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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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samantha on

Brad Pitt is NOT seductive or handsome as he is these days…he’s homely and sad-looking…not enticeing in the LEAST!! This ad will do nothing in making women buy this fragrance…leave Chanel #5 alone..leave Pitt out of it!!

sharon on

Brad Pitt is not cute !! Gross. Infact the only movie that He ever really looked cute in was Legends of the Fall, and it was more his character then it was him… yuk !!

Lolly on

Smoldering – not. Hot – not. Sexy – not. Lousy ad for such a renowned perfume. Can’t stand his long dirty looking hair and that stupid goatee – what’s with all that. Get with the program Brad – get back to your sexy – please! Nice guy that you are you’re just getting too dull with that look of yours – clean it up and get back to they way you were. Sorry, bud, but you didn’t do this ad any good – it is not memorable, and that’s a shame for you, cause you CAN do better. So could Chanel.

WhyNot on

In nearly every romance novel, the first thing the hero notices about the heroine, is her scent. So, it makes perfect sense to have a man do a commercial for a woman’s perfume. Next ad, they should have a woman pass by while he is doing something, and have him catch the scent, turn and watch her walking by. And do NOT have him follow her! That would just be stalking!

Kitty on

Hot, hot, hot !!!

chachita on

Would like to to have one to rub my body-Smelly or not he is killing softly with his deep set eyes – HOT BUBBA. No, repeat no negative comments stops him from being the hottest and now campaigning for the Top chanel 5 – Die with your jelous haters!!

jk on

i am sorry but chanel is so synonymous with luxury…he looks messy and unkempt….i am really surprised they did not clean him up for this….he does clean up well at least he used to

Lisa on

I agree. I normally love Brad but I think he has looked better. The lines (and delivery) are just silly.

Jeanine on

He use to be hot…but he just isn’t anymore…Let’s put Justin in this ad….shirtless!

Carrie M on

Smolders? More like fizzles… Don’t like.

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