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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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mCharis on

I agree, cut the hair, shave the beard, and get a tan so that he doesn’t look tired. Oh, and better fitting clothes because he looks thin and gaunt then looking fit and virile. Get a better Director to direct the commercial, the acting and flow of the video sucks!

Aria on

No, thanks.

Give me Gerard Butler and I’m good.

Cesa on

Is he suppose to look sexy? He looks like he needs a bath. An should people want to purchase perfume because a rumpled unkempt old man, who needs to be groomed, is selling hawking this? Chanel missed the boat.

jerry on

It great meaningful for sure. But they don’t like anything that would look that it has Angie suggession in it. That is the cause of all their spit.

nope on

He’s still a bad actor

ELAG on

Cheesy!! But, DAMN, is he sexy!!! Even with that scruffy beard.

Rolyat on

He’s 50 years old. No one looks like they did at 25. Of course he looks older.

jerry on

What does they want him to do to be really cheesy? They don’t want meaningful things? He is not being seductive at all. He is just being regular.

Gracie on

OMG—HE IS GORGEOUS! **Thud**. That look, that voice **drool**. I can’t wait to see the rest of the adds! Well, I know what is on my xmas list!

Cesa on

The flame is out. Brad does not look hot and too old to play sexy. Maybe Chanel wants to attract the over 65 generation.

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