Brad Pitt's body double earns £4.44 an hour while the Hollywood star earns millions

Brad Pitt's body double earns £4.44 an hour while the Hollywood star earns millions

For his latest blockbuster movie he commanded a £9million salary, stayed on a five-star private estate and was flown by ?private jet to a series of glitzy, worldwide premieres.

Now, dear reader, meet David Paterson. For his debut blockbuster movie â€" playing Brad Pitt’s double â€" he commanded, er, £4.44 an hour, stayed in a Glasgow two-up, two-down and wasn’t invited to any premieres.

Yep, the Scotsman, who was cast as the megastar’s body double during scenes shot in Scotland for World War Z, is still waiting for his big Tinseltown break.

While the US star, 49, earns more than £16million a year, David’s 18-hour stint netted him £80 â€" which worked out at just over £4 an hour.

He started filming at 6am and was advised not to speak to Brad. And once shooting was wrapped up, he was told he was not invited to the UK premiere of the zombie horror flick.

The 26-year-old solicitor’s vital statistics â€" from the face down â€" match those of heart-throb Brad.

Brad in World War Z

 

David says: “I basically had to be Brad for the day and copy everything he did on screen.

“Brad was there the entire time, and they were filming over the course of months, so it must have been quite tough.

“I was paid £80 but it wasn’t anything to do with the money. I’m not too fussed about that.

“I did it for the experience. You get asked to do something like that and you can’t really say no.

“I didn’t get a VIP pass for the film, nothing like that at all, and I haven’t seen it yet. I walked away with around £80, no autograph and no VIP invites.”

Brad and his other half, what's her name again?

 

In the £250million zombie apocalypse thriller, which is expected to be followed up with a sequel next year, David stood in for Brad, who plays a United Nations worker.

He filmed most of his scenes at the ?less-than-salubrious setting of the ?Kwik Save supermarket at Cardonald, ?in Glasgow.

David adds: “Brad and I ran through the supermarket putting tins and jars into the trolley, acting out different scenes, and I was following his actions.

“I wore identical clothes to him, jeans, blue jacket and T-shirt. I ?had the same physique as him, both slim built, though not any more as I’ve put on weight since then.

“Brad’s a very professional guy and I had a job to do and I just did it to the best of my ability.”