Oftentimes, a celebrity will make an appearance next to his or her brand-spanking-new waxwork. But it can’t be a coincidence that Brad Pitt didn’t show up for this one, which just debuted at the Musée Grévin in France. Somebody must have tipped him off that it’s a hot mess. No, not even a hot mess. It’s a smoking ruin of a mess. It’s a crater on the face of Planet What?!? It is this:
Is Brad Pitt that tired? Is Brad Pitt that crinkly? Is Brad Pitt secretly on the business end of a week-long crack bender, fueled by ouzo and occasional shots of actual gasoline? Is Brad Pitt that… gasp… OLD?
Let’s take a look at them side by side.
Weirdly, it’s not as heinous in close-up, but the fact remains: Yes, Brad Pitt has some sexy crags, but in a Robert Redford/Legal Eagles kind of way, not in a Consumptive Coke Fiend sense. One might argue that it’s a very fine line, but I think it’s more of a canyon, and those glorified candlemakers at the Musee Gratin or whatever MIGHT be about to get wax replicas of their asses handed to them.
Although, if he and Angie get married, I think this would make a PERFECT wedding gift from her to him. Nothing says “I love you” like “I have taken the world’s most hideous replica of you out of the public eye and placed it in our downstairs powder room to freak out our houseguests.”
[Photos: Flynet]
Comments (43):
Unfortunately, Intern George’s ‘replica’ is even worse than Brad’s.
What’s with the ginger hair and grey beard? And the pointy nose? Hilarious.
Yep, George’s is even worse.
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Judging by his acting, how will they tell the difference between the two? I mean, this guy hit his peak at Thelma and Louise. They should have captured him at that point in life. It’s been a downward spiral ever since.
Why would you want to immortalise this facial fiasco?
I dunno, aside from the pointy nose, it took me a minute to be certain you were posting a pic of the wax dummy…is my monitor just that bad?
This is what happens when Madam Toussauds isn’t involved. They really are the best. I was like, “what age was this in ‘Benjamin Button’?”
Why does his statue look like a vampire haunting the William Faulkner estate?
Holy smokes – can I just say that the thumbnail that came up in my feed SERIOUSLY freaked me out? Form of: WHAT HAS HE DONE!?!?!? So, I’m just glad it’s not really him is all…
I agree with Libby. Aside from the hair color, which is definitely off, I think this does justice to the man. (Of course, I’ve never been a big fan, so I guess I’m not seeing it the same way.)
You know… that’s what he gets for wandering around and looking like crap for the past few months/years. If only he had shaved and kept his hair looking good…
(although, I think we all got a preview of why our future kids will be saying “ew, you thought he was hot?!” when B.P. is an old dude…)
Yes, Brad Pitt IS that old. Unfortunately. And this is actually not bad for a wax figure. I mean, it’s recognizably Brad Pitt. Although the ginger hair is off.
Wow that wax figure looks sickly.
you know, those are some jealous frenchies making fun of good looking americans, just that.
It’s got consumption AND TB. It’s got every disease worthy of Lord Byron; Brad Pitt is HOT, and not liable to have as many 18th century diseases as his waxwork appears to.
did they have to make the wax model of him with that terrible used car salesman hair?? why??
Not to sound redundant, but his hair is gross.
The bottom button on the vest should be left undone. Just one more example of poor artistry on this exhibit.
He is 11 days older than I am, so if he IS that old, that means I am too. I think I need a drink. But I still think he’s cute, even with the wrinkles and the goatee that is at this point thankfully under some control.
The main problem is that the wax Brad just looks so… lifeless. Go figure. As for the pants, maybe if they steamed them his legs would melt.
This is like young Elvis vs. old Elvis. Why wouldn’t you immortalize Brad Pitt in his “Thelma & Louis” or “A River Runs Through It” days? This is just creepy.
This is photo shop of Brad as Meth user!!!
OMG, who brought out the undead?!
Why is wax Brad dressed like Colonel Sanders?
This is what his character in Kalifornia would look like if he got a V chip, become a country lawyer, and lived to be 50.
Oddly enough, what’s irking me most is that his linen suit is freakin’ wrinkled. How does a wax figure even WRINKLE their clothes? It should be the only type of “person” on the planet who can effectively wear linen without it wrinkling unflatteringly 10 seconds after you’ve put it on.
Unless the “artists” were just going for the symmetry of wrinkled face, wrinkled pants.
