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in this sentence it means neither of the two meanings that you have mentioned. it means that brad pitt is saying that he does not like to be labeled the one who takes all the decisions. simply put,it means that he does not like others saying that he is the one who makes all the decisions. happy mylotting

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it's probably closer to "put in the position of often" in that sense. sometimes you'll also see "typecast" as one who always gets the same type of job or role.

There are many meanings to the word, but I can see by context that the word is being used sort of like Brad Pitt being cast in a film. More like, to assign a certain role in life. In this case the 'role' is the leader.