A Marvel star has undergone such an enormous transformation for his new role that he looks completely unrecognizable... Can you tell who it is yet?

The joy of makeup and prosthetics is that it allows actors to embody a completely different type of role than they would normally be cast in - just look at Colin Farrell playing the Penguin in the latest Batman movie!

Sometimes there is pushback on the use of prosthetics in films, with some claiming that actors who already look like the character should be cast instead, as happened recently with Brendan Fraser, who was criticized for using a fat suit for his starring role in The Whale.

But the job that makeup artists do cannot be underestimated, they are true magicians when it comes to transforming actors into somebody completely different.

So when they achieve making one of the world's most famous men completely unrecognizable, we should probably tip our hats to them and give them credit for their incredible art form.

Have you figured out who we're talking about yet or do you need a few more minutes to stare at the image before making a final guess?

As already given away, it's an incredibly famous Marvel star and a further clue is that he was the one who finally defeated Thanos... Of course, it's none other than Tony Stark himself, Robert Downey Jr. - we couldn't believe it either!

The Hollywood icon looks worlds apart from the clean-cut, well-dressed, and dare we say, handsome, characters we've come to know and love him for.

Downey Jr, 57, has transformed for his latest role - or roles - in HBO's The Sympathizer where he plays many parts all representing different parts of the American establishment.

Robert Downey Jr. as we're used to seeing him. Credit: PictureLux / Alamy

His new hairline ages him quite considerably and that's mixed in with it being utterly bizarre that his usual dark head of hair is now red. Gone are the days of a clean-cut suit - he is now donning a bright pink shirt mixed with a burgundy jacket and blue pants and even people who aren't fashion-conscious might raise their eyebrows at these color clashes.

The star recently sat down with Deadline where he revealed more about this upcoming project: "The next thing I’m doing is a series with my Mrs. and the director Park Chan-Wook, based on a Pulitzer book called The Sympathizer.

"It’s already a transformative, literally playing five different roles, experience for me. So, I would just say, before we cast aspersions on each other — undergo your own renaissance and see if it doesn’t change your mind a little bit.

"Reinvent yourself before you decide that somebody else doesn’t know what they’re doing or that something is keeping you from doing your best, or that something is better than something else."

We still can't believe that it's him, and neither can people on social media! One person said: "Robert Downey Jr. looking like James Caan on the set of The Sympathizer."

We can't wait to see how Downey Jr. performs in this upcoming project, and kudos again to the makeup team!

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Tom Cruise looked completely "unrecognizable" at a baseball game over the weekend, according to fans.

On Saturday, October 9, the 59-year-old Mission Impossible star was seen on a rare outing with his 26-year-old son Connor at a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants.

Since the game, photos of the actor in the stands have surfaced online, leading some social media users to wonder why his appearance had supposedly changed overnight.

His face, in particular, appeared more bloated than usual, according to his eagle-eyed fans. Some of the commenters even implied that the look may have been the result of a cosmetic procedure.

For example, one person said: "@TomCruise What have you done to your gorgeous face?!!!! I was soooo disappointed when I saw you in the stands at the Dodgers game! STOP putting crap into your face please!!!!"

Another wanted to know: "What the hell is going on with his face?? Is he having an allergic reaction??"

A third asked: "What's up with the bloated chipmunk cheeks?"

"Tom Cruise is unrecognizable #SFvsLAD," another wrote.

"That's definitely a Tom Cruise lookalike. It can't be the real TC. He would be either sitting in the suite's, the owner's box or if it was an NBA game he would be sitting in courtside seats," another remarked.

Others, however, rushed to Cruise's defense, with one fan writing: "Listen I don’t like tom cruise at all (AT ALL), but I’m seriously sick of twitter trashing people for their weight fluctuations. people are allowed to gain and lose weight, and it’s really nunya!!! stop being fatphobic! [sic]"

Another chimed in: "He still looks great for his age. He’s almost 60 for Pete’s sake. I wasn’t expecting the 80s hair plugs though. He must wear some of that hair thickener and lots of make-up for public appearances."

A final social media user wrote: "How does anyone know or not know if Tom is in the process of making a movie.

"Where perhaps his role provides him to put on some weight. Besides, hasn't anyone ever gained any unwanted weight? It just seems nowadays that people "hide" behind their pen & slander whoever or whatever."

In any case, Cruise is currently on a well-deserved break after filming on Mission: Impossible 7 wrapped last month.

The release of the latest installment in the franchise is slated for September 2022.

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Actors must be something akin to a chameleon, you might have heard it said. One minute a dashing action hero hurling themselves with reckless abandon from exploding buildings, the next a surly, grotesque antagonist, pacing around with murderous intent, it is well documented the lengths to which actors will go to reinvent themselves. Of course, though, this is a certain kind of actor, the one who can change themselves so remarkably that one is left wondering if they are, in fact, the same person. Others rely on power of personality, physical presence and more subtle nuance to earn their bread, and are no less talented for doing so. One man who has gone through more transformations than most over the course of his long and storied career is Christian Bale. Famed for his brooding intensity on screen, Bale has taken on a myriad of contrasting roles down the years, from his hulking, action hero turn as Batman to the dramatic weight shedding that took place ahead of his performance in The Machinist, Bale has been, at times, utterly incongruous from one film to the next. Though in renowned movie The Prestige, Bale's character's trick comes in the form of similarity (spoiler alert), in reality it is the actor's chameleon-like tendencies that set him apart from the crowd, and he appears to have pulled off something of a magic trick once more ahead of yet another new film role. Once again, Bale has transformed himself into someone completely unrecognisable from what we might consider his typical appearance - though at this point, quite what that is anybody's guess - for his upcoming role in Backseat, a movie in which he will portray the former Vice President Dick Cheney. Sporting a shaved head and looking a little stockier than fans of Batman will remember him being, Bale appeared a press conference in the Four Seasons Hotel while promoting a separate project, Hostiles, which is anticipated for release towards the end of the year. It is reported that bale is currently in filming for Backseat, a movie which will chronicle Dick Cheney's life, which is all set to star Crazy Stupid Love's Steve Carrell and American Hustle's Amy Adams, with whom Bale has co-starred on several occasions. When asked how he was putting on the weight for his role as Cheney, Bale replied in typically earthy fashion remarking that "I've just been eating a lot of pies." Dick Cheney served as George Bush's Vice President between 2001 and 2009 and is thought to have wielded considerable foreign policy influence during that time period; indeed, many consider Cheney as arguably the most powerful Vice President in American political history. Has there ever been an actor who has altered their physical appearance as much as Christian Bale has down the years in his various acting pursuits? If there is, it'll be a close run thing.

