Overview

• During a July 2 appearance on the New Heights podcast, Pitt described how eating multiple plates of beans over four takes led to an uncontrollable bout of flatulence
• The incident unfolded on an early independent film shoot in a cramped café with about 60 crew members in attendance
• Pitt traced his signature habit of consuming real food in scenes back to his 2001 role as Rusty Ryan in Ocean’s Eleven
• He credited the bean episode with teaching him to deliberately moderate his on-set eating pace
• The actor also revealed that a large ice cream sundae stands out as his favorite meal to film on camera