From playing a struggling manager of a baseball team in the sports drama Moneyball, Brad Pitt ventures into family-friendly territory for his new movie Happy Feet 2.

The A-List star teams up with other Hollywood big hitters Elijah Wood, Robin Williams and Matt Damon to deliver a delightful sequel that lives up to the tremendously successful 2006 original.

Pitt partners with real-life pal and "Ocean's Eleven" co-star Damon as bottom feeders Will and Bill the Krill. The more adventurous Will (Pitt) swims out to explore the ocean beyond their swarm, dragging Bill (Damon) along in a hilarious journey to try inching up the food chain.

The duo steals the show with fun banter, even belting out for a couple of song numbers.

Damon surprised Happy Feet director George Miller with his superb pipes, but Pitt wasn't quite as impressive.

"I reckon I spoke with him (Damon) and I said, 'There's a modest bit of singing and you're not required to be a fantastic singer,' but he can sing really, really well. Brad Pitt just can't sing," Miller says during the Toronto promotions of the film.

The Australian director reveals Pink, who plays the penguin Gloria in the sequel, came to the studio to watch Pitt and Damon record their scenes.

"It placed her at ease when Brad started to sing in front of her - really, really terribly," Miller shares with laugh.

"He said to her, 'This is a no-shame zone.' It was wonderful," Miller adds.

And indeed, Pitt does his singing duties in Happy Feet 2 with little shame, belting out a rendition of "We are the Champions" with plenty of gusto.

This kid-friendly movie is Pitt's second animated film of the year, after the enjoyable Megamind. In an interview with "Sixty Minutes", Pitt reveals how having his own children changed him as an actor.

"If I'm choosing a film now, I want it to be maybe less immature than things I have done in the past," Pitt explains in an interview with Tara Brown.

"I'm very conscious, when they're adults I want it to mean something to them," he adds.

The same interview also reveals how little the audience may see of Brad Pitt in a few years. When asked how much longer he wants to stay as an actor, Pitt's answer is surprisingly short.

"Three years," he admits.

The actor implies a possibility of crossing over to production, but backtracks shortly after according to The Hollywood Reporter.

"I wasn't putting an exact deadline on my expiration date but I just see it coming and I do have an interest in the producing side," Pitt clarifies.