Dwayne Johnson Unrecognizable as Elderly Man in Brooklyn Film Shoot

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was photographed in Brooklyn on Oct. 20 looking unrecognizable while filming the adventure movie Lizard Music, using prosthetics, makeup, a gray wig, and a gray beard to appear two decades older. Johnson, 54, reportedly lost 30 pounds of muscle for the role, and his dramatic transformation, designed by prosthetic artist Kazu Hiro, drew widespread fan confusion, with many mistaking him for a random elderly man or Morgan Freeman. Johnson plays a man in his seventies called “Chicken Man,” befriended by a young boy, with the film releasing Dec. 25, 2027; he previously transformed for The Smashing Machine, earning a Golden Globe nomination.