Wikimedia Commons/Fury 2014 movie Celebrity David Ayer & Brad Pitt reunite for Heart of the Beast. As their gritty war film Fury faces Netflix restrictions, discover their new survival thriller. April 10, 2026 AceShowbiz - After a period away from major projects, director David Ayer is making a significant comeback with the upcoming survival thriller Heart of the Beast, produced by Damien Chazelle and starring Brad Pitt. This marks a reunion between Ayer and Pitt, who first collaborated over a decade ago on the World War II film Fury.