ShowBizSpy.com claims. that Brad Pitt is a likely candidate to play the role of John Marston in an upcoming movie based on the Red Dead Redemption videogame.

Sources say the Hollywood heartthrob is the hot favorite to play renegade outlaw John Marston in an epic cowboy shoot-em-up based on the PlayStation game.

"This is an exciting project with a great character at the center of it," a source said.

The idea is to make this in the style of an epic Western movie but with a few modern touches.

Brad is perfect for the role and he is being given first refusal.