Citizens in New Orleans are launching a movement to recruit Hollywood star Brad Pitt into the 2010 New Orleans mayoral race, going so far as wearing T-shirts with the slogan "Brad Pitt for Mayor." So will the actor take up political suggestion of his fans?

Cast member Brad Pitt poses during a photocall for the film "Inglorious Basterds" by director Quentin Tarantino at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival May 20, 2009. [Xinhua/Reuters File Photo]

It is no secret that Brad Pitt has a soft spot for New Orleans. He has a home in New Orleans with partner Angelina Jolie, as well as playing an active part in rebuilding the Hurricane Katrina-ravaged Lower Ninth Ward with his Make it Right Foundation, and he has worked hard to keep the city's plight in the headlines since the 2005 hurricane. He has become a big hero in some local residents' hearts -- so much that they've taken to campaigning for him for mayor.

Will Brad follow in the footsteps of former actor Ronald Reagan - who ended up becoming the 40th President of the United States in 1981, and one-time Hollywood action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is now the Governor of California? Guess we'll have to wait and see!

Actor Brad Pitt arrives at the premiere of "The Time Traveler's Wife" in New York August 12, 2009.[Xinhua/Reuters File Photo]

(Xinhua News Agency August 14, 2009)