A-Lister Looks Unrecognizable in Extreme Old-Man Transformation

Gerald Matzka / Getty Images Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is completely unrecognizable in a new role.

The 54-year-old retired wrestler was photographed in Brooklyn, New York City, on Oct.

20 while filming his next project, the adventure film Lizard Music .

Many fans struggled to recognize Johnson, who used prosthetics, makeup, a gray wig, and a gray beard to make him look two decades older.

He reportedly also lost 30 pounds of muscle for the role.

His outfit included a blue collared shirt, a tan coat, and green pants.

He accessorized with earrings, a bucket hat, a tie, and sneakers.

The dramatic facial transformation, designed by renowned prosthetic makeup artist Kazu Hiro , made it hard for many to recognize Johnson.

One person wrote on Instagram that, before reading Johnson’s name in the caption, they thought the photos were “of a random old guy eating a slice of pizza.” Many said Johnson’s transformation made him look like Morgan Freeman, while others simply claimed , “That’s not the Rock.” “I genuinely had to look twice because that transformation is wild,” one person wrote on X .

Hiro also did the prosthetic makeup for Tom Cruise’s transformation into an elderly oil magnate for the 2026 dark comedy Digger .

In the movie, Johnson plays a man in his seventies known as “Chicken Man,” whom a young boy, played by Theo Clark Leber, befriends.

The film is scheduled for release on Dec.

25, 2027.

Some fans have worried about Johnson’s weight loss online, but he told Variety in Sept.