Demi Moore has shocked the internet with her drastic transformation for her latest film.The 61-year-old's critically acclaimed movie, The Substance, which reportedly prompted walkouts in theatres across the world, has been described by fans as the goriest horror of 2024.Demi Moore starred in The Substance. Credit: Paras Griffin / GettyMoore stars as Elisabeth Sparkle, a long-time Hollywood icon who uses a black-market drug to create a younger, better version of herself after being forced out of her TV show.Margaret Qualley, 29, plays Sue, the younger version of Elisabeth, while Dennis Quaid, 70, stars as Harvey, the TV executive and one of the film's antagonists.The film, directed by French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat, tackles the issue of impossible Hollywood beauty standards.Watch the trailer below:The Substance has gone on to be a massive hit with audiences worldwide, grossing a worldwide total of $42.4 million.In honor of Hollywood, Moore took to her Instagram to share terrifying behind-the-scenes pictures of her character.“Spoiler alert,” Demi quipped, alongside photos that showed her looking unrecognizable in elaborate old face and body makeup. “Been holding onto these gems from @trythesubstance and today feels like an appropriate day to share them. Happy Halloween from Elisabeth Sparkle.”Other images saw Moore's face covered in blood, and her posing in a half-costumed look, complete with prosthetic arms, torso, as well as Spanks and black Birkenstock clogs.Check out the post below:The actress' 5.5 million followers were creeped out by the pictures and took to the comment section to share their reactions."Omg! Whhaat. Is. Happening. Here?" one fan asked. "I’m absolutely loosing my mind," another said. "I’ll pass on that substance!" a third joked.Los Angeles-based hairstylist Sergio Garcia quipped: "Lol need me to color [sic] those three little gray my dear?"Margaret Qualley and Demi Moore. Credit: Cindy Ord / GettyMoore opened up about her first full-frontal nude scene in The Substance, which she described as “a very vulnerable experience," cited by News.com.au.“Going into it, it was really spelled out — the level of vulnerability and rawness that was really required to tell the story,” she said at the Cannes Film Festival. “And it was a very vulnerable experience and just required a lot of sensitivity and a lot of conversation about what we were trying to accomplish."She expressed gratitude to Qualley and called her co-star “a great partner who I felt very safe with".Featured image credit: Dia Dipasupil / Getty

As a veteran Hollywood A-lister of 40 years, Tom Cruise has no doubt heard and read a lot of rumors about himself. But one in particular is making him laugh a lot recently.

The 61-year-old Mission Impossible star has been subjected to tons of news stories over the years, including one from 2020 surrounding a reported on-set blowup over people not following Covid protocols.

However, in a recent interview with The Sunday Times, Cruise's Mission Impossible co-star Simon Pegg and director Richard McQuarrie were quick to shoot down the drama surrounding the four time Oscar nominee.

McQuarrie relayed a story to the Times of a rumor Cruise himself shared with the director ahead of filming Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, the seventh instalment in the franchise.

The filmmaker had asked Cruise what the "weirdest story you've ever heard about yourself" was and Cruise delighted in giving him the answer.

Cruise revealed to McQuarrie, after a laugh, that he had heard that on set during filming, people "were not allowed to look me in the eye".

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The Collateral actor was known to engage in dance-offs on the set of Top Gun: Maverick, which certainly wouldn't be all that enjoyable if no eye contact were allowed during them.

Pegg, meanwhile, also myth busted some of the rumors surrounding Cruise, with whom he has worked together for over a decade, since joining the Mission Impossible franchise with Ghost Protocol in 2011.

"I’ve been able to hack my way through all the bizarre mythology that surrounds him. On one side he’s Tom Cruise — this enigmatic film star everyone wants to know about. And on the other, he’s just a guy. I like being normal with him."

Speaking on the 2020 bust-up that received so much media publicity, which saw on-set audio of Cruise leaked shouting "If I see you do it again you’re f***ing gone" at two crew members who had ignored social distancing guidelines at a time when Dead Reckoning was one of the first shoots to reopen during the pandemic, Pegg said, "Everything that Tom cares about, in terms of his job, was at stake due to the pandemic. For him, there was a danger this virus could wipe cinema off the face of this earth."

Post-pandemic, Cruise's work has received a ton of plaudits and has been credited with reviving cinema after the industry incurred so many horrendous financial losses during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Top Gun: Maverick was an extraordinary success last year, grossing nearly $1.5 billion so far, while the latest Mission Impossible picture is already drawing in brilliant reviews, currently sitting on a 98% certified fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

The film has so far received a limited release and will be opened everywhere as of today (July 11).

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