The "Jesse James" Premiere

Brad Pitt unveiled his hotly anticipated film "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" at a star-filled premiere in New York on Sept. 18, 2007. Keep clicking for more pictures of Brad and Angelina, co-star Casey Affleck, and more.

Brad Pitt won the best actor award at the Venice Film Festival for his role in his new film, the latest of many dramatized versions of the legendry Missouri outlaw's life. Here, Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive at the U.S. premiere of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" in New York on Sept. 18, 2007.

"I'm very proud," Angelina Jolie told a reporter. "It's a beautiful, beautiful movie, and, often, films don't take the time, as this one does. It's poetic. The character studies are deep, and it's really, really special." At left, Jolie poses at the U.S. premiere of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" in New York on Sept. 18, 2007.

"The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," also produced by Brad Pitt, is a psychological drama about the last year of James' life, when the increasingly paranoid outlaw holed up inside his family home in Missouri. At left, Pitt and Angelina Jolie attend the U.S. premiere in New York on Sept. 18, 2007.

Brad Pitt sees a parallel between himself and the 19th century celebrity outlaw he plays in "Jesse James." Even then, he says, the tabloid press "was alive and well. There wasn't as much of it, but it operated the exact same way. Speculation, fabrication, with little need for the truth." Here, Pitt attends the movie's New York premiere on Sept. 18, 2007.

"The film does deal with celebrity, and casting somebody like Brad in a movie that deals with celebrity is a good thing ... Who he is works for the part," says writer-director Andrew Dominik, seen with Robin Tunney at the U.S. premiere of "Jesse James" on Sept. 18, 2007. Dominik directed Pitt in his breakthrough role in "Thelma and Louise."

Casey Affleck plays Robert Ford, the so-called "coward" who shot and killed his idol, Jesse James. Here, Affleck poses at the premiere of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" in New York on Sept. 18, 2007.

Casey Affleck, left, and Brad Pitt pose at the U.S. premiere of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" in New York on Sept. 18, 2007.

Mary-Louise Parker poses at the U.S. premiere of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" in New York on Sept. 18, 2007. She co-stars as Zee James.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie pose at the U.S. premiere of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" in New York on Sept. 18, 2007.

Angelina Jolie poses at the U.S. premiere of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" in New York on Sept. 18, 2007.

Brad Pitt's pal George Clooney showed up at the U.S. premiere of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," held in New York on Sept. 18, 2007.

George Clooney walks past photographers with Sarah Larson at the U.S. premiere of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" in New York on Sept. 18, 2007.

The cast and crew of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" pose at the U.S. premiere in New York on Sept. 18, 2007. From left are Garret Dillahunt, Casey Affleck, Mary-Louise Parker, producer Dede Gardner, producer Jules Daly, director Andrew Dominik and Brad Pitt.

From left, actors Garret Dillahunt, Casey Affleck and Mary Louise Parker attend the premiere of "The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford" at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York on Sept. 18, 2007.

Alicia Witt attends the U.S. premiere of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," on Sept. 18, 2007 in New York.

Singer Gloria Estefan and husband Emilio Estefan attend the premiere of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" on Sept. 18, 2007 in New York.

Actress Paz de la Huerta attends the premiere of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" on Sept. 18, 2007 in New York.

Actress Alicia Witt attends the premiere of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" on Sept. 18, 2007 in New York.

Actress Zuleikha Robinson attends the premiere of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" on Sept. 18, 2007 in New York.