Brad Pitt is looking pretty good on the cover of August’s Wired Magazine. He’s interviewed to promote the August release of Inglourious Basterds, which seems weird. Basterds is a period film, and I never really think of Brad Pitt as any kind of gadget/computer/technology guy, so it’s an unconventional way to promote a film.

I like his current hair color and the goatee, especially the grey that’s coming in. He looks his age – 45 – and he’s still handsome, but no longer “pretty”. Both People and Entertainment Tonight have advanced excerpts of the Wired interview, so let’s see what Brad’s got to say:

Brad Pitt even looks hot in a headset.

The star of Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming Nazi-scalping action flick Inglourious Basterds graces the August cover of Wired magazine, and PEOPLE.com has a first look.

Pitt, 45, sports a wireless cell phone headset and gives advice – in his Inglourious character – on a variety of subjects, including conduct at work, etiquette and those sometimes awkward cyber dilemmas. “Who cares if your Warcraft wife is really a dude,” Pitt is quoted as saying on the cover. “If it’s good, don’t check under the hood.”

According to Wired, Pitt was intrigued by the magazine’s May Mystery issue, which featured Star Trek director/writer J.J. Abrams, and he wanted to break away from the traditional celebrity magazine story. For the photo shoot last month, Pitt came alone to the Smashbox Studios in West Hollywood and was photographed by portraitist Dan Winters.

The August issue of Wired hits newsstands July 21. Inglourious Basterds is due in theaters Aug. 21.

[From People]

“Awkward cyber dilemmas” is my new favorite euphemism. I think it means “fanboys masturbating to Megan Fox while playing Dungeons and Dragons”. I’m loving the idea of Brad Pitt giving a geeks-only interview, talking only about “awkward cyber dilemmas” and technological-related questions. ET has more gems:

Brad Pitt offers some cell phone and online etiquette tips when it comes to twitter, online dating and text messaging.

Wired magazine asked Pitt what he thought of tweeting a picture of his wife’s butt like Ashton Kutcher did of Demi Moore. He responds “Don’t take a picture of your wife’s butt. That’s silly. Take pictures of other people’s wives’ butts.”

As for online dating, the ‘Inglourious Basterds’ actor thinks that lying about how much money you make on your profile is accepted and encouraged. “Everyone lies online. In fact, readers expect you to lie. If you don’t, they’ll think you make less than you actually do. So the only way to tell the truth is to lie.”

Wired also asked Pitt in their “Ask a Basterd” article: Can I talk on the phone while taking a whiz? He answers, “No, you can’t talk on the phone! Do you want the guy next to you to hear your entire conversation? That’s why you should only text in the bathroom. Just be sure you don’t hit the wrong button and end up putting a photo of your junk on Twitter. Trust me, you don’t want those followers.”

[From Entertainment Tonight]

Thus, a million Brangeloonies are now going to begin searching for the elusive Brad Pitt-bathroom-wang photo. I’ve got a head start on you guys! Haha! I just searched for Google images of “Brad Pitt bathroom wang” and unfortunately, it’s a no go. Just some lovely pics of the Jolie-Pitts, and a couple of hits of some girls with the last name of “Wang”. Damn it, Brad! Don’t tease us. We. Need. Bathroom. Wang.