One actor who appears in the new sequel to The Devil Wears Prada appears so unrecognisable in the film that fans are reporting they didn\u2019t even realise it was him.<\/p>\n
And a warning \u2013 mild spoilers for The Devil Wears Prada 2 below.<\/p>\n
Actor Justin Theroux\u2019s name appears in the opening credits for the film, along with returning stars like Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt.<\/p>\n
And Theroux appears midway through the film in a supporting role, as a tech billionaire named Benji Barnes who also happens to be Blunt\u2019s character Emily\u2019s new boyfriend, happily bankrolling her latest ambitious career move.<\/p>\n
With his orange fake tan and tact-free declarations that AI will soon replace everyone\u2019s jobs, Theroux\u2019s character is a comically grotesque villain \u2013 and he does such a good job of it that some fans who were waiting for the actor to turn up on screen never actually clocked that it was him.<\/p>\n
\u201cJustin Theroux is unrecognisable in Devil Wears Prada 2. Saw his name in the opening credits and I spent the entire time waiting for him to show up,\u201d one viewer tweeted.<\/p>\n
Another tweeted that their main takeaway from the film was: \u201cThat\u2019s Justin Theroux??\u201d<\/p>\n
Yet another agreed that Theroux was \u201cunrecognisable\u201d in the film: \u201cIt took me several scenes to properly clock him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another fan on X called Theroux\u2019s performance \u201cunhinged and hilarious\u201d \u2013 and it seems the actor himself agrees.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe most fun thing about playing him was how silly he was,\u201d Theroux toldPeople<\/a>at the film\u2019s April premiere.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s such an idiot,\u201d he continued. \u201cTo be able to be ridiculous, wear ridiculous clothes \u2014 I have a really ridiculous hair thing going on, I\u2019m bald, but then it\u2019s like my hair\u2019s falling out \u2014 that was the most fun.\u201d<\/p>\n Of course, Theroux, 54, has also garnered some attention in recent times for his changing appearance in real life. <\/p>\n