Brad Pitt as Metro Man
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Brad Pitt as Metro Man refers to Brad Pitt’s portrayal of the seemingly perfect, superheroic rival to the titular villain in the animated film "Megamind."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brad Pitt as Metro Man canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3621610 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brad Pitt as Metro Man Context triple: [Megamind, voiceOfCharacter, Brad Pitt as Metro Man]
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A.
Sal Maroni in The Dark Knight
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B.
Kevin (Sin City)
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C.
Ben Stiller as David Starsky
Ben Stiller as David Starsky refers to Stiller’s comedic portrayal of the energetic, streetwise detective David Starsky in the 2004 film adaptation of the classic TV series "Starsky & Hutch."
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D.
Bryan Mills in Taken
Bryan Mills in Taken is a highly skilled former CIA operative and devoted father who relentlessly hunts down his daughter's kidnappers using his "particular set of skills."
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E.
William Cage
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brad Pitt as Metro Man Target entity description: Brad Pitt as Metro Man refers to Brad Pitt’s portrayal of the seemingly perfect, superheroic rival to the titular villain in the animated film "Megamind."
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A.
Sal Maroni in The Dark Knight
Sal Maroni in The Dark Knight is a powerful Gotham City mob boss who becomes a key figure in the criminal underworld’s clash with Batman and the rise of Harvey Dent as Two-Face.
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B.
Kevin (Sin City)
Kevin (Sin City) is a silent, cannibalistic serial killer and devoutly religious henchman of Cardinal Roark in Frank Miller’s Sin City graphic novels and film adaptation.
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C.
Ben Stiller as David Starsky
Ben Stiller as David Starsky refers to Stiller’s comedic portrayal of the energetic, streetwise detective David Starsky in the 2004 film adaptation of the classic TV series "Starsky & Hutch."
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D.
Bryan Mills in Taken
Bryan Mills in Taken is a highly skilled former CIA operative and devoted father who relentlessly hunts down his daughter's kidnappers using his "particular set of skills."
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E.
William Cage
William Cage is the protagonist of the science fiction film "Edge of Tomorrow," a military public relations officer who becomes caught in a time loop while fighting an alien invasion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character portrayal
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film role ⓘ |
| alsoStars |
David Cross as Minion
ⓘ
Jonah Hill as Hal Stewart / Tighten ⓘ Tina Fey ⓘ
surface form:
Tina Fey as Roxanne Ritchi
Will Ferrell as Megamind ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Megamind ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacterType | superhero ⓘ |
| characterAlignment | superhero ⓘ |
| characterArc | retires from superhero life ⓘ |
| characterDecision | fakes his own death in the film’s plot ⓘ |
| characterRole | rival to Megamind ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charismatic
ⓘ
seemingly perfect ⓘ superhuman abilities ⓘ |
| characterVisualStyle | parody of classic caped superheroes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReceptionOfFilm | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| directorOfFilm | Tom McGrath ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| filmBoxOfficeGrossWorldwideUSD | over 320 million ⓘ |
| filmBoxOfficeStatus | commercial success ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 3D computer-animated ⓘ |
| filmMusicBy |
Hans Zimmer
ⓘ
Lorne Balfe ⓘ |
| filmReleaseDateUS | 2010-11-05 ⓘ |
| filmRuntimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| filmScreenwriters |
Alan J. Schoolcraft
ⓘ
Brent Simons ⓘ |
| filmTitle | Megamind ⓘ |
| genre |
animated comedy
ⓘ
superhero comedy ⓘ |
| inspiredByTrope | Superman-like superhero archetype ⓘ |
| medium | animated feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for Megamind’s character development
ⓘ
foil to Megamind ⓘ |
| notableFor | subversion of traditional superhero image ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
Megamind
ⓘ
surface form:
Megamind franchise
|
| performedBy | Brad Pitt ⓘ |
| portrays | Metro Man ⓘ |
| productionCompany | DreamWorks Animation ⓘ |
| productionStudioLabel |
DreamWorks Animation
ⓘ
surface form:
DreamWorks Animation SKG
|
| releaseYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| setting | Metro City ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family ⓘ |
| voiceActingLanguage | English ⓘ |
| voiceActingType | celebrity voice casting ⓘ |
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Subject: Brad Pitt as Metro Man Description of subject: Brad Pitt as Metro Man refers to Brad Pitt’s portrayal of the seemingly perfect, superheroic rival to the titular villain in the animated film "Megamind."
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