With Babylon‘s in-depth look into a certain period in Hollywood history, many people wonder if Brad Pitt’s Jack Conrad is a real actor. Damien Chazelle’s Babylon examines the rise and fall of several stars as 1920s Hollywood transitions from silent movies to talkies. Conrad plays a pivotal part in giving Nellie LaRoy (Margot Robbie) and Manny Torres (Diego Calva) their big breaks, even as he feels they could replace him. At a time when the industry was in a great phase of transition, many previously popular actors and actresses from the silent film era faced an uncertain future.

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