Dwayne Johnson aged decades \u2014 thanks to movie magic \u2014 to play a senior citizen for his upcoming film, \u201cLizard Music.\u201d<\/p>\n
The \u201cMoana\u201d actor<\/a>, 54, was photographed on the Coney Island, Brooklyn, set of the forthcoming project Tuesday wearing a tan trench coat, matching floppy hat and sneakers with a blue shirt and tie while filming outdoor scenes opposite child actor Theo Clark Leber.<\/p>\n Both carried a slice of cheese pizza, with Leber also toting a large green lizard plushy.<\/p>\n Rocking gray facial and what appeared to be facial prosthetics, the WWE alum was a shadow of his usual self, with only his square jawline and tall stature hinting at his identity.<\/p>\n Dwayne Johnson was spotted Tuesday on the Coney Island set of \u201cLizard Music\u201d looking completely unrecognizable as an elderly man, as seen above. The Hapa Blonde \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n The actor wore a tan trench coat and matching hat alongside co-star Theo Clark Leber. GC Images<\/p>\n The movie \u2014 which is set for release next year \u2014 centers around a young boy\u2019s friendship with a \u201cpeculiar man with an elderly chicken,\u201d an official synopsis states. \u201cTheir quest for answers reveals hidden worlds and an unlikely but magical friendship.\u201d<\/p>\n The film also stars Rachel McAdams, Colman Domingo, Alicia Silverstone, Tim Heidecker, Regina Hall and Jeff Goldblum, among others. Benny Safdie directs.<\/p>\n Johnson is no stranger to a physical transformation \u2014 though this may be the first time he\u2019s been seen as an elderly man.<\/p>\n For last year\u2019s \u201cThe Smashing Machine,\u201d Johnson bulked up to play Mark Kerr in a biopic about the MMA fighter, putting on more than 30 pounds and donned a wig for the role.<\/p>\n Johnson and Leber carried slices of pizza as they filmed, with the child star also toting a green lizard plushy. GC Images<\/p>\n The actor rocked gray facial hair and what appeared to be facial prosthetics for the role. The Hapa Blonde \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n \u201cFor me, the transformation was 22 prosthetics, over 30 pounds that I had to put on, which is a lot of weight,\u201d he said during an interview on \u201cGood Morning America\u201d last October.<\/p>\n He also told Variety at the time that the transformation was \u201cthe hardest thing [he\u2019d] ever done.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cThere was a physical transformation, prosthetics, vocal transformation \u2014 he has a very specific way of talking,\u201d he told the outlet. <\/p>\n He also recalled Safdie, who also directed \u201cThe Smashing Machine,\u201d saying to him, \u201cDJ, I don\u2019t know if anyone\u2019s told you this\u2026 but you need to gain weight.\u201d <\/p>\n The pair are starring in the Benny Safdie-directed film, set to release next year. The Hapa Blonde \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n Johnson previously bulked up for \u201cThe Smashing Machine.\u201d He\u2019s seen above in a prior social media upload. instagram\/The Rock<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Johnson said he told the director, \u201cGive me 24 hours,\u201d adding, \u201cI came back, and we looked at Mark again \u2014 and realized, his body is a unicorn,\u201d Johnson said of Kerr.<\/p>\n \u201cBenny said he wanted me to look a bit puffy and I agreed,\u201d Johnson said, noting that it took 30 pounds to achieve the effect.<\/p>\n Johnson clarified that it\u2019s not \u201cjust gaining weight\u201d that\u2019s necessary for such a transformation.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s putting on a quality of muscle that has fast-twitch capacity,\u201d the actor explained. <\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a wrestler. It\u2019s not about bodybuilding,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve never done so much trap and neck work in my life. Old-school wrestlers with no necks? That\u2019s what I had to do. And I held that weight for three and a half months.\u201d<\/p>\n Johnson gained more than 30 pounds for the biopic last year, in which he played MMA fighter Mark Kerr. Instagram\/@zoaenergy<\/p>\n Johnson also played demigod Maui for the live-action version of \u201cMoana.\u201d He\u2019s seen above in July. The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images<\/p>\n Two weeks later, Johnson noted he \u201chad to roll into\u201d the live-action version of \u201cMoana,\u201d<\/a> in which he played demigod Maui \u2014 whom he also voiced in the 2016 animated film and its 2024 sequel.<\/p>\n \u201cSo it was Mark Kerr and Maui,\u201d he mused. \u201cBig dudes.\u201d<\/p>\n Johnson stunned fans with his slimmed down physique<\/a> following the roles \u2014 and revealed that \u201cLizard Music\u201d necessitated the thinner look<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m so excited because I get a chance to hopefully transform again like I was able to do in \u2018Smashing Machine.\u2019 Can\u2019t wait,\u201d he told People last year.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is me slimmed down,\u201d he continued. \u201cIn the process of slimming down. 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