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Brad Pitt stars in ad from Taika Waititi for espresso machine that |
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If you love the smell of commercialism in the morning, here’s |
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something to drink up. |
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Brad Pitt – everyone’s favorite 61-year-old actor, producer and |
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beard-grower – is the of a new espresso machine ad for De’Longhi |
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from Oscar-winning director Taika Waititi. |
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The gig is not new for Pitt, who’s been a spokesperson for the |
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company since 2021, but it is for Waititi, who won the Academy Award |
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for best adapted screenplay for his film “Jojo Rabbit” in 2019. |
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(Another Oscar-winner, Damien Chazelle, directed Pitt’s first ad for |
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the company.) |
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In the advertising spot, which debuted at the Venice Film Festival and |
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widely on Monday, Pitt makes himself an espresso drink while a humorous |
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voiceover from Italian actor Riccardo Scamarcio guides him through the |
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seemingly easy process and critiques his Italian as Pitt struggles to |
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say “Perfetto” to the narrator’s satisfaction. |
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Even Pitt’s furry, four-legged co-star seems to be judging his accent |
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a little, but if you believe a dog that gorgeous does anything but |
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judge everyone around it, you haven’t been paying attention. |
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Speaking of judgement, the machine used by Pitt in the spot retails for |
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$1,499.95 – a quaint deal compared to the one flashed at the end of |
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the commercial, which goes for $1,999.95. Perfetto for the average |
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person? Probably not. Good thing is we normal folks don’t need a |
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fancy machine for the perfect poor-over. |
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Pour. I mean pour. |
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