I want the old Brad Pitt back. I don’t want this immortalized.
I looked at the photo before I read the heading and thought “Oh god, Brad is NOT looking good!” So relieved once I realised that wasn’t him. That ginger hair really doesn’t help but of course the dead eyes aren’t helping either.
hahahah, yeah the nose it totally off and the wrinkles around his eyes are way to deep and to many! Yikes! I wonder what Brad thinks of it?!
I, too, actually thought it was the real life Brad. However, I do not see much of a difference. Forty-seven is by no means old (especially in Hollyweird where money can buy you a good amount of time), but he’s just not aging well. I can’t quite put my finger on why—perhaps his whirlwind-ey, jet set life as partner to a woman who, let’s be honest, HAS to be a handful, plus six children is, at best, a wee bit stress-making.
Nothing says “I love you” like “I have taken the world’s most hideous replica of you out of the public eye and placed it in our downstairs powder room to freak out our houseguests.”
This made me laugh aloud, and wonder how much it would cost to have them immortalize my husband, because, yes, that would be the best. gift. ever.
I don’t know, I think he’s aging fine. I actually found him much less attractive when he was younger because he was too pretty. Once he hit mid-30s, I liked his look much better. And I prefer his face now (well, minus bad hair…) to his young self, honestly.
Unfortunately, a scraggly grey beard with mismatched scraggly hair is never going to look good. Cut your hair and shave your face!!!
This wax figure is just bad. I mean, it looks like him, but it’s like him after a 4 day bender. The coloring is terrible, and the wrinkles aren’t realistic, even if they do sort of match a photo. Ew.
@Libby and Lynn: I agree with y’all. Brad Pitt has never done it for me, even at his peak (and I was a kid then). I understand why people think he’s hot, but he’s too conventional for me. He’s … boring. (In terms of his looks. His life, not so much.) And I know two people who have seen him in person (one up very close, she worked at Barney’s and helped him shop), and they both said he looked really old and craggy – and this was five years or so ago. I think we’re so used to celebs not appearing to age (or, in the case of Clooney, getting better with age) that it’s jarring when they actually do.
I thought what Megs283 said. He’s been persistently showing up in public, pretty much looking like a version of that for the last couple years, down to the greasy combed back do. That’s what you get! You wanted to fight the hot, now you’ll be not hot for generations of tourists. HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY, BRAD.
P.S. the one of Clooney is worse. That one looks like his wax figure got a bad eye job.
1) Brad Pitt has a really distinctive jaw, his is much wider than the wax figures
2) Brad doesn’t have anywhere near that many wrinkles under his eyes
3) the wax figures hair is atrocious, even in the worst days of his billy-goat-Brad phase it was nowhere near that awful….or red
Yuck!!!!!!! I think he is ugly either way his time passed a LONG time ago.
I think the replica was suppoed to be of Jeff Bridges in “True Grit,” but then someone thought “Hey, we don’t have a Brad Pitt yet! Better get on that ASAP.”
That is shockingly wrong, and needs to be redone STAT. If you’re going to enshrine Brad for perpetuity, you need to relive the back-in-the-day, and anyway, he’s still great looking. This guy looks like a coke dealer, or, as Jenny said, a meth user. His hot, whether he is showcasing it anymore or not, does not deserve this.
The wax figure face is gaunt and Brad is not. Wrinkled maybe, but it’s like they aged him a good 10 years. I think the sculptor is a celebrity hater.
I thought it was Rob Lowe…
In this economy the Musée Grévin is just saving money and doing a replica of Brad Pitt 57 years old, so that they don’t have to do it again in a decade… A little wrinkle there a little grey hair here and it’s done! I live in Paris but will never go there – unless the kids insist. i’ll let you know how it works in person then!
“Although, if he and Angie get married, I think this would make a PERFECT wedding gift from her to him. ”
Angie seems the type to have Tussaud’s do a custom series of herself, aging naturally, for a private collection.
Or even of her kids.
I actually don’t think it’s that bad. I like that they represented him as he is rather than as he was. And the comment about “glorified candle makers” was kind of offensive to me. You have no idea how much work goes into those sculptures. I rarely disagree with the fug girls so thoroughly, but this is definitely one of those times.
Actually, I think that’s pretty accurate. When you look at the close-ups of the two of them, they look very similiar.
I think it actually looks better than reality