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Brad Pitt Smolders in Debut Chanel No. 5 Ad

10/15/2012 at 09:00 AM ET

Brad Pitt is engaged to one of the world’s most beautiful women — and now he’s a smoldering spokesman for one of the world’s most quintessential beauty brands.

Pitt, 48, made his debut Monday in new ads for Chanel No. 5. Dressed casually, hair long and mood thoughtfully seductive, the actor appears in a black-and-white video spot that is a philosophical ode to love and longing.

“It’s not a journey, every journey ends and we go on,” Pitt recites in the 30-second ad for Chanel’s signature fragrance. “Wherever I go, there you are,” he adds quietly, looking directly into the camera in a sensual slow burn.

The ad was shot in London in May and directed by Anna Karenina filmmaker Joe Wright, who had previously worked on Chanel’s 2011 spots for Coco Mademoiselle, featuring actress Keira Knightley.

In promoting Chanel fragrances, Pitt, a father of six, becomes the company’s first-ever male spokesman, and joins a glamorous cast of beauties including Marilyn Monroe, Catherine Deneuve and Nicole Kidman. Pitt’s commercial airs globally Monday; print ads combining the star’s portrait and the perfume’s signature bottle debuted on Chanel’s website Sunday evening. Tell us: What do you think of Pitt’s sexy spot? Do you like the idea of a man advertising a women’s fragrance?

–Andrea Billups, reporting by Peter Mikelbank

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wanda on

This add is terrible. I always thought Brad Pitt was a sexy guy but really……this is lame. He looks awful and the add is so cheesy. Looks like he’s uncomfortable doing it too.

Danielle on

I’ll buy whatever he endorses……..because most of their money goes to charity…….I love that .

Brianne on

Looks old.

Amaryllis on

Cut the hair, shave the beard, maybe then he’ll look sexy.

Molly on

OMG! That was awful. People always say that he doesn’t look that hot anymore because having so many kids have worn him out, but I believe that he looks worse because of Angie. She’s a very dominant woman, thus Brad becomes the submissive. No man can be hot and sexy while being submissive. I’m not saying that he should be macho-dominant, but when you take away a man’s “pants”, he becomes just that. A pantless wimp.

Cathy on

That smoldering you caught is the scent of a creative execution going up in flames. Let the countdown to the YouTube parodies begin!!!

bea on

That was hard to watch…kraft mac ‘n cheese has got nothing on him.

JustJasmine on

Uhhmmmm, this didn’t do it for me. Brad Pitt is definitely an attractive man (notice I didn’t say older). He’s attractive. He’s also a father of 6. So I’m sure “wherever I go … there you are.” You got 6 Friggin kids!! You’re seeing people constantly. Love you Brad, but I think a better choice may have been Patrick Dempsey or it would have been awesome to have a montage of attractive men – then maybe Brad could stay. But for me … it’s a no.

Valerie on

that dude just creeps me out

Nessa on

The best perfum commercial I’ve ever seen is Chanel with Nicole Kidman and the hottest model ever. It was beautiful, romantic and captivating. I’ve brought the perfum for my mom even though the scent was not to my taste.

It hurt to say this but Brad Pitt hasn’t look smoldering hot in a long time.

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