henson here.

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Benjamin Button was very

Submitted by coffee fiend (not verified) on January 2, 2009 - 12:10pm.

Benjamin Button was very Fincher-esque… almost as good as his other stuff if not for some nagging plot holes

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