The director want to star Brad Pitt to play Santa Claus.
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More standard English is eg The director wants Brad Pitt to play Santa Claus. eg The director wants Brad Pitt to star as Santa Claus.
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More standard English is
eg The director wants Brad Pitt to play Santa Claus.
eg The director wants Brad Pitt to star as Santa Claus.
Your original sentence would be natural with these corrections,
The director want(s) to star Brad Pitt (as) Santa Claus.