Brad Pitt, dressed in black from head to toe, was seen taking a smoke break with a pal on Thursday, outside of an LA studio.   The sexy 47-year-old actor recently returned from a trip to Europe, where he is overseeing a renovation project for his and Angelina’s home in France.

Pitt has a new movie coming out this spring, The Tree of Life.  He co-stars in the 1950s period piece with Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain.

More smokin’ hot photos after the jump.