The headline reads "Hotter Than Ever", and Brad Pitt certainly lives up to his billing on the February 2012 issue of W, which was also shot by Mario Sorrenti.

In the magazine, the Golden Globe-nominee discusses the movie that made him cry ('Life As A House'), dying on-screen and his first audition ('The Accused').

The 48-year-old heartthrob truly gives new meaning to "getting better with age".