Brad Pitt wades into BP Gulf Coast oil crisis

Brad Pitt has harsh words for those responsible for the Gulf Coast oil spill saying he was against the death penalty before the crisis but he is now “willing to look at it again".

The Hollywood actor makes his inflammatory comments in a Spike Lee documentary, which is to be aired on HBO in the US on Monday.

If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise is the director's sequel to his 2006 film about Hurricane Katrina, When the Levees Broke.

Lee's new film features Pitt whose Make It Right project has spearheaded efforts to build 150 affordable and sustainable homes in New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward, which was heavily hit by the 2005 natural disaster.

Asked about those responsible for the BP oil spill, which has hit the region, the father-of-six says: "I was never for the death penalty before. I am willing to look at it again."

Lee's film was supposed to end on a positive note with the New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl victory.

But when the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster happened in April, the 53-year-old director extended filming to include that story.