Brad Pitt Is Nicolas Cage in First Set Pics from Cogan's Trade

Of the hundreds of movies currently in development, few have as much potential as Cogan's Trade. The adaptation of George V. Higgins' (The Friends of Eddie Coyle) pulp crime novel boasts a testosterone-heavy cast that includes Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini, Sam Rockwell, Ray Liotta and Richard Jenkins, and comes from director Andrew Dominik -- he of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford fame. This is to say, if you aren't excited about Cogan's Trade, you should get excited. And as such, perhaps ignore this first set picture of Pitt in character since he looks like a late '90s version of Nicolas Cage.

No truth to the rumor that the leather jacket is left over from the Gone in 60 Seconds shoot. [via Just Jared]