Brad Pitt channels Robert Redford with lustrous shaggy blonde locks as he says having wife Angelina Jolie as his boss for By the Sea was 'sexy'

Robert Redford was one of the top box office names in the seventies who also happened to be known for his flawless sense of style.

So there was no one better for Brad Pitt to channel on his latest photoshoot while promoting a film set in the same era.

The 51-year-old actor was a dead ringer for the now 79-year-old legendary actor in a photoshoot for the latest issue of V Magazine.

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Taking inspiration: Brad Pitt channeled seventies style icon Robert Redford in his latest magazine shoot with V Magazine

Taking inspiration: Brad Pitt channeled seventies style icon Robert Redford in his latest magazine shoot with V Magazine

The original: The actor was a dead ringer for the now legendary 79-year-old actor as he was pictured in 1975 flick Three Days Of The Condor

The original: The actor was a dead ringer for the now legendary 79-year-old actor as he was pictured in 1975 flick Three Days Of The Condor

A definite parallel could be seen between Brad's look and Robert's character Joseph Turner in 975 flick Three Days Of The Condor.

As his wife Angelina Jolie both starred alongside and directed hubby Brad for upcoming drama By the Sea, he gushed about the experience of having her as his leading lady in all aspects.

The Inglorious Basterds star found the experience to be 'sexy,' and loved having Angelina, 40, in charge.

'It's surprising how much I enjoy the direction of my wife. She's decisive, incredibly intuitive, and might I say sexy at her post. I trust her with my life,' he gushed.

'She's sexy at her post' Brad discussed working with wife Angelina Jolie on By the Sea and commented that it's 'surprising how much I enjoy the direction of my wife'

'She's sexy at her post' Brad discussed working with wife Angelina Jolie on By the Sea and commented that it's 'surprising how much I enjoy the direction of my wife'

Happy couple: The duo tied the knot in the south of France in August 2014, and headed right into filming for By the Sea afterwards, joking it was their honeymoon (pictured at the AFI Awards in Los Angeles in January)

Happy couple: The duo tied the knot in the south of France in August 2014, and headed right into filming for By the Sea afterwards, joking it was their honeymoon (pictured at the AFI Awards in Los Angeles in January)

'It was probably not the wisest way to spend a honeymoon,' he admitted in the Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin shot spread, of filming By the Sea, a story of a disintegrating marriage, after tying the knot with Angelina in August 2014.

'But then again, fighting to make something together... what better metaphor for marriage?' Brad added of the film - starring, directed and written by wife Angelina.

Brad also said that working on the movie together gave him and Angelina more time with their six children, Maddox, 14, Pax, 11, Zahara, 10, Shiloh, nine, and seven-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.

Unusual choice: Brad admitted that filming By the Sea - a movie about the disintegration of a marriage - 'was probably not the wisest way to spend a honeymoon' 

Unusual choice: Brad admitted that filming By the Sea - a movie about the disintegration of a marriage - 'was probably not the wisest way to spend a honeymoon' 

Working together: However, the actor also shared that he believed 'fighting to make something together' could not have been a 'better metaphor for marriage'

Working together: However, the actor also shared that he believed 'fighting to make something together' could not have been a 'better metaphor for marriage'

Family man: Brad gushed that one of the benefits of working on the movie together was that they could spend more time with their children, Maddox, 14, Pax, 11, Zahara, 10, Shiloh, nine, and seven-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne

Family man: Brad gushed that one of the benefits of working on the movie together was that they could spend more time with their children, Maddox, 14, Pax, 11, Zahara, 10, Shiloh, nine, and seven-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne

He explained: 'At the end of the day, we get to be parents, greeting our lovely, crazy children and talking about their day, making sure they brush their teeth.'

Angelina and Brad play an unhappy couple in By The Sea, and although Angelina recently admitted their marriage isn't perfect, she insisted they are nothing like their on-screen counterparts.

'Brad and I have our issues, but if the characters were even remotely close to our problems, we couldn't have made the film,' she explained to Vogue

Dramatic: Brad posed for a series of gorgeous, black and white photographs shot by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin for the winter issue of V Magazine 

Dramatic: Brad posed for a series of gorgeous, black and white photographs shot by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin for the winter issue of V Magazine 

'This is the only film I've done that is completely based on my own crazy mind,' Angelina revealed, of the project.

'As artists we wanted something that took us out of our comfort zones. Just being raw actors. It's not the safest idea. But life is short.' 

Angelina is next signed on to star in action flick Salt 2 as well as Maleficent 2, and voices a character for the upcoming Kung Fu Panda 3.

Standing together: The Fury star's wife assured fans By the Sea was not autobiographical, adding: 'Brad and I have our issues, but if the characters were even remotely close to our problems, we couldn't have made the film'

Standing together: The Fury star's wife assured fans By the Sea was not autobiographical, adding: 'Brad and I have our issues, but if the characters were even remotely close to our problems, we couldn't have made the film'

The mother-of-six is also directing a biography about author and human rights activist Loung Ung, First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers.

Meanwhile, Brad has five films due out in the next couple of years, including upcoming drama The Big Short, which also stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, and Ryan Gosling.

Still a heartthrob: The Oscar winner posed shirtless as he graced the winter cover for V Magazine

Still a heartthrob: The Oscar winner posed shirtless as he graced the winter cover for V Magazine

Coming soon: Angelina and Brad's film By the Sea about a disintegrating marriage hits theaters November 13 in the US, following in the UK a few weeks later on December 11

Coming soon: Angelina and Brad's film By the Sea about a disintegrating marriage hits theaters November 13 in the US, following in the UK a few weeks later on December 11

 

 

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