Hollywood star Brad Pitt says his upcoming sci-fi drama "Ad Astra" deals with the modern concept of "masculinity", and shows how the old beliefs act as a barrier for many. In James Gray's "Ad Astra", Pitt is seen in the role of an astronaut who is determined to travel to the farthest reaches of the solar system to find his lost father, and who grapples with existential questions.

"In retrospect, I look back on our early conversations -- James and I -- and what we were really digging at, without labelling it so much, was this definition of masculinity," deadline.com quoted Pitt as saying.