brad pitt to produce The Night Manager

Washington (ANI): Hollywood actor brad pitt will be producing a film based on John Le Carre's espionage thriller The Night Manager. The story of the film revolves around the night manager of a European hotel who is recruited by intelligence agents to infiltrate the network of a dangerous international arms dealer, reports Variety.

Robert Edwards of 2006's political satire Land of the Blind, has been roped to adapt the book. Meanwhile, rumours are abuzz that brad pitt and Angelina Jolie were caught in a scuffle over their twins' nanny.

According to a US magazine, Pitt was caught red-handed by Jolie massaging the back of their "pretty young nanny" in their twins' bedroom. While Pitt tried to calm the situation, the infuriated actress is said to have slapped him across his face.