McDonald’s offers free Quarter Pounders if you share Brad Pitt’s first name after US actor’s visit

• McDonald’s is offering free Quarter Pounders to anyone named Brad, following Brad Pitt’s visit to the fast-food restaurant at Kūmeu.
• The offer is available on the McDonald’s app until midnight Sunday for registered users.
• Pitt is filming Heart of the Beast in New Zealand, reuniting with director David Ayer.

McDonald’s is offering free Quarter Pounder hamburgers for anyone sharing a first name with Hollywood star Brad Pitt.

It comes after A-lister Pitt visited a McDonald’s drive-through in Kūmeu, Auckland, on Easter Sunday and filmed a video for a young fan.

Today, McDonald’s said: “We’re giving everyone named Brad a free Quarter Pounder. To be eligible, users must have registered to the McDonald’s app before 12 May 2025.”

The offer was available on the fast-food chain‘s app only until midnight this Sunday (May 18).

A spokeswoman for McDonald’s told the Herald: “Following Brad Pitt’s visit, we wanted to share the love with all Brads across Aotearoa.”

On Easter Sunday, April 20, the video of Pitt at McDonald’s was shared to social media.

The fan’s mother posted the video on Facebook showing her daughter approaching Pitt while the star was in a vehicle in the drive-through queue.

“Just say hello to my Dad?” the girl asked the movie star while filming on her mobile phone.

A young fan in Auckland asked Brad Pitt for a favour. Photo / Facebook

Pitt, wearing aviator-style sunglasses, a bucket hat and a cosy plaid jacket, appeared to look off guard and told the girl “no”.

“Oh, you can’t? Sorry,” the girl said.

Pitt, smiling, quickly interjected, “I’m sorry, Hi Dad,” throwing in a wave for the camera. “All right, moving on, happy Easter.”

A video caption accompanying the clip from the girl’s mother said: “What a lucky day!!”

Pitt was filming in New Zealand for his latest film project, Heart of the Beast.

The Herald understands he was filming at Kumeū Film Studio last week. Studio staff told a neighbour that Pitt was there working on a film.

It’s believed he has been staying in Muriwai and was seen either arriving on set in a helicopter or driving to the studio in a black four-wheel-drive vehicle.

In March, shooting was under way in Queenstown, with the area stepping up as the backdrop for Alaska in the film.

Brad Pitt was spotted filming in Queenstown in March. Photo / George Heard

The movie will tell the story of an ex-Navy Seal and his retired combat dog attempting to return to civilisation after a catastrophic accident deep in the wilderness.

Pitt’s production company Plan B is producing the film for Paramount Pictures.

Sources told the Herald’s Society Insider that Pitt has more security in tow than any film star has had previously while working in New Zealand.

Pitt reunites on the latest film with director David Ayer after they worked together on the 2014 World War II action blockbuster Fury. The producers are the Oscar-winning filmmaker Damien Chazelle of Whiplash and La La Land, and actor Olivia Hamilton.

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