The new film from Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle casts modern-day movie stars as their classic equivalents.

What separates the movie stars of today from the movie stars of yesteryear?

Not much at least in the upcoming film from Oscar winnerDamien Chazelle.

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Margot Robbie in ‘Babylon.'.Paramount Pictures

Pitt and Robbie are playing fictionalized characters who are amalgamations of historical figures.

Babylonis set to hit theaters this December.

Check out the first-look photos above.

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Brad Pitt plays Jack Conrad and Diego Calva plays Manny Torres in ‘Babylon’ from Paramount Pictures.Scott Garfield/Paramount Pictures

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Tobey Maguire plays James McKay in ‘Babylon.'.Paramount Pictures

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Nellie LaRoy (Margot Robbie) is carried aloft during a big-scale Hollywood production in ‘Babylon.'.Scott Garfield/Paramount Pictures

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Jack Conrad (Brad Pitt) is a Hollywood veteran in ‘Babylon.'.Paramount Pictures

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Manny Torres (Diego Calva) is a Mexican actor excited to make it to Hollywood in ‘Babylon.'.Scott Garfield/Paramount Pictures

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Li Jun Li plays Lady Fay Zhu in ‘Babylon.'.Paramount Pictures

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Manny Torres (Diego Calva) speaks with Elinor St. John (Jean Smart) in ‘Babylon.'.Scott Garfield/Paramount Pictures

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Jovan Adepo plays Sidney Palmer in ‘Babylon.'.Scott Garfield/Paramount Pictures

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Damien Chazelle on set directing his new movie ‘Babylon.'.Scott Garfield/Paramount Pictures