Twitter isn’t a fan of Brad Pitt’s GQ magazine cover

The internet is turning to GQ Magazine’s latest cover, featuring Brad Pitt – or at least a character that looks a bit like him.

On Wednesday, GQ released its profile of the veteran movie star, who appears to be floating in a dark pool of flowers on the cover, his face frozen in a blank stare. The actor spoke to the publication to promote his upcoming action flick, ‘Bullet Train,’ which will be released in August.

The social media reactions to the cover photo weren’t kind, to put it lightly. Some have compared the actor’s pale face to that of a corpse. More than one person described the experience of encountering the photo on their Twitter timeline as “jumping scare”. Another compared the image to a “wax figure”.

Overall, people seemed to be of the opinion that GQ has pulled off a stunning feat in managing to make Pitt – someone who is famous for his good looks – look anything but.

“Very upsetting that GQ killed Brad Pitt and displayed his corpse on their cover,” tweeted Paste Magazine editor Scott Russell.

“Whoever picked this cover for Brad Pitt’s GQ issue gets fireddddd,” @nicholasdante_ wrote.

“Everyone’s asking who did the body on that Brad Pitt GQ cover,” @SoloChills tweeted.

whoever picked this cover for Brad Pitt’s GQ issue gets fireddddd

— Nicholas Dante (@nicholasdante_) June 22, 2025

On Instagram, photographer Elizaveta Porodina, who shot the cover, said it was “a truly surreal feeling to see a face you’ve known so well throughout your life reflected in the images of your own making. .

“It’s an even more surreal feeling to see Brad Pitt collaborating on your vision, taking on any challenge with charm and humor, picking up images at heart so quickly – and adding something of his own, something special. – which would enrich the story even more.”

In her sprawling interview with the fashion magazine, Pitt discusses everything from her production company and film career to her dreams and hobbies related to the COVID-19 pandemic. One particularly wild snippet of the conversation involves a French vineyard at the center of a legal battle between Pitt and his ex-wife Angelina Jolie.

Earlier this year, Pitt filed a lawsuit accusing Jolie of illegally selling a Russian vodka billionaire his stake in the estate where the former celebrity couple married in 2014. But that’s not Not Everything: The Oscar-winning actor tells GQ that someone cheated on him a few years ago. to believe that millions of dollars in gold were buried somewhere on the property.

“I became obsessed,” Pitt said. “For a year it was all I could think of, just the excitement of it all. … Maybe it has something to do with where I grew up, because in the Ozark Mountains, there were always stories of hidden caches of gold.

After failing to find buried treasure, Pitt admitted the search was “pretty dumb in the end” but “exciting” nonetheless.

“A lot of people talk about how Brad Pitt looks in this GQ cover, but my favorite part is in the article when he says a con man convinced him to spend a year digging up his French looking mansion. millions of dollars in gold taken from the Levant during the crusades,” @aniceburrito tweeted.

Of course, Pitt also talked about his latest acting project, “Bullet Train,” directed by his former stuntman, David Leitch. Supporting cast members for the transportation thriller include Sandra Bullock, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Zazie Beetz, Karen Fukuhara, Michael Shannon, Brian Tyree Henry, and Bad Bunny.

Even with a star-studded new film hitting theaters soon, Pitt told GQ that he’s on the “final stage” of his acting career.

“This [is the] last semester or quarter,” he said. “What is this section going to be? And how do I want to design this?”

See more reactions to Pitt’s takeover of GQ below.

i am absolutely losing my mind over brad pitt gq cover

— (¬‿¬) (@kkingbelle) June 23, 2025

Brad Pitt looks like a wax figure on this GQ cover.

— — (@dirtylilmusings) June 22, 2025

brad pitt cover GQ jump scare on the timeline be careful everyone

– ʀ🍒ʙʙɪᴇ (@R0BB1_3) June 22, 2025

If I were Brad Pitt, I’d fire whoever convinced me to endorse this GQ cover.

— Scott de Riv (@DerfelMacGuffin) June 22, 2025

Someone from GQ magazine hates Brad Pitt. This blanket screams “justice for Angelina!”

—JIL SLANDER. (@_mothers__) June 22, 2025

All. Only. The person. involved in this cover of GQ’s Brad Pitt??

They HATE him.

— Vaccine Shaw (@TheJazzyBelle) June 22, 2025

Imagine Brad Pitt enthusiastically taking to Twitter this morning to find out what everyone thinks of his stunning GQ coverage.

—Ben Sixsmith (@BDSixsmith) June 23, 2025

the brad pitt GQ cover is absolutely terrifying and with the amount of times i’ve seen it on my tv i’m going to have nightmares tonight

—ana (@pelicinema) June 22, 2025

whoever picked this cover for Brad Pitt’s GQ issue gets fireddddd

— Nicholas Dante (@nicholasdante_) June 22, 2025

atj is always with #this wife, cover jumpscare brad pitt gq, keanu reeves on nft it all happened in 4 hours. oh it’s the taste of the fall

– r (@petemitcheI) June 22, 2025

Everyone’s Asking Who Did The Body On This Brad Pitt GQ Cover

– Queens Child Project, Project Manager (@SoloChills) June 22, 2025

Brad Pitt is Botched Barbie on this GQ cover. Tragic.

— JOHN PAUL GAULTHIER (@dameandconfused) June 22, 2025

Brad Pitt probably wanted to look awful in this GQ cover on purpose so he could get a reaction.

— Slim/Scam (@JusticeSquad2) June 22, 2025